Express Throws Dodgers Off the Tracks
Round Rock, Texas - The Round Rock Express hit five home runs, including three by Jack Mayfield, slugging their way past the Oklahoma City Dodgers, 13-3, Friday night at Dell Diamond. Mayfield hit two-run homers in the first, seventh and eighth innings, becoming the third Oklahoma City opponent since July 27 to hit
Round Rock, Texas - The Round Rock Express hit five home runs, including three by
Mayfield hit two-run homers in the first, seventh and eighth innings, becoming the third Oklahoma City opponent since July 27 to hit three homers in a game, as well as the second in the last three games.
Each team scored in the first inning. The Dodgers (57-65) took a 1-0 lead two batters into the game when
But three batters into the bottom of the first inning, the Express took the lead on Mayfield's first two-run shot of the night.
Leading off the bottom of the second inning,
The Express (74-48) homered for the third time in three innings when
A RBI groundout by
The Express put the game away with a five-run bottom of the seventh inning, tallying five more hits, including the second homer of the night by Mayfield. Mayfield completed his trifecta in the eighth inning, giving Round Rock a 13-2 lead.
Perkins hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to finish the scoring. In his first game since July 4 due to injury, Perkins finished 1-for-4 and drove in two of the team's three runs.
For the third time in six games, the Dodgers were held to three or fewer runs and six or fewer hits, losing each game. Over the first two games of the current series, OKC has been outscored, 18-6, and outhit, 23-11. On Friday, the Dodgers went 1-for-11 with runners on base, and the 10-run margin of defeat tied the team's largest of the season.
Dodgers infielder
Round Rock starting pitcher
Dodgers pitcher
The Dodgers are now 1-5 at Dell Diamond this season and look to change their fortunes in Round Rock at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Live radio coverage of each game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.