Will Smith's HR Sends OKC Dodgers To 5-4 Win

The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning, including a three-run home run by Will Smith, to win their series finale against the San Antonio Missions, 5-4, Monday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Monday, April 8th 2019, 4:18 pm

By: News 9

Will Smith's HR Sends OKC Dodgers To 5-4 Win

The Dodgers trailed, 3-0, entering the seventh inning. Rocky Gale and Paulo Orlando then each drew walks for Oklahoma City before infielder Daniel Castro lined a RBI single into left field to put the Dodgers on the scoreboard. Matt Beaty followed with a RBI single on a grounder into right field before Smith hit a fly ball out to left field for his first home run of the season and put the Dodgers in the lead, 5-3.

San Antonio’s Keston Hiura hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to cut Oklahoma City’s lead to one run, but Dodgers pitcher Stetson Allie retired the next three batters for his second save of the season.

The Missions (3-2) got on the board in the fourth inning via a RBI double by Nate Orf and a sacrifice fly by Lucas Erceg to take a 2-0 lead. Monday marked the fifth time in the first five meetings between the teams that the Missions scored first.

Erceg's RBI double to center field later extended San Antonio's lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning.

The Dodgers (2-3) drew three straight walks to open the bottom of the sixth inning and load the bases, but were unable to bring home a run as a fielder's choice and double play ended the inning.

They then scored five runs on three hits in the seventh inning to take the lead as they closed out their season-opening series against San Antonio.

Dodgers reliever Layne Somsen (1-0) picked up the win in his first appearance with Oklahoma City this season, pitching a scoreless and hitless seventh inning with two walks and one strikeout.

Missions pitcher Jon Olczak (1-1) was charged with the loss, allowing all five of Oklahoma City’s runs over 1.1 innings of relief.

The Dodgers next head out on their first road trip of the 2019 season and open a three-game series against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at Werner Park.

Live radio coverage of each game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.

Oklahoma City Dodgers (2-3) 5, San Antonio Missions (3-2) 4
April 8, 2019

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Antonio	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	7	0
Okla. City	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	x	5	5	1

San Antonio	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ray, CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.267
Dubon, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.294
Spangenberg, LF	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	.083
Orf, RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.286
Erceg, 3B	3	0	1	2	0	2	1	.143
Hager, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.083
Olczak, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sanchez, M, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Hiura, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.278
Gosewisch, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Ewing, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Smith, B, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Saladino, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.313
Totals	31	4	7	4	3	10	12	.240

a-Homered for Sanchez, M in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Smith, B (1, De Fratus); Orf (1, De Fratus); Erceg (1, De Fratus). HR: Hiura (1, 9th inning off Allie, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Erceg 2; Hiura 4; Orf 3; Ray 2; Smith, B 2. RBI: Erceg 2 (2); Hiura (3); Orf (1). 2-out RBI: Erceg. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ray; Hager 2. SF: Erceg. GIDP: Ray. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING Pickoffs: Smith, B (Garlick at 2nd base). DP: (Dubon-Ewing).

Okla. City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Castro, D, SS	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.429
Beaty, 1B	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	.263
Smith, W, 3B	2	1	1	3	2	0	1	.417
Rios, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.167
Garlick, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.231
Carrera, CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.091
Somsen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McAllister, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Peter, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Allie, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gale, C	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	.333
Robinson, E, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
De Fratus, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Orlando, CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.154
Totals	27	5	5	5	7	11	12	.218

a-Grounded out for McAllister in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Garlick (1, Smith, B). HR: Smith, W (1, 7th inning off Olczak, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Beaty; Castro, D; Gale; Garlick 2; Smith, W 4. RBI: Beaty (3); Castro, D (1); Smith, W 3 (3). GIDP: Carrera. Team RISP: 3-for-5. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING PO: Garlick (2nd base by Smith, B). FIELDING E: De Fratus (1, pickoff). Outfield assists: Rios (Ray at 1st base). DP: 2 (Somsen-Castro, D-Beaty; Rios-Robinson, E-Beaty).

San Antonio	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Smith, B	5.0	2	0	0	5	8	0	0.00
Olczak (L, 1-1)(BS, 1)	1.1	3	5	5	2	0	1	13.50
Sanchez, M	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.86
Totals	8.0	5	5	5	7	11	1	3.35

Okla. City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
De Fratus	6.0	6	3	3	0	6	0	4.50
Somsen (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
McAllister (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Allie (S, 2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	4.50
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	3	10	1	4.40

Smith, B pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP: Spangenberg (by De Fratus); Castro, D (by Smith, B).
Pitches-strikes: Smith, B 85-54; Olczak 32-18; Sanchez, M 27-19; De Fratus 81-57; Somsen 20-10; McAllister 18-10; Allie 17-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Smith, B 4-1; Olczak 2-1; Sanchez, M 1-1; De Fratus 2-9; Somsen 1-0; McAllister 1-0; Allie 0-1.
Batters faced: Smith, B 22; Olczak 8; Sanchez, M 5; De Fratus 24; Somsen 4; McAllister 4; Allie 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Olczak 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Alex Ziegler. 1B: Nick Mahrley. 2B: Jason Starkovich. 3B: Nate Tomlinson.
Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 11:05 AM.
T: 2:50.
Att: 3,794.
Venue: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
April 8, 2019:

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