Salt Lake vs Oklahoma City Series Recap
Home Series #11
August 4 - 9
Oklahoma City 5-1
Game 1 - Oklahoma City 10, Salt Lake 6
WP: José Rodríguez (3 - 2) LP: Yusei Kikuchi (0 - 1)
The Salt Lake Bees dropped their eighth straight game Tuesday night, falling 10-6 to Oklahoma City in a matchup featuring Major League rehab starters Yusei Kikuchi and Blake Snell. The Comets built an early 7-1 lead behind four RBI from Ryan Ward, while Kyren Paris and Gustavo Campero each homered off Snell. After Jared Southard provided 3.1 strong innings of relief, Yolmer Sánchez capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a three-run homer in the fifth to pull Salt Lake within one. Oklahoma City answered with three late runs to secure the win and hand the Bees their second straight home loss.
Game 2 - Oklahoma City 12, Salt Lake 2
WP: Landon Knack (2 - 0) LP: Caden Dana (2 - 5)
Logan Porter provided the Bees' first run with a solo home run in the second, while Niko Kavadas drove in Kyren Paris with an RBI double in the ninth. Caden Dana allowed five runs over 4.2 innings before the Comets broke the game open in the fifth, highlighted by Zach Ehrhard's two-run triple. Oklahoma City added four more in the sixth behind doubles from Alex Freeland and James Tibbs III to extend the lead to 9-1, then scored three more in the ninth off position player Yolmer Sánchez. Salt Lake plated its final run on Kavadas' RBI double but dropped its ninth consecutive game.
Game 3 - Oklahoma City 6, Salt Lake 3
WP: Charlie Barnes (3 - 2) LP: Dillon Tate (1 - 2) SV: Seth Halvorsen (5)
Sam Aldegheri delivered a quality start, allowing two runs while striking out seven over 6.0+ innings before Salt Lake's bullpen surrendered the lead late. The Bees erased an early 1-0 deficit on Cade Marlowe's RBI single in the second and took their first lead of the series in the third on Gustavo Campero's RBI single. Salt Lake added another run in the fifth when a balk by Oklahoma City pitcher Ben Casparius scored Nelson Rada on a balk to make it 3-1. After Aldegheri exited after six strong innings, Oklahoma City rallied against the bullpen, scoring twice in the seventh to tie the game before adding three more runs in the eighth to take a 6-3 lead. The Bees were held scoreless over the final four innings as Oklahoma City completed the comeback, handing Salt Lake its 10th straight loss.
Game 4 - Oklahoma City 11, Salt Lake 5
WP: Cole Irvin (10 - 6) LP: Joel Hurtado (0 - 1)
Oklahoma City jumped to a quick start scoring all 11 of its runs in the first three innings.
Ryan Ward hit a three-run homer in the second, while Alek Thomas added a three-run double in the third. Gustavo Campero put Salt Lake on the board with a two-run homer in the fifth and later added an RBI single in the ninth. The Bees rallied for three more runs in the ninth, including RBI singles from Niko Kavadas and Campero and a bases-loaded walk to Raudi Rodriguez for his first career Triple-A RBI, but the comeback fell short. Alex Faedo, Rob Kaminsky and Sammy Peralta combined to hold Oklahoma City scoreless over the final six innings as the Bees dropped their 11th straight game, 11-5.
Game 5 - Salt Lake 14, Oklahoma City 13
WP: Sammy Peralta (8 - 2) LP: Jose Rodriguez (3 - 3) SV: Kaleb Ort (7)
Oklahoma City opened up Saturday’s Harry Potter Night with a three-run first off Ryan Costeiu,
making his Triple-A debut. Salt Lake responded with five runs over the next two innings to take a 5-3 lead, but the Comets answered with a five-run third in which all nine hitters batted. Each team scored once in the fourth, making it 9-6, before Kyren Paris hit his 10th homer of the year to cut the deficit to 9-8. Oklahoma City extended their lead to 11-8 in the sixth, but Salt Lake would seize momentum with a five-run sixth. Pablo Reyes cut it to one, before Paris launched his second homer of the night, a three-run shot that put the Bees ahead 13-11. Christian Moore’s RBI single in the seventh proved to be the difference after the Comets scored twice in the eighth. Kaleb Ort came in and recorded the final five outs to snap Salt Lake’s 11-game losing streak and secure a 14-13 victory, the Bees’ 50th win in 2026.
Game 6 - Oklahoma City 6, Salt Lake 5 (10 inn.)
WP: Jerming Rosario (4 - 1) LP: Dillon Tate (1 - 3) SV: Griff McGarry (2)
Yusei Kikuchi began his second rehab appearance with a scoreless first inning, while Christian Moore sparked the Bees’ offense with a single, stolen base and eventual run to give Salt Lake its first lead of the series. Oklahoma City answered with a two-run double in the second and a two-run homer from James Tibbs III in the third to take a 4-1 lead.Jeimer Candelario cut the deficit with a home run in the fourth, and Omar Martinez added an RBI single in the sixth to make it 5-3. The Bees then rallied in the ninth, with Moore driving in Logan Porter before a Niko Kavadas liner deflected off the third baseman’s glove, allowing Nelson Rada to score and tie the game at 5-5. Oklahoma City regained the lead on a two-out RBI single from Alek Thomas in the 10th, and Salt Lake was unable to answer in the bottom half.
Notable Performers
- Kyren Paris: .304 (7-for-23), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1.056 OPS
- Cade Marlowe: .368 (7-for-19), 2B, 2 RBI, .1 R, 3 SB, 876 OPS
- Niko Kavadas: .304 (7-for-23), 2 2B, 5 R, 3 RBI, 751 OPS
- Gustavo Campero: .316 (6-for-19), 2 HR, 2B, 7 RBI, 3 R, 1.093 OPS
- Christian Moore: .357 (5-for-14), 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, 5 BB, .955 OPS
- Sam Aldegheri: 1 GS, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Jose Atencio: 2 G, 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
- Rob Kaminsky: 4 G, 0.00 ERA, 3.1 IP, r H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Kaleb Ort: 2 G, SV, 0.00 ERA, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- Alex Faedo: 2 G, 1.93 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Upcoming Series
Salt Lake at El Paso
Tuesday, August 11 - 6:35 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12 - 12:05 p.m.
Thursday, August 13 - 6:35 p.m.
Friday, August 14 - 6:35 p.m.
Saturday, August 15 - 6:35 p.m.
Sunday, August 16 - 12:05 p.m.