Sunday, June 29th 2014, 11:09 pm
Preston Tucker connected on four hits and drove in three runs as the Oklahoma City RedHawks offense ignited in a 10-3 win against the Omaha Storm Chasers in front of a crowd of 5,697 Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Kiké Hernandez, Marc Krauss and Ronny Torreyes each recorded three hits as the RedHawks outhit the Storm Chasers, 17-8, and put together their highest run total since June 20 in Reno. Austin Wates also tied a season high by driving in three runs for the RedHawks.
Sunday's win gave the RedHawks (44-40) a split in the current four-game series with the Storm Chasers (44-38) as the teams closed out their season series.
RedHawks starting pitcher Nick Tropeano (6-4) allowed three runs through the first three innings, then responded by throwing five scoreless frames. He struck out a season-high nine in the win and tied a season and career high by pitching eight innings.
Whit Merrifield led off the game with a double and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Giavotella for a 1-0 Omaha lead in the first inning. Merrifield finished the night 4-for-4 for the Storm Chasers.
With runners at the corners, a RBI single by Wates brought home the first run of the night for the RedHawks and tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the second. Carlos Perez then drew a walk to load the bases for Joe Sclafani, who grounded into a double play.
A RBI groundout by Giavotella, followed by a RBI single by Matt Fields, put Omaha in front 3-1 in the third inning.
The RedHawks then scored three times in the bottom of the frame to take a 4-3 lead.
Robbie Grossman scored when Domingo Santana grounded into a force out. The RedHawks then strung together three hits with two outs, including a RBI single by Tucker and a RBI bunt single by Wates for their first lead of the night. The hit by Wates loaded the bases again for Sclafani, who popped out to end the inning.
A RBI groundout by Wates in the bottom of the fifth inning scored Hernandez for a 5-3 RedHawks advantage.
The RedHawks led off the bottom of the sixth inning with back-to-back doubles by Torreyes and Krauss. Krauss collected his 21st RBI in 22 games for a 6-3 RedHawks lead.
The RedHawks added a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a hit by Torreyes that scored Perez for a 7-3 lead. Grossman also tried to score on the play, but was tagged out at home.
Oklahoma City added three more runs in the eighth inning, including two on a Tucker single, for a 10-3 lead.
RedHawks reliever Andrew Robinson tossed a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit.
Despite Sunday's win by the RedHawks, Omaha won the season series, 9-7.
The RedHawks next return to the road for a four-game series at Colorado Springs that opens at 8:05 p.m. Central time Monday at Security Service Field.
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