Hope smashes go-ahead homer, drives in 6 amid big day for Double-A Tulsa

The Dodgers’ excellent crop of outfield prospects just keeps producing.

Zyhir Hope, Los Angeles’ No. 3 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 19 overall, hit a go-ahead three-run home run on Friday en route to a 10-5 win for Double-A Tulsa over Wichita at Equity Bank Park. It was part of a six-RBI day overall for Hope, his second such game of the season. Hope has also gone deep in back-to-back games for the fifth time this season.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game

Hope got the scoring started early for Tulsa, singling in a first-inning run after Elijah Hainline walked and stole second base. He reached on a fielder’s choice in the sixth, driving in fellow Top 100 prospect Mike Sirota (LAD No. 2; MLB No. 11) after a leadoff single.

Hope delivered the deciding blow in the seventh. In a 5-5 game, Sirota reached via hit by pitch, and Hainline doubled to put two on with nobody out. Hope then rocketed a line drive over the wall in right field for the three-run shot.

The 21-year-old outfielder capped his big day with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, providing some insurance for Tulsa. He tacked on a steal during his 2-for-4 performance, flashing his 55-grade speed.

Hope, with an .839 OPS and 15 homers at Double-A this season, is the Texas League leader in RBIs (68). A key piece of the trade that sent Michael Busch to the Cubs in 2024, the 11th-round Draft pick in 2023 has continued to impress.