May 22, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Oklahoma City Dodgers News Release
The Oklahoma City Dodgers hit three home runs and allowed just three hits paced by five scoreless innings by pitcher Ryan Pepiot in a 7-2 win against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys Sunday afternoon at Constellation Field. The Dodgers’ first three runs of the day came via solo homers as Zach McKinstry led off the game with a homer. Miguel Vargas added a solo homer in the third inning before Stefen Romero hit one in the fourth inning to build a 3-0 lead. The Dodgers (26-16) added three more runs in the fifth inning. After a two-out fielding error by Sugar Land, a walk and back-to-back doubles by Kevin Pillar and Michael Busch extended OKC’s lead to 6-0. As the Dodgers built their lead, Pepiot (3-0) held Sugar Land to one hit and one walk with six strikeouts through the first five innings. After Pepiot exited the game, the Space Cowboys (16-26) scored runs in the seventh and eighth innings with a solo homer by Corey Julks and a sacrifice fly by Alex De Goti, respectively. The Dodgers added a run in the top of the ninth inning via a RBI single by Jake Lamb for a five-run lead as OKC outhit Sugar Land, 9-3.
Of Note:
-With Sunday’s victory, the Dodgers won back-to-back games, as well as their three-game road series in Sugar Land, 2-1. The Dodgers have now won four of their last six games and eight of their last 11 games overall, as well as three straight series. They are also 6-2 in their last eight road games.
-The Dodgers’ overall record improved to 26-16 as the team sits a season-best 10 games above .500. It is the most games above .500 for the Dodgers since the last game of the 2018 season when they finished 75-65.
-Starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot made his first start with Oklahoma City following his Major League debut earlier this month. Pepiot improved to 3-0 with OKC this season and the Dodgers improved to 7-0 in his starts. Pepiot pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one…
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