Tulsa Swept in Springfield
The Tulsa Drillers finished up their three-game series against the Springfield Cardinals with a doubleheader on Thursday night, and dropped both games. Game one saw the Drillers bats silenced as they managed only one run in a 5-1 defeat. Victor Gonzalez started the game and allowed three runs in his outing. The
The Tulsa Drillers finished up their three-game series against the Springfield Cardinals with a doubleheader on Thursday night, and dropped both games.
Game one saw the Drillers bats silenced as they managed only one run in a 5-1 defeat.
The bats picked up for Tulsa in game two, but it wasn't enough as Springfield took the finale 6-3.
Game 1:
Springfield took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. First baseman
The Cards upped the lead to 5-0 in the sixth. With the bases loaded, a hit by pitch and a fielder's choice resulted in two more runs.
The Drillers only run in the opener came in the seventh inning on a solo home run off the bat of
The high-powered Tulsa offense was held to six hits and only one run in game one.
Parmelee was the only Driller to have multiple hits in the game.
Game 2:
Springfield struck first in the second inning after an error by
Tulsa got its first run in the third. With the bases loaded,
Tulsa tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth after a pair of RBI singles by
Springfield regained the lead in the fourth when Chinea hit a two-run home run.
With the bases loaded in the fifth, former Driller
*Thomas was the only Driller to record a multi-hit game, going 2-4.
UP NEXT: Tulsa at Arkansas, Friday, May 31, at 7:10 PM at Dickey-Stevens Park in North Little Rock, AR. RHP