Dodgers Rally, but Fall to Tacoma, 11-10
Tacoma Rainiers – 11 Oklahoma City Dodgers – 10 Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla. Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Dodgers put together a late rally and scored three runs in the ninth inning, but were unable to complete a comeback in an 11-10
Vivas Completes Cycle During Win in Sugar Land
Oklahoma City Dodgers – 6 Sugar Land Space Cowboys – 2 Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 – Constellation Field – Sugar Land, Texas Game Summary: Jorbit Vivas hit for the cycle and Kyle Hurt pitched five dominant innings during a 6-2 win for the Oklahoma City Dodgers over the Sugar Land
Express Hang On to Win Series Opener
Round Rock Express – 10 Oklahoma City Dodgers – 9 Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla. Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Dodgers hit three home runs, including a solo homer by Miguel Vargas in the ninth inning, but the Round Rock Express held on
Jorbit Vivas Named Texas League Player of the Week
The Tulsa Drillers are now a perfect two for two this season when it comes to league awards. For the second straight week, a Drillers player has been named the Texas League’s Player of the Week as second baseman Jorbit Vivas was given the honor today. Vivas has continued a
Loons Dominate Lake County to Open Playoffs
EASTLAKE, Ohio – The Great Lakes Loons were hobbling at the end of the regular season, losers of eight of their final 11 games. Rolling into Classic Park on Tuesday night, the Loons looked a lot more like the team that won the first half title. The Loons dominated the
Whitecaps Walk Off Loons in Crazy 10-Inning Comeback
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons felt like they had something figured out Saturday night. In nine innings of offense, they collected four runs on nine hits and took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning. And when the West Michigan Whitecaps came to the
Whitecaps Ride Waves in Back-and-Forth Contest, Defeat Loons
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – After the West Michigan Whitecaps held them hitless in the first five innings, the Great Lakes Loons exploded for four runs on four hits in the sixth frame Thursday to take a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning at LMCU Ballpark, West Michigan
Wild 10th Inning Dooms Loons to Third Straight Loss
MIDLAND, Mich. – After some low offensive performances in the first two games of a series at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons put up five runs in nine innings and were hoping for an extra-innings, walk-off win to give them some momentum. Instead, the Lake County Captains scored three
Loons Held to One Hit for Second Time in Four Games
MIDLAND, Mich. – Entering Saturday’s game at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons had been held to no fewer than two hits this season, last mustering only one hit in May of 2021. After Wednesday’s contest with the Lake County Captains, the Loons have now been held to just one
Early Offense, Solid Pitching Secures Loons Series Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. – Coming into Sunday’s series finale at Dow Diamond against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Great Lakes Loons had been held scoreless for 10 consecutive innings. They broke that streak in the first inning. Great Lakes scored four runs in the first three innings and used some terrific
Pepinillos Picantes Pummel Four Home Runs to Down Fort Wayne
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons were struggling on offense coming into the fifth inning Friday night at Dow Diamond. In the first four frames, just one batter had reached against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Loons had no hits and they trailed 2-0. Then came the firepower. In
Loons Set Single-Season Strikeout Record in Doubleheader Split
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons have been one of the best strikeout teams in Minor League Baseball this season, entering the series with the Fort Wayne TinCaps ranked third in all of MiLB in pitcher strikeouts. In a doubleheader Thursday night, they cemented their legacy as the best
Loons Stay Hot on Offense, Club Three Homers in Series Opening Win
MIDLAND, Mich. – The last time the Great Lakes Loons began a home series, they and the Peoria Chiefs combined for 15 hits, only one for extra bases. In the series opening game Tuesday against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Dow Diamond, five of the Loons’ first six hits went
Loons Drop Series Finale in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. – In a three-game winning streak against the Lansing Lugnuts, the Great Lakes Loons scored 12 runs in each game. On Sunday at Jackson Field, they needed to score 12, but only mustered seven. The Lugnuts salvage a series finale victory, 11-7, but the Loons win the set
Cheaper by the Dozen: Loons Score 12 Runs for Third Straight Game
LANSING, Mich. – Three times against the Lansing Lugnuts this season, the Great Lakes Loons couldn’t buy a run. Over the most recent three games at Jackson Field, they’ve bought them by the dozen. For the third straight game, the Loons scored 12 runs Saturday against Lansing, defeating the Lugnuts,
Back-to-Back 12-Run Performances Lead to Back-to-Back Wins
LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons had limited success against the Lansing Lugnuts pitching staff – until a 12-3 win on Thursday. Friday at Jackson Field, the Loons exploded again – another 12-run performance. Great Lakes used a five-run seventh inning to dispatch the Lansing Lugnuts, 12-7, and take
Loons Lambast Lugnuts with 12-Run Frenzy
In 20 games against the Great Lakes Loons this season, the Lansing Lugnuts pitching staff had done pretty darn well. The pitching staff with one of the highest ERAs in the Midwest League all season long, Lansing had shut out the Loons three times and was holding Great Lakes to
Two Homers Provide the Offense in Shutout Victory for Loons
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Peoria Chiefs entered this series at Dow Diamond as the team with the most runs in the Midwest League since the All-Star break, spanning the previous 15 games. Saturday night, the Great Lakes Loons shut them out for the second time in three games, 6-0, to
Loons Club Three Homers to Down Peoria in Slugfest
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons had a total of three extra base hits in the first three games of the series against the Peoria Chiefs at Dow Diamond. On Friday night, they had four in the first five innings alone. Great Lakes used three home runs to outlast
Nastrini Tosses Six Scoreless in Loons Three-Hit Shutout Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. – Coming into Thursday’s game at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons had won nine of the last 10 starts by Nick Nastrini. But in the last three, Nastrini had allowed multiple earned runs in each start. That ended Thursday. Nastrini pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Loons
Chiefs Score Six Late Runs to Down Loons in Series Opener
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons certainly won’t complain about allowing no extra-base hits Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. But the Peoria Chiefs made them pay for the nine singles they allowed. The Chiefs strung their hits together for seven runs, six in the final three frames, to take
Loons Comeback Effort Too Little, Too Late
The Great Lakes Loons needed three runs in the late innings Thursday night to send the game to extras, and they got them. Saturday night at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio, they got three runs in the eighth inning – but this time they needed more, and they couldn’t find
Longballs Lead Loons to Lashing of Lake County
The Great Lakes Loons hitters seem to love Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio. On May 14 at the Lake County Captains, the Loons left the yard five times, the most homers in a game for Great Lakes this season. Wednesday night, they did it again. The Loons hit five home
Lake County Walk-off Home Run Sinks Loons
The Great Lakes Loons capitalized on the longball in their most recent series, leaving the yard nine times – second-most in the Midwest League over the week. In their series opener Tuesday against the Lake County Captains, the longball bit them back. The Captains hit three blasts, including one of
Back-to-Back Blasts Bolster Loons in Series Win
MIDLAND, Mich. – In the first 93 games of the Midwest League season, the Great Lakes Loons did not have back-to-back homers. In their last three games, they’ve accomplished that feat twice. Aldrich De Jongh and Luis Yanel Diaz left the yard in back-to-back at-bats in the fourth inning Sunday