Storm Chasers Even Series in OKC with 11-9 Win
Oklahoma City - The Omaha Storm Chasers led early before scoring six runs over the fifth and sixth innings to overcome a deficit, then hung on for an 11-9 win in a back-and-forth game against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.The Dodgers fought back from a 5-0 deficit
Oklahoma City - The Omaha Storm Chasers led early before scoring six runs over the fifth and sixth innings to overcome a deficit, then hung on for an 11-9 win in a back-and-forth game against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers fought back from a 5-0 deficit to take a 6-5 lead in the fourth inning Friday before Omaha broke open the game with a combined six runs over the fifth and sixth innings. The Dodgers then scored three straight runs to cut Omaha's lead to two runs, but were unable to complete the comeback.
Omaha tied the five-game series, 1-1, with the win as an Oklahoma City opponent scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
Omaha (19-22) quickly took a commanding lead in front of a sellout crowd of 9,620.
A RBI single by
The Dodgers (13-26) then chipped away at Omaha's lead over the next three innings to come back and take the lead.
With one out in the bottom of the second inning,
The Dodgers went on to score three runs in the fourth inning. A RBI double by
The Storm Chasers then quickly regained the lead in their next at-bat via RBI doubles by Cuthbert and
Omaha went on to add four more runs in the sixth inning. Omaha loaded the bases with one out when
In the sixth inning, Reks homered in his second straight game with the Dodgers to cut Omaha's lead to 11-7.
Perkins, who paced the Dodgers with three hits Friday, led off the seventh inning with a double and scored on Jackson's RBI single to cut Omaha's lead to 11-8. Jackson advanced to third base on an errant pickoff attempt by Omaha pitcher
In his Triple-A debut, Dodgers starting pitcher
Omaha starting pitcher
The series continues at 7:05 p.m. Saturday against Omaha at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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