It was a battle of the East against the West and the Okotoks Dawgs came up big 6 to 3 over the Regina Red Sox.

It is their fifth straight win on an extended road trip and they are now seven games ahead of the second place Edmonton Prospects in the West.

Liam Stroud in his first start since June 29 in Lethbridge tossed five innings of shutout baseball, his longest outing of the campaign, striking out three Red Sox, allowing just one hit on the night.

Coming into the July 22 contest the 39 home runs the Dawgs had hit this year was the most in franchise history.

In the fourth inning, Aderly Perez made it a solid 40, lining a 0-2 pitch over the wall in left field for a 6-0 edge.

It was Perez's first home run of 2017, moving the total to ten in the last five days for the Dawgs.

The Dawgs wrap up their Saskatchewan road trip and their two-game set in Regina at Currie Field July 23rd with a  2:05 p.m. start time.

They are back home at Seaman Stadium on Tuesday, July 25th against the Lethbridge Bulls at 7 p.m.

There are only six more games before the playoff season begins.