Tyler Glasnow and Dodgers Dominate Colorado

With a game time temperature of 35 degrees, and a field that was covered in snow before, the game the Dodgers dominated the Rockies in an 7-1 victory.  It took 5 hours to clear the snow.

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Tyler Glasnow was not affected by the cold as he continued a string of strong SP starts going 7.0 innings.  He did allow a run on a play that Max Muncy probably had a play at the plate, but with a 5-0 lead thought it was better to get the out at first and stay out of a potential big inning.  Tyler dominated the Rockies allowing 2 hits and issuing 2 walks to go with his 7 Ks.

Glasnow has now completed 6.0 innings in three starts, and 7.0 innings in one start.  This is a different Tyler Glasnow from last year.  We can only hope that he stays healthy and keeps it up.

Jack Dreyer finished up the final 2 innings to complete the win.

Teoscar Hernández was the only LAD starter not to get a hit. 

Max had another big night going 3-4 with 2 HRs.  He now has 5 HRs and 7 RBIs on the year. 

Shohei doubled in his 1^st AB and now has reached base in 49 straight games, and is 1 behind Wee Willie Keeler.  Shawn Green would be next at 53 and Duke Snider leads the organization with 58.  Snider’s 58 game streak is also the NL record.  If he continues, Ohtani could tie the record a week from Sunday against the Cubs, and could stand alone on Monday, April 27, against Miami.

Shohei Ohtani extends his on-base streak to 49 games with a leadoff double! pic.twitter.com/jQEMvCFcUR

— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2026

With their 15th win, the Dodgers are tied with the 1906 Giants, the 1922 Giants and the 1928 Yankees for the most wins through the first 19 games of a season by a reigning World Series champion.

With the victory and the Padres loss to the Halos, the Dodgers now have a 2.5 game lead over SD and s 3.5 game lead over Arizona.

LAD MiLB Affiliate Game Summaries

OKC Comets 13 – Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado) 12

LHSP Logan Allen started (not River Ryan as anticipated) and completed 5.0 innings.  It was  gritty outing allowing 3 runs, on 6 hits, 2 BB, and 3 K.

The Comets built up a 13-3 lead through 6 innings.  The Comets brought in LHRP Ronan Kopp who continued to struggle with his control.  He retired the side in order in the 6^th, but his control issues returned in the 7^th.  He walked the first three batters, gave up a single, and walked his 4^th batter without recording an out. 

RHRP Carlos Duran entered with the bases loaded and struck out the first batter he faced.  That was followed by a BB, fielders choice, single and walk to reload the bases before being lifted by RHRP Keynan Middleton.  Middleton issued two more BB and 2 runs scored. 

In the 9^th, new OKC RHRP Griff McGarry entered in a save situation.  After 2 walks and a single, he exited with the Comets holding onto a 1 run lead and two runners on.  RHRP Jordan Weems relieved McGarry and struck out the final batter to preserve a 13-12 victory.

The Comets issued 12 walks in the game, with 10 of them occurring between the seventh and ninth innings, including four with the bases loaded…Each of the last six runners to score for the Isotopes reached base via walk.

Offensively, every Comet had at least 1 hit.  Zach Ehrhard and Ryan Fitzgerald each had a pair of hits and 3 RBIs, with Fitzgerald hitting his 2^nd triple.  Ehrhard had a sac fly and Fitzgerald walked.  Nick Senzel and Austin Gauthier also had a pair of hits.  James Tibbs III doubled (5) and Noah Miller tripled (1) for the other XBH.

I am not sure what this means, but:

The Dodgers are calling up outfielder Ryan Ward, sources tell The Athletic.

The reigning PCL MVP was added to the 40-man roster over the winter. Through 81 plate appearances with OKC, he’s hitting .324 with a 1.020 OPS and four home runs.

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) April 18, 2026

Box Score

Tulsa Drillers 5 – Arkansas Travelers (Seattle) 4

Patrick Copen started his 3^rd game after not allowing a run over 11.1 IP in his previous 2 starts.  He did not duplicate those efforts in this one.  He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) in 4.1 IP.  He surrendered 7 hits, issued 2 BB, but compiled 5 K.  Copen left the game trailing 4-1.

Kelvin Ramirez, Lucas Wepf, and Nick Robertson followed Copen with 4.2 innings.  Combined, they allowed 1 single, 1 BB, and 7 K.  Robertson struck out the side in the 9^th.

Tulsa scored their 1^st run in the 3^rd on a Jake Gelof double and Kendall George RBI single.

Tulsa started the climb in the 6^th with a George single, moving to 2^nd on a catcher throwing error on pick off attempt.  George scored on a Kyle Nevin single. 

The Drillers inched closer in the 8^th.  Gelof singled and moved to 2^nd on a George fielder’s choice.  Gelof scored on a single from Josue De Paula.

That set up the Drillers for some 9^th inning magic.  Griffin Lockwood-Powell led off the inning with a double and was still at 2^nd after two outs.  Gelof came to the plate and slugged a walk off 2-run HR to complete the comeback win.

Jake Gelof was the hitting star going 3-4 Including a double (1) and HR (1).  He scored 3 runs and knocked in 2.  Kendal George and Josue De Paula each had a pair of hits.

Zyhir Hope failed to get a hit for the first time this season, snapping a 10 game hit streak.

On Saturday, the Drillers will play a DH with Wyatt Crowell and Payton Martin getting the starts.

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Dayton Dragons (Reds) 8 – Great Lakes Loons 1 – Game 1

LHSP Sterling Patick was starting his 3^rd game of the season after a couple of very good starts.  In 9.2 IP, Patick allowed 2 runs  on 4 hits, 4 BB, and 14 K. But in this start, Patick last 3.1 innings, allowing 3 hits (2 earned) on 6 his, 3 BB, and 3 K.  Alex Makarewich inherited 2 runners in the 4^th with one out, but both runners scored.

The Loons eked out 5 singles and a Mike Sirota double (2).  Nico Perez was the Loons only hitter with a multi-hit game with 2 singles.

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Great Lakes Loons 5 – Dayton Dragons (Reds) 4 – Game 2

Logan Tabeling started and completed 3.1 innings before being relieved.  He allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits, 1 BB, and 8 K.  Tabeling left training 1-0 and Myles Caba relieved him getting out of the 4^th.  But after being unhittable in his first 4 appearances, Caba allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, 2 BB, and 2 K in the 5^th, giving Arkansas a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 5^th, Nico Perez led off with a single.  Jose Meza followed with a BB, and Samuel Munoz followed with a single scoring Perez and Meza reaching 3^rd.  Meza scored on a Jesus Galiz Sac Fly.

In the 6^th, Mike Sirota led off with a triple (1) and scored on a Perez Sac Fly.

The Loons entered the 7^th down 4-3 and in danger of dropping both games in a doubleheader.  Jose Izarra had a 1-out single.  With 2 outs, Eduardo Quintero drew a walk bringing up Sirota.  On a 3-1 count, Sirota (3) doubled to plate both Izarra and Quintero for the walk off win.

Sirota was the only Great Lakes batter to register 2 hits and the only Loons batter to have an XBH with 2: double and triple.

Mike Sirota now has a seven-game hitting streak, the second longest active streak in the Midwest League.

Box Score

Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) – Ontario Tower Buzzers 4

RHSP Cam Leiter started and completed 2.0 scoreless innings.  He did not allow a hit, walked 1 and struck out 3.

RHRP Brock Stewart pitched in his 2^nd rehab game going 0.2 innings allowing a hit.  He was relieved by Jesus Tillero who was unscored on in his previous 11.0 IP.  However, in this one he was not as productive.  He left the game with one out in the 7^th with 2 runners on trailing 2-1.

RHRP Domingo Jimenez entered and served up a 3-run HR giving the Grizzlies a 5-1 lead.

Offensively, the Tower Buzzers outhit Fresno 11 to 5. Ching-Hsein Ko was playing his 2^nd game with Ontario and went 3-4, including his 1^st HR.  3B Emil Morales continued his blazing start going 3-5.

LF AJ Soldra reached base twice by tripling (3) and walking.  Jose D. Hernandez ended the scoring for Ontario with a leadoff HR (1) in the 9^th.

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