Travelers Strike Late Again to Take Series Lead
With the Tulsa Drillers trailing by a run in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the Texas League North Division Playoff Series Friday night, Cael Brockmeyer demolished a game-tying home run onto the back of the left field berm to tie the game, but Arkansas got a big homer
With the Tulsa Drillers trailing by a run in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the Texas League North Division Playoff Series Friday night,
After getting the first out of the ninth inning,
The win gives the Travelers a commanding 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. The Drillers will have to win the next two games to advance to the Texas League Championship Series. Arkansas needs just one win to clinch the series.
The Travs struck first early in Friday's contest.
The Drillers broke through for a run in the fourth. D.J. Peters walked and
An inning later, Tulsa rallied for another run to take the lead. After a
A big turning point in the game came in the top of the seventh.
Brockmeyer's eighth inning home run tied the game and set the stage for the fateful ninth.
The Drillers made it interesting in the bottom of the ninth. Lux led the inning off with a double, and eventually ended up at third with just one out. But after a pop-up and a Peters strikeout, the Travelers took the 5-4 win.
WHAT YOU MISSED
Dustin May got the start on the mound for Tulsa, and put together a very good start. He gave the Drillers five strong innings, giving up only one run on four hits.
In the top of the fourth, May was struck by a line drive off the bat of Filia. The game was delayed for a few minutes as trainer Kalie Swain checked on the hurler. May stayed in the game, and got the next batter to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Scavuzzo and Lux have hit safely in all three postseason games.
The two earned runs that Arkansas starter
*The Drillers have now dropped their last four postseason games at ONEOK Field.
UP NEXT
The best-of-five series will continue at ONEOK Field on Saturday night. First pitch for game 4 is scheduled for 7:05 PM, and the probable starters will be:
ARK
TUL