Dodgers Complete First Sweep In Memphis

Another home run from Darnell Sweeney gave the Dodgers the first sweep at Memphis in OKC history with a 3-2 win over the Redbirds. 

Friday, July 3rd 2015, 11:22 pm

By: News 9


Oklahoma City has been living on the long ball this week in Memphis, so relying on it one more day proved to be just fine. 

Darnell Sweeney’s three-run homer in the fifth inning provided all of the Dodgers’ runs, and the Dodgers pitching staff held the Redbirds scoreless after the first inning in a 3-2 win Friday night at AutoZone Park.

The win gave the league-leading Dodgers (53-27) their second series sweep of the season, and marked the first-ever sweep of the Redbirds in Memphis by an Oklahoma City team since joining the PCL in 1998.

The Redbirds took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as Rafael Ortega doubled, and advanced to third on an error. He then scored on a sacrifice fly by Ed Easley for the first run of the night. Dan Johnson followed with a one-out single and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Jacob Wilson for a 2-0 Memphis advantage.

In the pivotal fifth inning, O’Koyea Dickson doubled to lead off the inning for Oklahoma City. Buck Britton followed with a single, and then with one out, Sweeney brought both players home and pushed Oklahoma City into the lead with a three-run home run to left center field for a 3-2 Dodgers advantage.

Sweeney extended his hitting streak to six games with the home run. The PCL All-Star is 12-for-24 with seven extra-base hits, including three homers, with seven RBI and seven runs during the stretch.

Dodgers starting pitcher Scott Baker left Friday’s game with two outs in the third inning due to an apparent injury. He allowed two runs and four hits over 2.2 innings.

Oklahoma City reliever Matt West (1-1) entered the game in the third inning and pitched 2.1 scoreless frames, allowing two hits with three strikeouts, in the win.

Dodgers pitchers Danny Coulombe and Juan Gonzalez combined to toss three scoreless frames before Ryan Buchter pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save of the season.

Redbirds starting pitcher Jimmy Reed (0-1) took the loss for Memphis, allowing three runs and seven hits over 4.1 innings. He did not issue a walk and struck out three.

The Dodgers return home for a four-game series against the Omaha Storm Chasers starting at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.

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