Drillers Fall to Cards in Series Opener
TULSA - The Tulsa Drillers and Springfield Cardinals were knotted up at 1-1 headed into the top of the sixth inning on Monday night at ONEOK Field. After another solid start by Drillers starter Markus Solbach, the Tulsa bullpen surrendered seven walks and a hit batsman, while the defense committed
TULSA - The Tulsa Drillers and Springfield Cardinals were knotted up at 1-1 headed into the top of the sixth inning on Monday night at ONEOK Field. After another solid start by Drillers starter
Solbach made his third start of the season for the Drillers and was once again very sharp. The only run Springfield was able to record off the German native came on an unearned run in the top of the fourth.
After a single and an error put runners at first and second,
The Drillers evened things up in the bottom of the fifth.
In the top of the sixth,
An inning later, two walks and a hit batsman by Salow led to a
Tulsa pulled within one in the bottom of the seventh.
Springfield put the game away in the top of the eighth.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Drillers were inches from tying the game. With runners at first and second and two outs,
WHAT YOU MISSED
Prior to the game on Monday, it was announced that the Drillers swept the Texas League's Player and Pitcher of the Week awards. For the week of August 5-11, infielder
Robinson recorded his fourth-straight multi-hit game and extended his hitting streak to seven games with a pair of singles. Over those last seven games, he is 11-24 (.458).
Despite leaving the game with a no decision, Solbach is off to a fantastic start at the Double-A level. He has allowed only one earned run in his first three starts (19 IP, 0.44 ERA), has given up only eight hits and has struck out 20.
Shea Spitzbarth relieved Salow with one out in the top of the seventh, inheriting a bases loaded jam. Spitzbarth came up with two big strikeouts to escape the inning without further damage.
*Stetson Allie struck out a batter in a perfect inning of relief.
UP NEXT: Springfield at Tulsa, Tuesday, August 13, 7:05 PM at ONEOK Field. RHP