Travelers Stun Drillers with Ninth-Inning Rally
TULSA, OK - The Arkansas Travelers continued to be a nemesis for the Tulsa Drillers Sunday afternoon at ONEOK Field in the final game of a four-game series. With the Drillers protecting a one-run lead and needing only one more out to close out a win, former OSU and Bishop
TULSA, OK - The Arkansas Travelers continued to be a nemesis for the Tulsa Drillers Sunday afternoon at ONEOK Field in the final game of a four-game series. With the Drillers protecting a one-run lead and needing only one more out to close out a win, former OSU and Bishop Kelley product
The comeback gave the first-place Travelers three wins in the series. On the season, Tulsa is only 6-13 against Arkansas while going 14-7 against the rest of the Texas League.
Sunday's loss was especially tough. With one more out and a win, the Drillers would have been only 3.5 games behind the division-leading Travelers, but instead the deficit increased to 5.5 games.
The final score disguised what was a pitcher's duel for most of the afternoon with starting pitchers
The two teams traded solo homers in the first two innings to open the day's scoring.
Gonzalez, who was making his Double-A debut, was hampered by control issues in the third inning. With two outs and the bases empty, he issued consecutive walks, setting the stage for a run-scoring hit from Taylor that put Arkansas in front 2-1.
The Drillers took the lead with a sixth-inning rally that began with a one-out single from
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Arkansas sent 11 batters to the plate in its ninth-inning rally. It began with a leadoff single by
Gonzalez did not disappoint in his debut. The lefthander lasted 4.2 innings and threw a season high 91 pitches. He surrendered the two runs on just three hits while walking four and striking out seven. The seven strikeouts matched a season high the Mexico native.
Lux finished with six hits in the series, with five of them being infield hits.
Andre Scrub was outstanding out of the Tulsa bullpen. He relieved Gonzalez in the fifth inning and retired all seven batters he faced.
*Cody Thomas finished 0-4 with three strikeouts, ending his 10-game hitting streak. It matched
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