TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/04/2109
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6864 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tulsa Drillers (62-43) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 12 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (53-52) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Naturals Lose as Drillers Stage Late Rally
Tulsa parlayed a decent outing from starter Tyler Pitzer into a solid win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The final score was 5-2. Pitzer got the win, improving to 7-2. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Earning his 5th save for Tulsa was Rod Gutierrez.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Jeremy Strickland? The 24-year old third baseman Strickland stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put Tulsa up, 3-2. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"I was the aggressor," said Pitzer. "No doubt about it."

The Drillers lead the North Division by 5 games.
TULSA BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valenzuela CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 3 25
   a-A. Parra PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302 11 33
G. Stevens LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .301 2 17
J. Johnson 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .370 14 66
A. Dotto DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .332 6 46
   b-F. Gomez DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278 3 29
J. Strickland 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .279 16 60
M. Diaz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .281 5 29
D. Evans RF, CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .240 9 51
R. Corsi SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .228 9 40
A. Himebauch C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .189 2 13
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 8 20      
a - A. Parra pinch hit for A. Valenzuela in the 7th
b - F. Gomez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Stevens (7, 6th Inning off A. Jernigan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Strickland (12, 8th Inning off C. Hardy, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Dotto (14, 8th Inning off C. Hardy, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Corsi (9, 8th Inning off C. Hardy, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Valenzuela , G. Stevens 2 , J. Johnson 3 , A. Dotto 3 , J. Strickland 4 , R. Corsi 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Stevens 3 , D. Evans
GIDP: J. Strickland , D. Evans
Sac Bunt: A. Himebauch
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Valenzuela(Rubin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanchez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 1 7
J. Howard 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 12 50
   a-J. Torres PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 2 24
J. McElwain C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .298 8 28
J. Redman 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317 7 37
J. Lance SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .282 11 44
W. Gilmore DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .210 10 26
   b-B. Pyle DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 1 3
V. Taylor RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 8 34
   c-J. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 4 26
J. Rubin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .177 0 5
   d-F. Enriquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 1 21
A. Rossi CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .116 0 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 12 13      
a - J. Torres pinch hit for J. Howard in the 8th
b - B. Pyle inserted as DH in the 9th
c - J. Martin pinch hit for V. Taylor in the 9th
d - F. Enriquez pinch hit for J. Rubin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rubin (7, 5th Inning off T. Pitzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Redman (18, 6th Inning off T. Pitzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McElwain (8, 4th Inning off T. Pitzer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sanchez , J. Howard , J. McElwain 4 , J. Redman 3 , J. Lance , J. Rubin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lance , V. Taylor , F. Enriquez
Hit by Pitch: J. Redman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Redman 2 (8)
CS: J. Sanchez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rubin (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Rubin-Lance-Howard, Lance-Torres)
TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pitzer W (7-2) 8.0 6 2 2 2 11 1 106 3.18   
R. Gutierrez SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pitzer 71
Batters Faced: T. Pitzer 30, R. Gutierrez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pitzer 5-6, R. Gutierrez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pitzer 106-72, R. Gutierrez 18-9
Hit Batsmen: R. Gutierrez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Jernigan 6.1 8 1 1 0 6 0 96 2.59   
S. Saito H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.48   
C. Hardy L (0-2), BS (2) 0.1 4 4 4 1 1 0 18 9.00   
M. Cruz 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Jernigan 59
Batters Faced: A. Jernigan 27, S. Saito 2, C. Hardy 6, M. Cruz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Jernigan 7-5, S. Saito 0-2, C. Hardy 0-0, M. Cruz 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Jernigan 96-65, S. Saito 7-5, C. Hardy 18-11, M. Cruz 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saito 1-0 , M. Cruz 1-0
WP: A. Jernigan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Pitzer
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 6415
Special Notes: LF Alex Dotto was injured while running the bases.
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