OKC Dodgers Game Notes – September 9, 2022

September 9, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Oklahoma City Dodgers News Release

Tacoma Rainiers (62-70) at Oklahoma City Dodgers (74-58)

Game #133 of 150/Home #70 of 75

Pitching Probables: TAC-LHP Roenis Elias (1-2, 5.51) vs. OKC-RHP Michael Grove (1-3, 3.54)

Friday, September 9, 2022 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM-AM 1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio; Video: MiLB.tv

Today’s Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Tacoma Rainiers continue their series at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark during ¡Celebración Cielo Azul! with Friday Night Fireworks scheduled to follow the game…The Dodgers lead the PCL East Division with a 74-58 record and are hanging on to a 1.0-game lead ahead of both Round Rock and El Paso, which are currently tied for second place with 18 games remaining in the regular season. The Dodgers have six home games remaining at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Last Game: With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, Ryan Noda drew a walk to bring in the winning run and seal a 5-4 win for the Oklahoma City Dodgers against the Tacoma Rainiers Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. In the top of the 10th inning, Dodgers pitcher Mark Washington (1-2) got Tacoma’s Brian O’Keefe to line into an unassisted double play by Edwin Ríos at third base for the first two outs of the inning and then got Erick Mejia to ground out to keep the game in a 4-4 tie. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases on a single by Andy Burns, fielder’s choice and two-out walk by Jason Martin. Then with the count full to Noda, he took ball four to score the game-winning run. The Dodgers scored the first run of the game on a squeeze bunt by Drew Avans in the second inning. A RBI single by Tacoma’s Jonathan Villar knotted the game at 1-1 in the fifth inning before the Dodgers scored three runs in the bottom of the frame thanks to a RBI double by Michael Busch and two-run single by Ríos for a 4-1 OKC advantage. Tacoma scored two runs in the sixth inning on a single by Mejia before Villar’s second RBI single of the night in the eighth inning put the game in a 4-4 tie and eventually forced extra innings.

Today’s Probable Pitcher: Michael Grove (1-3) is scheduled to start tonight’s game with his 14th appearance and 12th start with OKC…Grove most recently pitched Sept. 4 in Round Rock, allowing three runs (one earned) and four hits over 5.0 innings with one walk and five…