PITCHERS' DUEL LEANS THE WAY OF TULSA IN 3-1 LOSS
TULSA, Okla. - In a game dominated by strong pitch, the Tulsa Drillers used a three-run fifth inning to claim a 3-1 win over the Naturals on Friday night at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa. The game moves the Naturals into second place in the North Division and a game
TULSA, Okla. - In a game dominated by strong pitch, the Tulsa Drillers used a three-run fifth inning to claim a 3-1 win over the Naturals on Friday night at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa. The game moves the Naturals into second place in the North Division and a game back of first with three games remaining in the first half.
Left-hander,
The third time through the line-up in the fifth proved to be the difference against Kalish (1-2, 5.40). Tulsa used back-to-back doubles by
Meanwhile, the Naturals bats were stymied by left-hander,
Northwest Arkansas (33-34) finally cracked the scoring column against left-hander,
Reliever,
Kalish finished five innings of three-run baseball with seven strikeouts and two walks to end his night.
For the second consecutive night, the Naturals were held to just five hits in the ballgame with
The series concludes tomorrow night at 7:05 at ONEOK Field with left-hander,
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