May 12, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Round Rock Express News Release
ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Express (20-13) were shutout for just the second time this season as the Oklahoma City Dodgers (20-13) earned a 19-0 victory at Dell Diamond on Thursday night.
Oklahoma City RHP Yefry Ramirez (2-0, 2.93) collected the win. Ramirez threw a complete game shutout and needed only 107 pitches. He allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked only one. Ramirez faced one batter over the minimum. Round Rock RHP A.J. Alexy (0-1, 7.16) was tagged with the loss. Alexy allowed eight runs on nine hits over 2.2-innings. He walked three and struck out four.
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Despite retiring the first two batters he faced, Round Rock starter RHP A.J. Alexy allowed a solo home run from Oklahoma City DH Jake Lamb to start the night’s scoring. The Dodgers tacked on a second run when CF Kevin Pillar doubled then 1B Ryan Noda singled to score Pillar for a 2-0 lead.
In the second inning, Dodgers C Tony Wolters smacked a one-out double before LF Drew Avans earned a walk. A fielder’s choice for SS Eddy Alvarez took Avans off the bases and put runners on first and third. An RBI single from 2B Miguel Vargas scored Wolters and extended the lead to 3-0.
The Oklahoma City bats stayed hot in the third when RF Jason Martin blasted a two-run home run to score Noda and build the lead to 5-0. Wolters worked a one-out walk to keep the frame moving before Alvarez doubled and Vargas scored both runners on a single. Lamb followed with a single of his own that moved Vargas to third before Pillar hit his ninth home run of the season, extending the advantage to 10-0.
Oklahoma City put up a crooked number in the fifth inning. The Dodgers scored six runs on three home runs to take a 16-0 advantage. Noda knocked a two-run shot before 3B Andy Burns made it back-to-back jacks to bring the score to 13-0. After Martin singled and Wolters walked, Alvarez hit a 362-foot home run.
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