NATURALS OVERPOWERED BY DRILLERS
SPRINGDALE, Ark - In search of back-to-back wins for the first time this half, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (4-14, 39-49) scored a few late runs but were ultimately overpowered by the first-place Tulsa Drillers (14-5, 48-41) in an 14-3 defeat on Thursday night at Arvest Ballpark. In total, Tulsa pounded
SPRINGDALE, Ark - In search of back-to-back wins for the first time this half, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (4-14, 39-49) scored a few late runs but were ultimately overpowered by the first-place Tulsa Drillers (14-5, 48-41) in an 14-3 defeat on Thursday night at Arvest Ballpark. In total, Tulsa pounded out 16 hits and hit four home runs to even up this 4-game series.
Like in the series opener, Tulsa raced out to an early lead. The Drillers used a couple of walks and a hit to load the bases with no outs in the first against
The Tulsa lead would grow to 3-0 in the second after
The fourth inning would prove pivotal once again but this time it went in favor of the visitors. A night after scoring seven runs against Tulsa, he Naturals gave up six runs on six hits. The damage was done by three big at-bats as
The Drillers would continue the offensive onslaught with a run in the fifth and another in the sixth. Ruiz, the highly-touted catching prospect, connected on his second solo home run of the game in the fifth while the hot-hitting
Northwest Arkansas would get their first run in the seventh as
The Naturals' turned to
Northwest Arkansas continued battling as they'd load the bases in the ninth. Gutierrez scored his second run of the game on a RBI groundout by
Ogando took the loss while
Northwest Arkansas will continue their 4-game series against the Tulsa Drillers, the Double-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Game 3 tomorrow night - Friday, July 13 - with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. for a Fireworks Friday featuring a special appearance by Marshall from Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol and a Game-Worn Jersey Auction for Cancer Charity 4 Life. The Naturals will turn to RHP
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The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The Naturals play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark. For more information, including statistics, ticket options, and more, please visit NWANaturals.com, and follow us on Twitter @NWANaturals and Facebook.com/Naturals.
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