Round Rock Express Survive Late Rally by Oklahoma City Comets to Win 6-4

The Round Rock Express survived a late rally by the Oklahoma City Comets to escape with a 6-4 win.

After two scoreless frames to open the game, the Express exploded for four runs in an inning for the second consecutive night. CF Jarred Kelenic walked and came around to score on a home run by 3B Jonah Bride. RF Gilberto Celestino reached on a single before DH Cooper Johnson launched the second two-run homer in the inning to give Round Rock a 4-0 lead.

The E-Train tallied another run in the fifth after SS Cam Cauley doubled and scored on an RBI single by Kelenic, extending the advantage to five.

Oklahoma City plated a run in the sixth for their first run in the game. RF Jack Suwinski doubled and LF Ryan Fitzgerald singled to put runners on the corners with one out. SS Noah Miller reached on a throwing error by 2B Keyber Rodriguez, scoring Suwinski from third and cutting the deficit to four.

Round Rock regained their five-run lead in the sixth after Bride singled and then came around to score on a wild pitch.

The Comets pushed across a run in the eighth on a groundout by C Chuckie Robinson to make it a 6-2 game.

Oklahoma City did not go down quietly in the ninth as they trimmed Round Rock’s lead to two with a two-run home run by 1B James Tibbs III. RHP Emiliano Teodo came in to shut the door and record the final two outs to secure a 6-4 victory on Friday night.