Another Tough Night in the Big Easy
Metairie, La. - One night after their pitching staff set a club record with 19 strikeouts, the New Orleans Baby Cakes offense set a season high with 12 runs to capture a 12-4 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Thursday night at the Shrine on Airline. New Orleans (26-22) didn't waste any
Metairie, La. - One night after their pitching staff set a club record with 19 strikeouts, the New Orleans Baby Cakes offense set a season high with 12 runs to capture a 12-4 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Thursday night at the Shrine on Airline.
New Orleans (26-22) didn't waste any time at the plate, scoring three runs in the first inning. Monté Harrison walked, stole second base and then scored on a RBI single by
Harrison added to the lead in the second inning when he hit a RBI double on a 0-2 pitch with two outs.
Edwin Ríos put the Dodgers on the board with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning, but the Baby Cakes got the run back in the bottom of the frame.
In the fifth, a RBI double by
The Dodgers (16-29) rallied in the seventh inning, with five straight batters reaching base with two outs.
Castro and Smith combined to go 5-for-9, but the rest of the lineup was just 2-for-25. For the second time in three games, Smith tallied a game-high three hits.
The Baby Cakes concluded the scoring in the bottom of the seventh inning with a two-run single by Harrison, who finished with a game-high four RBI.
New Orleans used four relief pitchers to cover all nine innings, with
Dodgers starting pitcher
The Dodgers will look for a series split when they play their final game ever at the Shrine on Airline beginning at 7 p.m. Friday. Live coverage begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.