Walker Homers in Drillers Loss
June 28, 2019 - Texas League (TL1)
Tulsa Drillers News Release
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - In their return to action on following the Texas League All-Star break, the Tulsa Drillers opened up a four-game set against the Arkansas Travelers on Thursday night. Knotted up at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Dom Thompson-Williams struck again against the Drillers, delivering a go-ahead homer in a 3-2 defeat to the Travs.
The Drillers and Travs entered the All-Star break as the hottest teams in the Texas League, both starting the second half of the season 5-1. The loss moves the Drillers to a game behind Arkansas in the Texas League North with Thursday's game the opener in the final series of the regular season between the two clubs.
After allowing a pair of runs in a rocky first inning, Drillers starter Justin De Fratus settled in and allowed only two base runners over the next four innings. But Thompson-Williams came up big to lead off the bottom of the sixth. The lefty clubbed the go-ahead homer, and the Drillers were unable to make a come-back.
A pair of Travs All-Stars gave Arkansas a quick lead in the first. Donnie Walton led off with a double, and Evan White followed with a double, plating Walton. Later in the inning, Thompson-Williams singled to deliver his first RBI of the game, giving Arkansas a 2-0 lead.
The Drillers evened things up an inning later. Keibert Ruiz got things started with a double, his seventh of the season. Jared Walker then smashed a clutch, two-run homer to right to tie things up at 2-2.
Tulsa went hitless in its final six innings.
WHAT YOU MISSED
*Walker's sixth inning home run was his first since homering in back-to-back games May 22-23. It was the infielder's seventh homer of the year.
*Andre Scrubb relieved De Fratus and pitched two scoreless innings out of the Drillers bullpen. The All-Star allowed only one hit and struck out a batter.
*The three hits on the night matched a season-low for Tulsa.
*Prior to the game, the Dodgers announced that Gavin Lux, Dustin May and DJ Peters all received a promotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City. J.D. Martin and Logan Landon rejoin the Drillers from OKC, and Brandon Montgomery joined Tulsa from Rancho Cucamonga.
UP NEXT: Tulsa at Arkansas, Friday, June 28, 7:05 PM at Dickey Stevens Ballpark in North Little Rock, Arkansas. RHP Edwin Uceta (0-2, 8.79 ERA) vs. LHP Ricardo Sanchez (5-5, 4.38 ERA).
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