OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Three runs in the eighth for the Reno Aces brought them within a run after initially trailing 5-1, but the bases were left stranded and the Oklahoma City Comets escaped with a 6-4 win on Wednesday.
It was an early 4-0 hole for the Aces (22-25) after three frames, which included the Comets (26-20) scoring three times in the first. Reno started the response in the fourth thanks to a Matt O’Neill double following a walk to Luis Urías.
Though the Comets tacked on an insurance tally during the sixth, the Aces continued to push and rallied for three runs in the top of the eighth. Consecutive doubles by Anderdson Rojas and LuJames Groover got the action going to start the frame with the latter earning an RBI…