NATURALS SECURE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WALK-OFF WIN
SPRINGDALE, Ark - It was déjà vu at Arvest Ballpark as the Naturals (51-72/20-35) used another walk-off win over the Drillers (68-57/31-25) to secure the series victory. The walk-off win was the second of the series and the fourth at home against Tulsa dating back to August 9th. As a
SPRINGDALE, Ark - It was déjà vu at Arvest Ballpark as the Naturals (51-72/20-35) used another walk-off win over the Drillers (68-57/31-25) to secure the series victory. The walk-off win was the second of the series and the fourth at home against Tulsa dating back to August 9th. As a result, Northwest Arkansas finishes the year with a 12-14 record against their North Division foe.
After giving up a solo home run in the ninth to
The clean inning gave the offense a chance and
The season finale between the two clubs was a wild game throughout. Tulsa scored a run in the first on a
Tulsa inched closer in the third as
Northwest Arkansas would extend their lead in the home half of the third in exciting fashion. After Esposito worked a walk against
The Drillers countered with two runs in the fifth on a RBI triple by
The lead would be short-lived though as the Naturals countered with a couple runs of their own in the bottom of the frame as Perkins provided the big hit with the bases loaded. What looked like a bases clearing triple, was ruled a two-run single as the runner in front of Perkins missed third base while rounding home and was ruled out when Tulsa's catcher threw over to third.
Outside of Rivera's game-winning hit, Perkins played the hero throughout as the outfielder went 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
The Naturals won just their fifth game of the season when trailing after the sixth inning and their 11th when being out-hit as Tulsa collected 15 hits - including four home runs - compared to just seven knocks and one homer for Northwest Arkansas.
Today's game concluded the 3-game homestand against Tulsa. Following a league-wide OFF day on Monday, Northwest Arkansas will head down to Midland to take on the RockHounds (Double-A Oakland Athletics) for a 3-game series before traveling to Frisco to square off against the RoughRiders (Double-A Texas Rangers) for the final 3-game series of the Texas trip. The Naturals will then return to Arvest Ballpark on Monday, August 26th for the final homestand of the 2019 regular season.
Catch the live play-by-play with the Voice of the Naturals Benjamin Kelly on KQSM - 92.1 The Ticket on Tuesday night starting at 6:10 p.m. for the Indigo Sky Casino Pregame Show leading to first pitch at 6:30 p.m. against the Midland RockHounds.
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, promotions, group options and more, please visit NWANaturals.com, and follow us on Twitter @NWANaturals and Facebook.com/Naturals.
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