Ninth-Inning Rally Drops Tulsa
For six innings Tuesday night, Petroleros de Tulsa (Tulsa Drillers) trailed the Arkansas Travelers before Will Smith turned a two-run deficit into a one-run lead with his 7th homer in the month of July. But, the lead would not last as Arkansas staged a rally of its own, hitting a
For six innings Tuesday night, Petroleros de Tulsa (Tulsa Drillers) trailed the Arkansas Travelers before
The late comeback ended Tulsa's five-game winning streak. The loss was only its second in the past 13 games.
The Travelers took an early lead in the game, scoring in each of the two innings. In the top of the first,
In the top of the second,
Los Petroleros rallied for a pair of runs in the fourth. After two singles and a walk loaded the bases,
An inning later, the Travs got a run back after
In the bottom of the seventh, Los Petroleros' bats awoke. After a single and walk started the inning,
But the lead would not last. After retiring the Travs in order in the eighth,
Things did not go well for Baker. After working Curletta to a 0-2 count, the former Drillers slugger hit his second homer of the game to give the Travs the lead. Arkansas followed with two more singles, and
In the bottom of the ninth, Los Petroleros managed to get a man to first base on a walk, but they would not be able to advance him, giving them just their sixth loss in 24 games in the second half.
WHAT YOU MISSED
Jacob Scavuzzo extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a first-inning single, matching the second-longest streak in the Texas League this season. Ruben Mateo holds the Drillers record, hitting in 27 games during the 1996 season.
Smith's home run in the seventh inning was his seventh in his last 12 games. He also has 21 RBI during that span.
The Drillers are 1-1 playing as Los Petroleros de Tulsa.
Tuesday was only the third time the Drillers were defeated after having a lead in the ninth inning. They are 47-3 on the year when entering the scheduled last inning with the lead.
UP NEXT
The Drillers will take on the Travelers in the series finale on Wednesday night. First pitch at ONEOK Field is scheduled for 7:05 PM, and the probable starting pitchers will be:
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