Muncy's Homer Highlights Win in Las Vegas

Oklahoma City Baseball Club — 8

Las Vegas Aviators — 5

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 – Las Vegas Ballpark – Las Vegas, Nev.

Game Summary: Max Muncy broke a tie game with a three-run home run in the seventh inning as part of a late offense surge by the Oklahoma City Baseball Club during an 8-5 win over the Las Vegas Aviators Saturday night at Las Vegas Ballpark. The game was light on offense through six innings, with the score even at 2-2. With one out in the seventh inning, Muncy hit a three-run homer out to right field to give Oklahoma City (20-24/60-59) the lead at 5-2. OKC scored three more runs in the eighth inning with a two-run homer by Alan Trejo and RBI single by Kody Hoese. The Aviators (23-20/60-58) scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and trailed, 8-4, entering the bottom of the ninth inning. Las Vegas loaded the bases with one out to bring the tying run to the plate, but the next two batters hit into a sacrifice fly and forceout at second base to end the game. Las Vegas took 1-0 lead in the second inning before Ryan Ward tied the game with a home run in the fourth inning. The Aviators went back in front in the fifth inning, but OKC tied the game in the sixth inning during a double play.

Of Note:

-OKC won for the fifth time in six games overall and won four of the first five games in Las Vegas to clinch a win in a six-game series for the first time since taking five of six in Albuquerque May 28-June 2…OKC also has now won six of the last seven games at Las Vegas Ballpark and improved to 11-3 over the last 14 games in Las Vegas.

-Oklahoma City bumped its overall record to 60-59, marking the first time the team has been above .500 since entering play July 21 at 48-47.

-Max Muncy played in the sixth game of his Major League Rehab Assignment, going 2-for-3 with a tie-breaking three-run home run in the seventh inning along with a walk. He played six innings at third base and is now 6-for-21 during the rehab assignment with a home run, double and four RBI.

-Tommy Edman returned to action to continue his Major League Rehab Assignment after a scheduled day off Friday. Edman played the entire game, spending the first four innings in center field and final five innings at shortstop. He had five plate appearances, going 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored…Edman has now played in six games with OKC during the rehab assignment, going 5-for-17 with a home run and six walks.

-Chris Taylor played in the second game of his Major League Rehab Assignment as OKC’s designated hitter. He went 1-for-3 with two walks across five plate appearances.

-Ryan Ward hit his third homer in the last two games. Ward leads the PCL with 29 home runs, and including a home run hit in the Arizona Complex League during a rehab assignment, his 30 total homers rank third overall in the Minors this season.

-Kody Hoese replaced Muncy in the bottom of the seventh inning and collected a RBI single in his only at-bat. Over four games in the current series, Hoese is 8-for-14 with five extra-base hits and eight RBI…Over his last 11 games with a plate appearance, Hoese is batting .469 (15-for-32) with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI.

-Oklahoma City hit three more homers Saturday, running the team’s total to eight over the last two games and 12 over the first five games of the current series.

Next Up: Oklahoma City finishes the series in Las Vegas beginning at 8:05 p.m. CT Sunday at Las Vegas Ballpark. Live radio coverage of each OKC Baseball Club game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.