Reno edges Oklahoma City 4-3 in 10, stays unbeaten in second half
Jacob Amaya forced in the winning run on a four-pitch walk in the 10th inning, and Reno survived another one-run test to open the second half 2-0.
Jacob Amaya forced in the winning run on a four-pitch walk in the 10th inning, and Reno survived another one-run test by beating Oklahoma City 4-3 at Greater Nevada Field. The Aces opened the second half with back-to-back tight wins, and this one came after they spent nine innings trading punches with the Comets before finally cashing in with the bases loaded and one out.
Reno grabbed the first lead in the opening inning for the second straight night when Ryan Waldschmidt drove an RBI double, setting the tone early against an Oklahoma City club that had already made this matchup feel like a measuring stick. The teams were tied 3-3 through nine, and Reno had already seen the Comets win their first-half series 4-2 in Oklahoma City, a reminder that the head-to-head edge has often belonged to the other dugout. The Aces also trailed 46-58 in the all-time series, so even a single win carried some weight in the larger matchup history.
Yu-Min Lin gave Reno six workable innings, allowing three runs on nine hits while striking out three and walking one. The bullpen then turned the game over in the most stressful stretch, covering the final four innings without allowing a hit. Philip Abner got the win after striking out five of the six batters he faced, a sharp finish that matched the urgency of a game that never gave either side much margin for error.
The result pushed Reno to 3-6 in extra-inning games this season, but the larger point was how the Aces handled a second straight pressure spot against the same opponent. In a stretch where the last 75 games were set to begin with six meetings at Greater Nevada Field, Reno used its pitching depth and late-inning poise to stay unbeaten in the second half after two games. Oklahoma City answered the next night, when Austin Gauthier hit his first career grand slam in a 9-8 Comets win on June 25, but Reno’s 10-inning escape on Wednesday remained the cleaner statement of how quickly the Aces could withstand a late-game test.
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