Cardinals fall 10-7 to Drillers, teams combine for 9 homers
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Cardinals (5-9) closed out a 5-2 homestand with a 10-7 loss to the Tulsa Drillers (7-6) on Wednesday afternoon in front of 5,501 fans at Hammons Field.DECISIONS:W: RHP Parker Curry (1-0)L: RHP Casey Meisner (0-1)S: RHP Luis Vasquez (2)MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:- The Drillers took the
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Cardinals (5-9) closed out a 5-2 homestand with a 10-7 loss to the Tulsa Drillers (7-6) on Wednesday afternoon in front of 5,501 fans at Hammons Field.
DECISIONS:
W: RHP
L: RHP
S: RHP
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:
- The Drillers took the lead for good on a
- Tulsa scored at least a run in six of the game's first seven innings.
- A three-run home run by Cody Thomas pushed Tulsa's 7-3 lead to 10-3 in the seventh. Those three runs proved to be the difference after a four-run Cardinals rally in the eighth cemented the 10-7 final score.
NOTABLES:
- Thomas finished 4-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs out of the eight-spot in the Drillers lineup.
- Cardinals RF
- CF
- Springfield and Tulsa combined for nine home runs and 26 hits.