Sborz and Ramos Lead Drillers Past Midland
Tulsa, OK - The Tulsa Drillers used a combination of good hitting and good pitching to win three of their first four games in their current homestand. The trend continued Sunday night. The Drillers got 6 2/3 shutout innings from Josh Sborz and three more hits from the red-hot Henry
Tulsa, OK - The Tulsa Drillers used a combination of good hitting and good pitching to win three of their first four games in their current homestand. The trend continued Sunday night. The Drillers got 6 2/3 shutout innings from Josh Sborz and three more hits from the red-hot
The win keeps the Drillers in first place in the North Division standings of the Texas League with an 11-6 record.
For Sborz, who was the Pitcher of the Year in the California League last season, Sunday marked his strongest outing of this season. The right-hander held the RockHounds without a hit through the first 3 1/3 innings before allowing a one-out single to
Sborz was given a lead when Tulsa struck for two runs in the third inning. With two outs, the Drillers put runners at second and third when
Sborz and reliever
At that point, a play from earlier in the game proved to be key. Midland shortstop
Sborz was credited with the victory to improve his record to 4-6. Copping picked up his seventh save.
Ramos finished 3-4 to record his fourth straight three-hit game. Since coming to Tulsa last month, the outfielder is now hitting .576 with 19 hits in 33 at-bats.
In the current homestand, the Drillers have now won four of the five games while hitting .330 as a team.
Tulsa will look to make it five wins in six games Monday night when it wraps up the homestand with a third game against Midland. Newcomer