Late Dinger Helps Drillers Down Travs
Box Score Tulsa, OK—A late home run sent the Tulsa Drillers from behind to in front in the eighth inning and they defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 10-8 on Saturday night. The Travs had led on two occasions including by as many as four runs early in the game. Hunter Fitz-Gerald
Tulsa, OK—A late home run sent the Tulsa Drillers from behind to in front in the eighth inning and they defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 10-8 on Saturday night. The Travs had led on two occasions including by as many as four runs early in the game. Hunter Fitz-Gerald had two hits and three runs batted in while Blake Rambusch had two hits and drove home two. Tyler Cleveland was the most effective pitcher for Arkansas in a bullpen game, striking out three over 1.2 scoreless innings.
Moments That Mattered
* The Travs hit five consecutive singles with two out in the sixth inning to erase a deficit and grab their second lead of the game.
* James Tibbs go-ahead homer for Tulsa came with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Notable Travs Performances
* 2B Blake Rambusch: 2-4, SF, 2 RBI
* 1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 2-4, run, 2B, 3 RBI
News and Notes
* The Travs stole four bases, three by Jared Sundstrom, and are at 240 for the season, second most in franchise history and one shy of tying the record.
* Tulsa cut their magic number for a playoff spot to one with one day to go in the season.
The series and the season wraps up on Sunday with switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje (1-0, 3.03) making the start for Arkansas against righty Patrick Copen (1-5, 4.59). First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Sports Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.