Oklahoma City 8, Round Rock 6

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 6:39 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma City RedHawks belted out a season-high four home runs as they rallied to an 8-6 win over the Round Rock Express in the finale of their series this afternoon.

Round Rock (29-34) jumped out to a 5-0 lead with five runs on five hits in the top of the third inning.

The RedHawks answered with solo homers from David Matranga and Tug Hulett in the bottom of the third to make it 5-2.

Oklahoma (29-33) scored two more in the fourth on a Nelson Cruz two-run home run to make it 5-4. Cruz would give the lead to the RedHawks for good with another two-run shot in the fifth inning. Cruz finished the day 2-4 with two home runs and four R-B-Is.

RedHawk starter Jamey Wright moved to 2-1 with the win, allowing six runs on ten hits in six-and-two-thirds innings. Franklyn German picked up his first save of the season.

Juan Gutierrez fell to 3-6 on the season, allowing seven runs on seven hits in four-and-two-thirds innings.