Early Runs Let Dodgers Roll to 9-4 Win

OKC Dodgers — 9

Albuquerque Isotopes — 4

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored in each of the first four innings Saturday night as they defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 9-4 in a rain-shortened game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Matt Davidson sent a two-run homer into the Dodgers' bullpen in left-center field for an early 2-0 OKC lead in the first inning. The Dodgers (52-52) added four more runs in the second inning, including a two-run double by Cristian Santana. Steven Souza Jr.’s RBI double in the third inning and a two-run homer by Santana in the fourth inning boosted the Dodgers’ lead to 9-0. Albuquerque (45-59) scored four runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run homer by Alan Trejo to trim OKC’s lead to 9-4. Neither team scored from the sixth through eighth innings before heavy rain started falling in Bricktown. Following a 35-minute rain delay, the game was called as the Dodgers went on to win a second straight game.

Of Note:

-Cristian Santana had a season-high four RBI, going 3-for-4 with a double and homer. The outing marked his first four-RBI game since June 15, 2019 with Double-A Tulsa. Santana tied his season-high with three hits and leads OKC with 22 multi-hit games this season.

-Matt Davidson hit his team-leading 22nd homer of the season in the first inning Saturday. He went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a double, homer, walk and three runs scored. Over the first three games of the current series, Davidson has two homers, six RBI, four walks, four hits and four runs scored. Davidson leads the Dodgers with 61 RBI and 22 homers this season.

-Matt Beaty went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a RBI, walk and three runs scored. Through the first five games with OKC, Beaty is 8-for-17 with three doubles, four runs, three RBI and one walk.

-The Dodgers have now won back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 17 and lead their series against the Isotopes, 2-1.

-The nine runs scored by the Dodgers Saturday were the most runs scored by the team since a 10-9 loss to Las Vegas Aug. 28 in OKC…Their 13 hits marked the team’s highest hit total since racking up 14 hits in a 12-7 loss at Sugar Land Aug. 20. Seven of OKC’s 13 total hits Saturday went for extra bases — the team’s most extra-base hits in a single game since recording 10 in a 15-10 win Aug. 8 at Albuquerque.

-Heavy rain started falling at the completion of the eighth inning Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. After a 35-minute rain delay, the game was called and complete after eight innings.

-Dodgers players and coaches wore special retro OKC 89ers jerseys as part of the third and final Oklahoma City 89ers Night of the season. The 89ers played at All Sports Stadium from 1962–97, winning two Pacific Coast League titles in 1963 and 1965, and two American Association titles in 1992 and 1996, before the franchise relocated to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in 1998.

What’s Next: The OKC Dodgers continue their series against the Albuquerque Isotopes at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Kids can run the bases after the game. Live radio coverage of each OKC Dodgers game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps. All OKC Dodgers games are also available streamed live on MiLB.TV with a subscription.