Drillers Win to Force Winner-Take-All Game 5 Sunday Afternoon at ONEOK Field
The Tulsa Drillers turned the tables on Arkansas Saturday night to keep their 2018 season alive. Like the Travelers have twice in the series, the Drillers came through with a late rally to gain a 5-3 win and force a winner-take-all game five Sunday afternoon at ONEOK Field. With a
The Tulsa Drillers turned the tables on Arkansas Saturday night to keep their 2018 season alive. Like the Travelers have twice in the series, the Drillers came through with a late rally to gain a 5-3 win and force a winner-take-all game five Sunday afternoon at ONEOK Field. With a loss ending their season, the Drillers broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Travelers and set up one final meeting to determine a spot in the Texas League Championship Series.
The best-of-five series will now be decided at ONOEK Field Sunday afternoon with first pitch slated for 1:05 p.m. The Drillers have announced that free tickets on the grass berms will be available for all fans. Fans can use the tickets for free admission or to upgrade to a different seating area in the stadium. The tickets must be purchased at the stadium ticket office which opens at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Tulsa held a 2-0 lead for much of Saturday's critical game before the Travelers struck for two runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie the game.
The Drillers had an immediate response in the bottom half of the eighth.
The rally continued when a one-out hit by D.J. Peters put runners at the corners for
The hit by Scavuzzo proved big when
The Drillers led for most of the night after jumping in front early with a run in the bottom of the first inning. With one out and the bases empty, Jackson tripled to deep centerfield.
They added a second run in the third.
Starting pitcher
For the third time in four games, Arkansas staged a late rally that finally erased the Drillers lead in the top of the eighth. The rally began when Jackson misplayed a ground ball, allowing
After
WHAT YOU MISSED
Tomorrow's matchup will mark the second straight year that the Drillers have hosted a winner-take-all game five in a North Division Playoff Series. Last season, Tulsa defeated Northwest Arkansas 6-1 in game five.
The victory ended a four-game, home losing streak in playoff games for the Drillers.
Actor and musician Thomas Ian Nicholas threw the ceremonial first pitch before the game. Nicholas played Henry Rowengartner in the baseball movie Rookie of the Year.
Scavuzzo and Lux have hit safely in all four postseason games.
After the game, the Travelers announced that pitcher
It is appropriate that the series will come down to a game five. Tulsa and Arkansas have played each other a total of 36 times this season with each team winning 18 games.
UP NEXT
The Drillers and Travelers will play Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. at ONEOK Field with a berth in the Texas League Championship Series at stake. Fans can get free grass berm tickets for the game beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the ONEOK Field Ticket Office. The pitching matchup for the series deciding contest will be:
ARK Williams Perez (6-1, 2.28 ERA)
TUL