The Dodgers’ farm system had its share of turbulence on the road, but three affiliates still came away with wins, and the day’s loudest moment belonged to High-A Great Lakes.
That was where Logan Wagner pulled off the kind of play that sticks. In a 4-2 Loons win over the Lugnuts, Wagner stole home as part of a double steal, a sharp little jolt in a game he helped control in other ways too.
He finished 2 for 4 with a walk, scored and drove in the only Loons run he was directly responsible for, and pushed his RBI total to 41 in 2026. His .901 OPS is the best by any hitter who started yesterday’s games on either side.
The Loons got the kind of outing that lets an offense settle in. Isaac Ayon worked 6.2 innings and allowed two runs, giving Great Lakes a chance to wait for the bats to wake up.
They did in the seventh, when the Loons pushed across two runs to take command. Will Wagner supplied the game’s only homer and accounted for half of the team’s four RBI, while Dilan Figueredo closed it out with 2.1 scoreless innings for his fifth save.
Double-A Tulsa also handled business, using a fast start to beat the Ytabelers 5-3. The Drillers jumped on the board with four runs in the first, and Mike Sirota’s RBI single opened the scoring.
Sirota was one of the night’s most productive bats, going 3 for 4. The top of the order kept pressure on all game, with Kendall George, Josue De Paula, and Sirota each collecting multiple hits.
Tulsa didn’t need much swing-and-miss at the plate either, striking out only twice, while the pitching staff did the heavy lifting on the other side with 13 strikeouts. Patrick Copen and Christian Suarez led that effort, and Suarez picked up the win after three scoreless innings.
The roughest night came at Triple-A Oklahoma City, where the Comets managed just one run in a 7-1 loss. Their only scoring came on a sacrifice fly from their ninth hitter, Miller, who drove in his 51st RBI of the season.
Beyond that, the offense never found a rhythm, going hitless in 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position and failing to produce a multi-hit game from anyone in the lineup. Christian Romero took the loss, allowing four earned runs in four innings after entering with an 8-2 record.
Edwin Díaz also saw early work, getting two outs on 19 pitches before being lifted with a run allowed and a closely watched pitch count.
Single-A Ontario found a way to finish, rallying late to beat the Giants 6-5 on the road. Jaron Elkins set the tone from the top of the order, going 2 for 4, scoring twice, and swiping multiple bases.
He’s up to 32 steals on the year and has been caught only six times. The Tower Buzzers did most of their damage in the later innings, then had to survive a serious scare in the ninth.
Up 6-4, they watched the Giants load the bases with no outs, but Jose Vasquez induced a double play and Jecsua LIborius got the final out to leave the tying run at third.
On the transaction front, the Tulsa Drillers activated shortstop Sam Mongelli and placed Kyle Nevin on the injured list. Edwin Díaz is now with the Comets as he continues his rehab assignment, and the Comets also activated right-hander Ryder Ryan.
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