TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
06/09/2108
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
GAME ID: 6685 - SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (33-28) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 1
Tulsa Drillers (38-23) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 7 0
Naturals Edge Drillers, 5-4
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals topped the Tulsa Drillers, 5-4, in Texas League action at ONEOK Field. The standout performance belonged to Northwest Arkansas pitcher and Takanosu, Japan, native Shizuo Saito. Saito yielded 4 runs over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8. His record improves to 3-1. Earning his 1st save for Northwest Arkansas was Arturo Valverde.

Jon Rubin dealt the Drillers a blow in the top of the sixth. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Northwest Arkansas leading 2-1, Rubin hit a 1-2 fastball for a run-scoring single.

"What we get, we earn," Rubin told the Northwest Arkansas Herald.

With the win, Northwest Arkansas raised its record to 33-28.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Redman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268 7 19
   a-L. Wilson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 8
R. Wade CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .221 6 24
M. Salgado SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .290 13 35
D. Zuniga 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .247 3 15
   b-D. Hart 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
J. Ochoa DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .194 2 8
J. Heide LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 1 15
J. Rubin 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .253 0 15
N. Crofton C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 2 5
R. Valenzuela RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .200 0 4
Totals 34 5 6 5 5 9 16      
a - L. Wilson substituted for J. Redman in the 9th
b - D. Hart substituted for D. Zuniga in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Salgado , D. Zuniga , J. Ochoa , J. Heide , J. Rubin , R. Valenzuela
2-out RBI: M. Salgado , R. Valenzuela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Zuniga 2 , N. Crofton , R. Valenzuela
Hit by Pitch: J. Redman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Heide (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Crofton (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Stevens LF 5 0 0 1 0 4 4 .301 3 22
R. Vara 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .235 1 16
M. Overton DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .257 3 7
J. Johnson 1B, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .279 2 8
G. Thompson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 8 32
T. Alvarez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 0 14
   a-T. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .043 0 2
   c-C. Holmes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Himebauch C 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .196 7 19
   b-V. de la Rosa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 6 18
I. Rosa CF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .255 1 4
   d-J. Coffin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
R. Alvarez SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 .229 5 18
Totals 33 4 7 3 4 10 17      
a - T. Moore pinch hit for T. Alvarez in the 8th
b - V. de la Rosa pinch hit for A. Himebauch in the 8th
c - C. Holmes substituted for T. Moore in the 9th
d - J. Coffin pinch hit for I. Rosa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rosa 2 (5, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Johnson (5, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Overton (3, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Overton 4 , J. Johnson 3 , G. Thompson , T. Alvarez , I. Rosa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Stevens 2 , M. Overton , T. Alvarez
Sac Fly: R. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: A. Himebauch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rosa (3) , R. Alvarez (15)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (3-1) 7.2 7 4 4 2 8 1 102 3.00   
A. Valverde SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 29 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 55
Batters Faced: S. Saito 33, A. Valverde 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 5-10, A. Valverde 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 102-65, A. Valverde 29-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valverde 1-0
WP: S. Saito
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cortez L (5-5) 6.0 5 5 5 3 5 0 117 4.15   
J. Binkley 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 43 0.00   
C. Sherwood 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cortez 44
Batters Faced: J. Cortez 28, J. Binkley 10, C. Sherwood 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cortez 3-11, J. Binkley 1-3, C. Sherwood 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cortez 117-69, J. Binkley 43-23, C. Sherwood 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sherwood 2-0
WP: J. Cortez
Hit Batsmen: J. Cortez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shizuo Saito
Ballpark: ONEOK Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 7744
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