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Published on May 28, 2015 under Texas League (TL1)
Midland RockHounds News Release
Carson Blair of the Midland RockHounds
(Midland RockHounds, Credit: Saydee Bailey)
Carson Blair went 3-for-4 with a double, two triples, two RBI and two runs scored in the RockHounds 8-3 win over the Tulsa Drillers on Wednesday night at Security Bank Ballpark. (Saydee Bailey)
In the first two games of the RockHounds' series with the Tulsa Drillers, the "star of the show" has been Carson Blair.
Tuesday, the RockHounds catcher had the game-winning hit, a bases-loaded, three-run double in the last of the eighth, turning a 6-5 deficit into an 8-6 lead. Wednesday night, in the designated hitter's role, Blair went 3-for-4 with a double, two triples, two runs and two RBI.
Carson finished the night with four runs batted in and is now 4-for-8 with two doubles, two triples and a half-dozen RBI in the last two nights.
As they did in the first game of the series, Tulsa took an early 3-0 lead, this time on a bases-empty, two-out rally in the second. Consecutive hits by Jarek Cunningham (triple), Daniel Mayora (triple), Adam Law (RBI single) and Ali Solis (RBI single) gave the Drillers the 3-0 advantage.
From there, RockHounds starter Chris Jensen was outstanding, tossing six innings of shutout ball on just three hits before departing after the eighth. The 2014 Texas League All-Star was coming off a tough start at Corpus Christi (10 runs in 3.0 innings) but returned to form Wednesday, allowing just two earned runs over the eight-inning performance. Jensen went six (or more) innings in 20 starts last season, and his eight innings Wednesday provided a huge break for the bullpen, as the game was the team's 34th in the last 35 days.
The win was the second straight in the three-game series (which concludes Thursday night) and boosts the RockHounds' home record to 15-8, the second-best home mark in the league. Only Northwest Arkansas (19-6) has a better track record on their home diamond in 2015.
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