Arkansas Loses Sixth Straight in Doubleheader Sweep
Published on July 18, 2009 under Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Tulsa Drillers continue to have the Arkansas Travelers' number at Dickey-Stephens Park, holding the Travs to six hits and one run in 5-1 Tulsa win to complete a doubleheader sweep and hand Arkansas its sixth straight loss. Four Driller pitchers combined to stifle the Traveler offense for a third straight game, allowing one run, the first and only run scored by the Travs so far in the series.
Arkansas (6-15, 34-47) scored snapped an 18-inning scoreless streak when Ryan Mount doubled and scored on a Jeremy Moore groundout in the second inning, but it would be the only time a Traveler would touch home plate on the night. Andy Graham gave up just two hits in three innings, allowing the one run while walking one and striking out two. Tommy Baumgardner, Edgmer Escalona (W, 1-1) and Matt Reynolds combined for four innings of four-hit scoreless relief. Mount got a second hit in the sixth, and catcher Flint Wipke went 2-for-3 as well.
Tulsa (10-9, 48-41) improved to 14-5 against Arkansas this season because of a four-run first inning off Traveler starter Amalio Diaz (L, 1-5). After retiring Anthony Jackson to lead off the game, Diaz walked Darin Holcomb, then gave up four straight singles to the Drillers a 4-0 lead before the Travs ever got to bat. Daniel Mayora hit a run-scoring single to left, Cole Garner hit a 2-RBI single to right, and then Mayora was credited with stealing home (10) with two outs on a failed pickoff attempt of Garner. Garner broke to second and was two-thirds of the way to the bag before Daiz' throw got to Mark Trumbo. As Trumbo fired to second, Mayora sprinted home and Garner slid under the late tag at second (10).
In the second inning, the Drillers padded their lead when Jackson was credited with a bunt single when the Travs' pitcher, catcher and third baseman all got to the ball at the same time and all backed off in unison. Jackson then stole second and took third when Wipke's throw (7) went into center field, and Holcomb lined a single to left to give Tulsa a 5-0 lead. Marco Albano was charged with the unearned run, but he retired 11-of-12 Drillers before Wil Ortiz made the second Arkansas error (17) in the sixth. Albano tossed 4.1 innings of relief, with ofur hits, no walks and no earned runs. Bobby Cassevah and Barret Browning got the final five outs without allowing a run.
The Travs are now 4-12 in doubleheader games this season. Attendance for Arkansas's league-leading eighth doubleheader of the season was 7,760. Game two lasted 2:12. Traveler outfielder Val Majewski sat out again today with a left knee injury and will be out through at least the team's upcoming four-game road trip.
Lefthander Mike Anton (2-6, 4.62 ERA) will start the series finale tomorrow at 6 p.m. against the Drillers' Branden Durden (2-2, 3.57). The Travs will then head to Northwest Arkansas for a four-game series before facing Tulsa again in North Little Rock.
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