Dodgers Earn 3-1 Win – OurSports Central

September 27, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Oklahoma City Dodgers News Release

The Oklahoma City Dodgers picked up a third consecutive win as six pitchers combined to hold the Salt Lake Bees to one run for a second straight game in a 3-1 win Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers (83-66) grabbed the game’s first lead in the first inning. Drew Avans drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second base on a walk to Ryan Noda and advanced to third base on a wild pitch before scoring when Kevin Pillar knocked a RBI single. The Dodgers added a run in the fourth inning when Hamlet Marte lined a RBI single into right field. Salt Lake (70-79) loaded the bases in the fifth inning before bringing in a run on a sacrifice fly by Jake Gatewood to cut OKC’s lead to 2-1. Omar Estévez capped the scoring for OKC, hitting a towering home run down the left field line in the fifth inning for a 3-1 advantage.

Of Note: -The Dodgers won a third consecutive game and took a 2-0 lead in their final series of the season against the Bees. Oklahoma City improved to 83-66 overall and have reached 83 wins for the third time in the team’s Bricktown era (since 1998) and first time since recording a team-record 86 wins in 2015, going 86-58.

-Pitcher Tony Gonsolin opened a Major League Rehab Assignment and played in his first game since Aug. 23 after being placed on the Los Angeles Dodgers Injured List Aug. 29 with a right forearm strain. Gonsolin started the game and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings for OKC, allowing one hit to the first batter he faced before inducing a double play and exiting the inning with a strikeout. He faced six batters total and recorded two strikeouts, throwing 27 pitches, including 17 strikes.

-The Dodgers have outscored their opponents, 24-5, over the last three games and have held Salt Lake to one run in each of the first two games of the current series. This is the first time since two games Aug. 17-19 in Sugar Land the Dodgers held their opponent to one run in consecutive games.

-Kevin Pillar continued his Major League Rehab Assignment and collected a RBI single in his lone at-bat of the night and played two innings in right field before being leaving the game after a defensive replacement to start the third inning. Over his last three games, Pillar is 6-for-11 with a double, homer, three RBI and four runs scored. He was placed on the Los Angeles Dodgers Injured List June 2 with a left shoulder fracture and transferred to the 60-day IL…