Player of the day
Triple-A Oklahoma City has a rotation mostly filled with veterans, especially with top prospect Josiah Gray currently sidelined with a right shoulder impingement. On Tuesday, it was right-hander
Aaron Wilkerson’s time to shine.
Wilkerson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and settled for 6⅔ scoreless frames with seven strikeouts. He scattered two walks and a hit by pitch through the first six innings, his shot at history broken up by left fielder Ryan Vilade singling to open the seventh.
The fourth time turned out to be the charm for Wilkerson, who pitched in parts of three seasons (2017-19) with the Brewers, and signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers on April 30. In his first three starts with OKC, Wilkerson allowed 12 runs on 16 hits, including four home runs, in 11⅓ innings, losing all three. But with Tuesday’s gem he lowered his seasonal ERA to 5.50 to go with 17 strikeouts and four walks.