North Little Rock, AR-For the second night in a row, the Arkansas Travelers took a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Tulsa Drillers. Luis Liberato drew a bases loaded walk with two out in the ninth to push home the game-winning run. Arkansas had tied it just an inning earlier on
North Little Rock, AR-For the second night in a row, the Arkansas Travelers took a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Tulsa Drillers. Luis Liberato drew a bases loaded walk with two out in the ninth to push home the game-winning run. Arkansas had tied it just an inning earlier on a two out home run by Evan White. Drillers starter J.D. Martin yielded only that tally over eight innings while striking out eight with no walks. Travs starter Nabil Crismatt was nicked for just one run on four hits over six innings while striking out seven. The bullpen then pitched three shutout with Jake Haberer getting the final six outs and earning the win. With the victory, the Travs win the series, three games to one and go up two games on Tulsa for the early lead in the second half division race. Arkansas is 8-2 in the half and a Double-A best 51-27 overall.
Moments That Mattered
* Tulsa got their run on a straight steal of home by Drew Avans with two out in the sixth on an extremely close play at the plate.
* Evan White drove a J.D. Martin pitch 380 feet out to left for the tying homer with two out in the eighth.
* Jordan Sheffield walked the first two hitters in the bottom of the ninth on eight consecutive pitches setting the Travs up. Another walk with one out loaded the bases before Luis Liberato walked a 3-2 pitch with two out to end the game.
Notable Travs Performances
* 1B Evan White: 2-4, run, HR, RBI
* RHP Nabil Crismatt: 6 IP, 4 H, R, 7 K
* RHP Jake Haberer: Win, 2 IP, H, 4 K
News and Notes
* Mariners reliever Sam Tuivailala pitched a scoreless seventh inning (BB, 2 K) for the Travs in his first outing with Arkansas on a Major League Rehab Assignment.
* The Travs and Drillers are finished playing in the regular season with Arkansas taking the season series 21-9.
Up Next
The Travs hit the road for a quick three game set at Northwest Arkansas beginning Monday night. Right-hander Darren McCaughan (6-4, 2.73) makes the start against righty Gerson Garabito (4-5, 4.58). First pitch is set for 6:35 and the game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.
