Omaha Wins Series in OKC with Thursday Victory

Oklahoma City - The Omaha Storm Chasers scored four early runs on the way to a 5-3 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Storm Chasers (8-6) took the final two games of the series between the teams to win the three-game set.

After a 52-minute delay to the start the game due to rain, Omaha jumped out a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning.
The Storm Chasers scored first on an Oklahoma City fielding error and added another run on a RBI single by Jorge Bonifacio.
Omaha extended to a 4-0 lead in the second inning via a two-run single lined into right field by Nicky Lopez.
The Dodgers (6-8) got on the board in the fourth inning with their first two hits of the night. Edwin Ríos connected on one of them, hitting a two-out RBI single into left field to cut into Omaha's lead.
Oklahoma City loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning and scored two more runs to trim the deficit to one run. Ríos doubled before Connor Joe and Kyle Garlick each drew walks with one out. Later with two outs, Paulo Orlando lined a two-run single into right field to cut Omaha's lead to 4-3.
In the top of the seventh inning, Dodgers outfielder Kyle Garlick made an impressive leaping catch at the wall in left field on a fly ball hit by Cheslor Cuthbert with a runner on second base to secure the second out and help keep Oklahoma City down by one run.
The first two Dodgers batters of the seventh inning reached, but Omaha pitcher Jake Kalish retired the next three Oklahoma City batters, including a diving catch by Omaha right fielder Brett Phillips to end the inning.
Omaha tacked on another run in the eighth inning to extend their lead. Brett Phillips drew a walk then stole second and third base before scoring on a RBI single by Nick Dini for a two-run advantage.
Pitcher Dennis Santana (0-1) made his first start of the season with Oklahoma City and was charged with the loss, allowing four runs and four hits with four walks and three strikeouts over 2.1 innings.
Omaha starting pitcher Foster Griffin (1-1) got the win for the Storm Chasers, allowing three runs on four hits over 5.1 innings with three walks and nine strikeouts.
Kalish pitched 3.2 scoreless innings to record his first save of the season for the Storm Chasers.
The Dodgers remain home and open a four-game series against the Iowa Cubs at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The fun, inflatable characters of the ZOOperstars! are scheduled to dance, perform acrobatics, tricks and comedy on the field between innings. Fireworks, presented by Tru Sky Credit Union, are scheduled to follow the game.
Tickets are available through the OKC Dodgers ticket office located on South Mickey Mantle Drive, by phone at (405) 218-2182, or by visiting okcdodgers.com.  
 
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