Drillers clinch 2nd Half Title with 6-5 walk-off win
Tulsa, OK - After tying it with three runs in the eighth, the Tulsa Drillers walked off with a 6-5 win in the bottom of the ninth against the Springfield Cardinals before 6,762 fans at ONEOK Field on Saturday night. With the win, the Drillers claim the North Division Second
Tulsa, OK - After tying it with three runs in the eighth, the Tulsa Drillers walked off with a 6-5 win in the bottom of the ninth against the Springfield Cardinals before 6,762 fans at ONEOK Field on Saturday night. With the win, the Drillers claim the North Division Second Half Title and will face the Northwest Arkansas Naturals when the 2017 Texas League Postseason begins on Wednesday.
The Cardinals (41-27, 76-62) claimed an early lead in the top of the second against RHP
The Cardinals added to their lead with a pair of unearned runs in the top of the third inning. RF
After RHP
The Cardinals got the two runs right back in the top of the fifth inning. LF Anthony Garcia reached with a one-out walk, before swiping himself to second base. One out later, 2B Eliezer Alvarez laced a two-out RBI single through the left side, scoring Garcia from second base. A Knizner single moved Alvarez to second, followed by a booming RBI ground-rule double to left field from SS
Echemendia wrapped up his outing with a scoreless fifth, before LHP
However, the Drillers rallied back in the bottom of the eighth. Littrell retired the first batter of the frame, but then lost pinch-hitting INF
The Drillers then dealt the final blow in the bottom of the ninth. 2B
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