Wendzel Walk-Off Bomb Gives Express Third Straight Win Over Dodgers

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Express (70-57) beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers (72-55) on Friday night at Dell Diamond by a final score of 3-2. Express SS Davis Wendzel hit a walk-off solo home run to secure a third consecutive victory.

Express reliever RHP Nick Snyder (2-0, 4.59) earned the blown-save win after a 1.0-inning outing with one earned run on one hit and two strikeouts. Dodgers reliever LHP Justin Bruihl (3-1, 3.86) was tagged with the loss after his 1.0-inning performance included one earned run on two hits and one strikeout.

Along the Train Tracks:

• Round Rock took control of the game in the second inning. RF Josh Sale walked to start the frame. With two outs, C Wilson Ramos singled and 1B Nick Tanielu walked to extend the inning. 2B Diosbel Arias delivered a clutch single into center field to give the E-Train a 2-0 lead.
• After Oklahoma City remained hitless for the first 5.0 frames, SS Jake Amaya led the sixth inning off with a triple. CF Drew Avans lined a two-out single into center field and cut the Round Rock advantage to 2-1.
• In the ninth inning, with the E-Train two outs away from a third consecutive win, 2B Michael Busch belted a solo home run to right field that traveled 361 feet and tied the game at two apiece.
• SS Davis Wendzel didn’t wait long to end the ballgame. He led the ninth inning off with a 397-foot home run that landed in the Express bullpen in left field.

E-Train Excerpts:

• Round Rock starter RHP Zak Kent made his Triple-A debut on Friday. He tossed 5.2 innings and allowed only one run on two hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Kent needed only 68 pitches.
• Express relievers LHP James Jones and RHP Daniel Robert did not allow a run out of the bullpen. Jones tossed 1.1 frames and walked one while collecting two strikeouts. Robert pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts.
• 2B Diosbel Arias had the lone multi-hit game of the evening. Arias finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and a strikeout. Friday was his 19th multi-hit game of the season.

Next up: Round Rock and Oklahoma City get ready for game five of the series at Dell Diamond on Saturday night, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. Round Rock LHP Kolby Allard (2-3, 4.99) toes the rubber against Oklahoma City RHP Jon Duplantier (4-3, 5.29).

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