TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/24/2113
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TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6952 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tulsa Drillers (77-50) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (61-66) 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 X 9 9 0
Northwest Arkansas Downs Tulsa, 9-2
Northwest Arkansas pitcher Eric Marlin did his part in helping his team defeat the Tulsa Drillers, 9-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. The third-place Naturals have won 4 straight.

The Drillers had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Naturals going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 23-year old center fielder Tony Valadez came to the plate. Valadez hit a 2-run double on a 0-1 slider from Tulsa hurler Tony Jimenez. It was Valadez's 29th double of the year.

"I hope we get a nice reward for this win," said Valadez. "Like maybe a lighter workout schedule."
TULSA BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Niemeyer CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .202 5 19
B. Durtschi 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .224 2 5
T. Salas LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 14 44
R. Sifuentes DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 20 76
D. LaBore 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 5 13
B. Prescott RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .313 5 13
S. Mecca C 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .216 4 18
J. Ritzler SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .350 7 16
D. Willison 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .282 5 27
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 9 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Durtschi (2, 3rd Inning off E. Marlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Niemeyer , B. Durtschi 4 , T. Salas , D. LaBore , B. Prescott 2 , J. Ritzler 2 , D. Willison
2-out RBI: B. Durtschi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Durtschi , R. Sifuentes , S. Mecca , J. Ritzler
GIDP: B. Durtschi , D. Willison
Sac Fly: B. Niemeyer
Hit by Pitch: S. Mecca
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Niemeyer (12) , B. Prescott (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. LaBore (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hall RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .241 4 29
   a-J. Shields PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 4 30
X. Gilbert 2B 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .236 13 50
   b-I. Alvarado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 2 11
   c-J. Gilbert 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 2 6
W. Lovejoy CF 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 .293 7 21
J. Vargo DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .298 10 47
M. Pereira 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .259 4 29
W. Raffety 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .268 6 31
T. Valadez LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .259 15 68
E. Crosthwait SS 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 .239 4 28
J. Pimentel C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .218 8 39
Totals 34 9 9 9 6 12 21      
a - J. Shields pinch hit for G. Hall in the 8th
b - I. Alvarado pinch hit for X. Gilbert in the 8th
c - J. Gilbert substituted for I. Alvarado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Valadez (29, 4th Inning off T. Jimenez, 3 on, 1 out) , I. Alvarado (3, 8th Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Gilbert (13, 4th Inning off T. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Lovejoy (7, 5th Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Gilbert 5 , I. Alvarado 2 , W. Lovejoy 4 , J. Vargo , W. Raffety , T. Valadez 2 , E. Crosthwait , J. Pimentel
2-out RBI: T. Valadez , E. Crosthwait
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Gilbert , J. Vargo , J. Pimentel
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Raffety-Crosthwait-Marlin, Crosthwait-Gilbert-Raffety)
TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jimenez L (1-2) 3.1 6 5 5 2 3 1 56 6.45   
M. Matthews 4.2 3 4 1 4 9 1 81 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jimenez 27
Batters Faced: T. Jimenez 18, M. Matthews 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jimenez 4-3, M. Matthews 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jimenez 56-31, M. Matthews 81-52
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matthews 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Marlin W (4-1) 7.1 6 2 2 3 6 1 109 3.00   
A. Kenney 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 32 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Marlin 61
Batters Faced: E. Marlin 30, A. Kenney 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Marlin 8-6, A. Kenney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Marlin 109-69, A. Kenney 32-20
Hit Batsmen: E. Marlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Marlin
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 6456
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