Tulsa Tops Naturals in Game Three of Series
Springdale, AR- The Tulsa Drillers got another good outing from starting pitcher Edwin Uceta Saturday night, and three relief pitchers closed out a 4-2 win over Northwest Arkansas. The victory was the fifth in the past six games for the Drillers.Uceta was very solid over 5.2 innings. He allowed only
Springdale, AR- The Tulsa Drillers got another good outing from starting pitcher
Uceta was very solid over 5.2 innings. He allowed only one run and struck out five in gaining his fifth victory of the season.
The Drillers took an early lead in the top of the first. After
The Naturals tied things at 1-1 an inning later. With runners on the corners, a sacrifice fly by
Tulsa added an insurance run in the ninth. Avans led off the inning with his second double, and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by
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Avans and Wong each had two hits in the game, and accounted for two of the Drillers runs.
Shea Spitzbarth struck out three over two scoreless innings of relief.
*Springfield defeated Arkansas, allowing the Drillers to pull within one game of first place in the Texas League North Division standings.
UP NEXT: Tulsa at Northwest Arkansas, Saturday, August 11, 2:05 PM at Arvest Ballpark, Springdale, AR. LHP