TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/19/2098
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6809 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tulsa Drillers (69-23) 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 12 1
Springfield Cardinals (41-50) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Drillers Spill Cardinals, 8-5
The 8-5 Tulsa win over Springfield was due largely to Ricky Nieto. The Drillers first baseman went 2-2 with 2 singles and 3 walks, while scoring 2 times. Chris Coverdale picked up the save for Tulsa, his 17th of the year. The Drillers, at 69-23, have a comfortable 19½-game lead in their division.

Tulsa designated hitter Mike Buckner contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker into left field for a 2-run single. It was his 78th hit of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 8-5.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Nieto said in reaction to the win.
TULSA BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Schlitt LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 14 20
   c-L. Flores PH, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .338 2 21
J. Sanborn DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280 15 35
   d-M. Buckner DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .299 3 25
R. Nieto 1B 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .243 20 42
R. Navarro CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .301 13 53
R. Henson RF, LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .237 17 48
J. Saray 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .305 9 37
J. Jarosz SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 2 9
   a-M. Saunders PH, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .265 10 28
D. Platt 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .249 19 42
   b-S. Froelich PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .366 7 21
   e-Y. Cabrera LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 12
   f-M. Schultz RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 2 6
J. Schurman C 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .217 7 25
Totals 38 8 12 8 6 13 25      
a - M. Saunders pinch hit for J. Jarosz in the 5th
b - S. Froelich pinch hit for D. Platt in the 5th
c - L. Flores pinch hit for G. Schlitt in the 5th
d - M. Buckner inserted as DH in the 5th
e - Y. Cabrera substituted for S. Froelich in the 5th
f - M. Schultz substituted for Y. Cabrera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Flores (11, 5th Inning off J. Chavez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Schurman (16, 7th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Navarro (5, 5th Inning off M. Green, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Froelich (1, 5th Inning off M. Green, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Navarro (13, 3rd Inning off M. Green, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Flores 2 , M. Buckner , R. Nieto 2 , R. Navarro 7 , R. Henson 2 , J. Jarosz , S. Froelich 3 , J. Schurman 3
2-out RBI: L. Flores , M. Buckner , S. Froelich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Schlitt , M. Buckner 2 , R. Navarro , D. Platt
Sac Fly: M. Saunders
Hit by Pitch: J. Saray 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Saray (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Saunders (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mertens DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .321 2 20
J. Howard 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .322 3 45
C. Benson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .282 8 42
B. Haynes CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 2 6
   a-A. Carranza PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .264 6 38
   b-J. Gregg CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .316 2 16
J. Crawford 1B 4 0 3 2 1 1 2 .289 8 19
J. Kalbacher SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .225 4 18
J. Littlefield RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .324 6 40
J. Estrella 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .208 0 2
J. Garcia C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .221 2 17
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 10 23      
a - A. Carranza pinch hit for B. Haynes in the 3rd
b - J. Gregg substituted for A. Carranza in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mertens (26, 1st Inning off E. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Carranza (15, 3rd Inning off M. Holst, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Crawford (12, 5th Inning off R. Spiteri, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Howard (23, 9th Inning off A. Laboy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mertens 3 , J. Howard 4 , C. Benson , A. Carranza 2 , J. Crawford 4 , J. Estrella , J. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benson , J. Crawford , J. Kalbacher , J. Estrella , J. Garcia
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mertens (11) , J. Howard (6)
TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Vazquez 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 35 2.29   
M. Holst 0.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 21 3.69   
R. Spiteri W (6-2) 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 48 3.57   
A. Laboy H (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 44 1.89   
C. Coverdale SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Vazquez 53
Batters Faced: E. Vazquez 8, M. Holst 6, R. Spiteri 15, A. Laboy 11, C. Coverdale 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Vazquez 0-2, M. Holst 0-0, R. Spiteri 2-7, A. Laboy 3-1, C. Coverdale 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Vazquez 35-23, M. Holst 21-12, R. Spiteri 48-33, A. Laboy 44-32, C. Coverdale 11-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Spiteri 1-0 , A. Laboy 1-0 , C. Coverdale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Green L (5-10) 4.2 7 7 7 4 6 1 116 5.08   
J. Chavez 3.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 51 4.71   
R. Mansfield 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Green 24
Batters Faced: M. Green 27, J. Chavez 14, R. Mansfield 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Green 2-6, J. Chavez 2-2, R. Mansfield 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Green 116-69, J. Chavez 51-32, R. Mansfield 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chavez 2-2 , R. Mansfield 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Green 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Nieto
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 7418
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