It took some time for the Oklahoma Metropolis Comets to seek out their offense, however they did. Alek Thomas hit a three-run double within the tenth inning, giving the Dodgers’ Triple-A staff a 5-3 win over the Rochester Purple Wings, a Washington Nationals affiliate, on Saturday night time within the Triple-A championship recreation in Las Vegas.
James Tibbs III (108) and Mike Sirota (100) led Dodgers minor leaguers in walks this season, so it’s solely proper that they walked to open the tenth inning, becoming a member of free runner Josue De Paula to load the bases with no one out towards Clayton Beeter, who was drafted by the Dodgers within the second spherical in 2020.
Thomas then drove a ball 99.5 mph to the wall in left heart, clearing the bases for Oklahoma Metropolis’s first lead of the sport.
Thomas in 4 video games this postseason had a .500 on-base share in 21 plate appearances, together with two hits and a success by pitch on Saturday.
Seth Halvorsen inherited two runners on base with one out within the backside of the ninth in a tie recreation, and escaped the jam, getting the sport to extras. Then he bought the ultimate three outs within the tenth to shut out the win, permitting the free runner to attain however no one else.
Halvorsen, named a Pacific Coast League All-Star earlier on Saturday, struck out Leandro Pineda for the ultimate out, securing Oklahoma Metropolis’s win over the Worldwide League champs.
The Triple-A championship recreation has been performed since 2006. That is the primary time a Dodgers affiliate has received it.
Lengthy street coming
Oklahoma Metropolis didn’t rating for the primary seven innings and have been hitless of their first seven at-bat with runners in scoring place, and have been down 2-0 coming into the eighth inning.
Mike Sirota, taking part in in simply his sixth recreation in Triple-A, singled residence James Tibbs III, who walked and superior to second on a wild pitch. Third baseman Ryan Fitzgerald, who led all the minors in hits this season, struck out in his first three at-bats on Saturday earlier than doubling off the wall in left heart within the eighth to convey residence Sirota with the tying run.
Zach Ehrhard had three extra hits on Saturday to cap a stellar postseason. The outfielder had three doubles and a house run in s, and in 4 postseason video games reached base 13 instances in 21 journeys to the plate, together with 9 hits in 17 at-bats, with six runs scored and 5 runs batted in.
Stretching out
Emmet Sheehan didn’t pitch badly, however he was laboring for the primary time in his final seven begins between Triple-A and the majors. He didn’t pitch a clear inning till the fifth, and his six hits allowed matched the overall for his earlier three begins mixed, all with the Dodgers and spanning 17 1/3 innings.
Even with all of the site visitors on base — Sheehan walked three batters and hit one other — he nonetheless struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and solely allowed two runs. He additionally threw 90 pitches, retaining Sheehan absolutely stretched out n.
Kyle Damage, y, relieved Sheehan with two runners on and one out, then escaped the sixth inning with a single pitch, inducing a 3-4-1 double play. Damage added an ideal seventh inning with a strikeout, giving him 1 2/3 scoreless frames on Saturday, after he pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in Thursday’s win over Las Vegas that received the PCL title for Oklahoma Metropolis.
Conserving issues shut
Whereas Oklahoma Metropolis took some time for the offense to get going, they did present some standout performs with the leather-based, together with this diving stab and throw from third base by Fitzgerald within the fifth inning.
Noah Miller continued his glorious play at shortstop together with his diving cease up the center within the seventh.
Saturday particulars
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Residence run: Rochester 1B Liover Peguero
WP — Seth Halvorsen: 1 2/3 IP, 1 hit, 1 unearned run, 1 strikeout
LP — Clayton Beeter: 0 IP, 1 hit, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks
That concludes the 2026 minor league baseball season.
