Drillers Drop Series Finale in Extras
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Tulsa Drillers looked to gain more ground on the Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League North standings in their series finale Sunday afternoon. But, the Drillers failed to hold a late lead and were unable to score in extra innings and fell 7-6 in
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Tulsa Drillers looked to gain more ground on the Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League North standings in their series finale Sunday afternoon. But, the Drillers failed to hold a late lead and were unable to score in extra innings and fell 7-6 in 11 innings.
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A pair of back-to-back solo home runs by the Travelers got the scoring started in the first.
Tulsa came back to tie the game 2-2 in the fifth. Steve Berman singled to center to bring
The Drillers took the lead in the sixth. After a single and a double put runners at second and third, McKinstry hit a sacrifice fly that scored
Arkansas answered to retake the lead in the sixth. An error by Christian Santana allowed
Tulsa took the lead back in the top of the seventh. Berman and
The Travelers scored another in the seventh when Walton singled, scoring
In the eighth, Arkansas'
The Drillers were unable to score in the tenth and eleventh innings.
In the bottom of the eleventh
Starting pitcher
*Tulsa falls to 2.5 games back of the Travelers in the Texas League North standings.
UP NEXT: Tulsa at NW Arkansas, Monday, May 13 at 7:05 PM at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, AR. Tulsa pitcher TBD vs. RHP Connor Greene (2-2. 3.79 ERA).