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Huira’s homers power Missions past Dodgers

Keston Hiura celebrates as he nears home after hitting his first home run of the game in the Missions' 4-3 victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Friday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Keston Hiura celebrates as he nears home after hitting his first home run of the game. – photo by Joe Alexander
Keston Hiura hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season Friday as the San Antonio Missions beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 4-3 at Wolff Stadium.

Hiura hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off of Dodgers starting pitcher Brock Stewart. Hiura added a solo home run in the seventh inning off of reliever Zach McAllister.

Hiura also doubled and walked. He scored twice and had three RBIs and raised his season batting average to .316.

Missions catcher Jacob Nottingham had an RBI single in the second inning for the team’s other run.

San Antonio starting pitcher Zack Brown earned his first win of the season. He pitched five innings and allowed five hits and one earned run. He struck out five batters and had three walks.

Missions closer Jay Jackson entered the game in the eighth inning with a man on base and no outs. He recorded the final six outs and picked up his third save.

Missions use late longballs to rally past Dodgers

The Missions' Jake Hager hits a pinch-hit home run with Jacob Nottingham on base in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions’ Jake Hager hits a pinch-hit home run with Jacob Nottingham on base in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
The San Antonio Missions hit three home runs and scored all their runs in their last two innings at bat in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday at Wolff Stadium.

Cory Spangenberg, Nate Orf and Jake Hager homered in the Missions’ 8-3 seven-inning victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The Missions scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Orf hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. Spangenberg hit a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth. Hager hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the bottum of the sixth.

Missions starting pitcher Bubba Derby lasted five innings and got a no-decision. He allowed three runs in the second inning and held the Dodgers scoreless in his other four innings. Reliever Josh Fields pitched the sixth inning and got his first win of the season.

The Missions' Nate Orf hits a solo home run in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions’ Nate Orf hits a solo home run in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions' Cory Spangenberg rounds first base after hitting a home run in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions’ Cory Spangenberg rounds first base after hitting a home run in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander

Missions pitchers throw combined shutout in second game

Starting pitcher Burch Smith threw 5 1/3 innings as the Missions beat the Dodgers 3-0 in the second game of the doubleheader.

Smith (3-0) allowed two hits with one walk and stuck out five batters. Donnie Hart came in for Smith in the sixth. Taylor Williams went to the mound in relief in the top of the seventh inning and a runner on base and got the save.

Missions pitcher Burch Smith started Thursday's second game and got the win against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions pitcher Burch Smith started Thursday’s second game and got the win against the Dodgers at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander

Missions take afternoon game from Sounds

Jay Jackson pitches the ninth inning to get the save Sunday. The Missions beat the Sounds 5-4 at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Jay Jackson pitches the ninth inning to get the save Sunday. The Missions beat the Sounds 5-4 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Tyler Saladino kept up his hot hitting with a two-run triple as the San Antonio Missions beat the Nashville Sounds 5-4 Sunday afternoon at Wolff Stadium.

Saladino hit three home runs over the previous two games. He is now batting .294 for the season.

Saladino singled in the second inning Sunday and scored the first run of the game when Tuffy Gosewisch drew a bases-loaded walk.

Saladino tripled in the fifth inning to drive in Corey Ray and Tyrone Taylor and give the Missions a 3-0 lead.

The Sounds scored two runs in the top of the sixth on solo home runs by Willie Calhoun homers and Matt Davidson. That trimmed the Missions’ lead to 3-2.

Mauricio Dubon and Keston Hiura both had run-scoring hits in the bottom of the sixth to stretch the Missions’ lead back to 5-2.

The Sounds made it close on a two-run homer by Andy Ibanez in the top of the eighth.

Missions starting pitcher Adrian Houser earned his first win of the season. He held the Sounds scoreless for five innings before giving up the two home runs in the sixth inning. Jay Jackson pitched the ninth inning and got his first save of the season.

The four-game series between the Missions and Sounds concludes early Monday with an 11:05 a.m. first pitch at Wolff Stadium.

Tyler Saladino powers Missions past Sounds

Tyler Saladino is congratulated by third base coach Ned Yost IV as Saladino rounds the bases after hitting his second home run of the game Saturday against the Sounds at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Tyler Saladino is congratulated by third base coach Ned Yost IV as Saladino rounds the bases after hitting his second home run of the game Saturday against the Sounds at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Tyler Saladino hit two home runs as the San Antonio Missions beat the Nashville Sounds 5-3 Saturday night at Wolff Stadium.

On Friday night, Saladino hit an inside-the-park home run.

One night later, he powered two long balls over the left-field fence.

Saladino hit a two-run homer with Cory Spangenberg on base in the second inning. Saladino hit a solo shot in the seventh inning.

The Missions scored two more runs on a two-run double by Keston Hiura in the seventh inning to take a 5-1 lead.

The Sounds also got two home runs: from Andy Ibanez in the top of the second inning and from Adam Moore in the eighth.

Missions starting pitcher Burch Smith earned his first win of the season. He went six innings, allowing one run on three hits with five strikeouts and one walk.

Missions fall to Sounds despite three home runs; Tyler Saladino hits inside-the-parker

The Missions' Tyler Saladino hit an inside-the-park home run against the Sounds on Friday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions’ Tyler Saladino hit an inside-the-park home run against the Sounds on Friday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander

The San Antonio Missions got home runs Keston Hiura, Tyler Saladino and Tyrone Taylor but lost to the Memphis Sounds 7-3 Friday at Wolff Stadium.

Saladino hit an inside-the-park homer in the seventh inning, beating a tag in a close play at the plate, to give the Missions a 2-0 lead.

Hiura homered in the fourth for the first run of the game.

Taylor added his third home run of the season in the ninth.

The Sounds scored all seven of their runs in the eighth inning off Missions relief pitchers.

Missions starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Flying Chanclas fall to Redbirds

Lucas Erceg dives into home in the second inning with the Flying Chanclas' first run of the game. - photo by Joe Alexander
Lucas Erceg dives into home in the second inning with the Flying Chanclas’ first run of the game. – photo by Joe Alexander
The San Antonio Missions, playing as the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio, fell to the Memphis Redbirds 6-3 Thursday at Wolff Stadium.

The Missions won the previous two games in the series with ninth-inning rallies.

The Missions briefly led after scoring three runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-2 lead. Nate Orf had an RBI double, Cory Spangenberg had an RBI single and Jacob Nottingham had an RBI double.

The Redbirds tied it 3-3 with a run in the top of the third and took the lead with three runs in the top of the seventh.

Mauricio Dubon does it again as Missions edge Redbirds

Mauricio Dubon celebrates on his way to first base as Cory Spangenberg (background) comes home with the winning run in the Missions' 6-5 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mauricio Dubon celebrates on his way to first base as Cory Spangenberg (background right) comes home with the winning run in the Missions’ 6-5 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
For the second night in a row, Mauricio Dubon went to the plate with the game on the line.

For the second straight night, Dubon came through with a walk-off hit.

Dubon’s single to left with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth gave the San Antonio Missions a 6-5 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium.

The night before, the Missions won on his two-run hit in the bottom of the ninth.

This time the Missions went into the ninth inning tied 5-5. Cory Spangenberg led off the bottom of the inning with a double. Jacob Nottingham followed with a walk. Corey Ray walked with one out.

That brought Dubon to the plate. His hit to left field drove in Spangenberg with the game-ending run.

With Wednesday’s clutch hit, Dubon is 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs in the the ninth inning of the Missions’ two home games.

Roster update: The Missions added pitcher Taylor Williams, No. 21, right-hander, 5-foot-11, 195 pounds, Vancouver, WA, spent last season in Milwaukee (MLB) and Colorado Springs (AAA).