Texas League Championship Series – Game 3 Amarillo Sod Poodles 72-66 / 38-32 Vs
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TEXAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – GAME 3 AMARILLO SOD POODLES 72-66 / 38-32 VS. TULSA DRILLERS 78-61 / 41-29 Friday, September 13, 2019 | 7:05 PM | ONEOK Field | Tulsa, OK Series Tied 1-1 | 43-27 Home | 35-34 Road | W1 Streak | 10-6 vs. Amarillo (Including Postseason) DRILLERS CLAIM HISTORIC GAME 2 WIN – Since professional baseball began in Tulsa in 1905, the Drillers/Oilers had hit seven home runs in a game only four times. On Wednesday night in downtown Amarillo, the Drillers shattered the long-standing record, crushing nine home runs in an 18-9 win in Game 2 of the TLCS. Jeter Downs hit three of the nine which tied the Tulsa all-time record and set the all-time Tulsa playoff record. The 18 runs and 18 hits were both season-highs for the Drillers. The victory evened the best-of-five series at 1-1. Not to be overshadowed by the excessive offense in Game 2, was the fantastic work of the Drillers bullpen. After the Drillers regained the lead in the top of the second, Luis Vasquez did not allow a run over the next two innings. Michael Boyle followed with three strong innings, allowing only a solo home run. Shea Spitzbarth followed by striking out three and Nolan Long finished off the win by striking out three in the bottom of the ninth. Tulsa Starting Pitcher #40 RHP Marku s Solbach (1-0, 1.69 ERA) [Grab your reader’s attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place • The 22-year-old is a native of Germany and signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in January of this year this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it.] • Pitched in the Twins (2011-13) and Diamondbacks (2014-16) systems. Has also pitched professionally in Australia and Germany st • Began the year with the Dodgers Rookie Lg. teams (0-2, 4.57 ERA in 6 G) before joining Tulsa and making his 1 appearance on July 29 • Won his final two starts of the regular season while not allowing an earned run to win TL Pitcher of the Week Award • Picked up the win in Game 3 of the TL North Division Series after allowing one run on five hits while striking out four TL CHAMPIONSHIPS – A second consecutive Texas League Championship for the Drillers would be the 10th TL title for the city of Tulsa. The Drillers franchise has won four TL crowns, in 1982, 1988, 1998 and 2018, while the old Tulsa Oilers franchise win five titles, in 1936, 1949, 1960, 1962 and 1963. A title for the Sod Poodles would be the second for the city of Amarillo. The old Amarillo Gold Sox franchise defeated Shreveport for the 1976 Texas League Championship, also playing as a San Diego Padres affiliate. TIED AT ONE – Since 2005, when the Texas League began using five games for all playoff series, the Drillers have on six occasions been in situations where the series was tied 1-1 after two games. The Drillers went on to win four of those series, including this year’s division series with Arkansas. Three of the four series wins occurred with the Drillers hosting games 3-5. HODGETOWN LAUNCHING PAD – The Drillers have hit a total of 38 home runs in 16 games against Amarillo this season. Of those 38, 33 have come in HODGETOWN in downtown Amarillo. Tulsa hit 20 homers in 7 regular season games in Amarillo, and 13 in the 2 postseason games. DOWNS WITH AMARILLO – Jeter Downs has hit 8 home runs in 19 games with the Drillers (including postseason) and they have all come against Amarillo. In 8 games against the Sod Poodles, Downs is 15-34 (.441) with 8 homers and 11 RBI. SEVEN AND COUNTING? – Connor Wong and Donovan Casey are the only two Tulsa players to hit safely in all seven playoff games. Wong is 12- 27 (.444) with 2 HR and 9 RBI, while Casey is 12-28 (.429) with 3 HR and 6 RBI so far in the postseason. Dating back to the regular season, Wong is riding a 10-game hitting streak (19-38, 4 HR, 18 RBI) while Casey has hit in 8 straight games (14-37, 4 HR, 9 RBI). CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE – Pitchers Michael Boyle, Nolan Long, Shea Spitzbarth and infielder Eric Peterson are the only four remaining Drillers on the active roster who were members of last season’s championship winning team. NEXT LEVEL – The Drillers have 13 players who were on Rancho Cucamonga’s active roster last season when the Quakes won the California League Championship (Casey, Crawford, Curry, Estevez, Moseley, Rincon, Salow, Santana, Sheffield, Thomas, Uceta, Walker, Wong). LOTS OF WINNING – The Drillers 78 regular season wins were tied for the most in franchise history (78 wins in 1998). UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date Time Opponent Pitchers 9/14 7:05 PM Amarillo RHP Jesse Sholtens (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Parker Curry (0-1, 3.00 ERA) 9/15* 1:05 PM Amarillo TBD vs. RHP Edwin Uceta (1-0, 1.50 ERA) *If Necessary Amarillo Sod Poodles vs. Tulsa Drillers – GAME 3 Texas League Championshp Series PITCHING NOTES 2019 Team Pitching Stats – Regular Season ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO SV SVO OPP AVE 3.45 1214.2 1074 563 466 111 472 1240 33 52 .235 #1 SHEA SPITZBARTH Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 11 vs. AMA 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 Aug 31 @ CC Aug. 20 vs. AMA 2019 HIGHS: IP – 2.1 Runs Allowed – 3 Strikeouts – 5 Walks – 3 • Spitzbarth rejoined the Drillers on August 5 after spending two months at AAA Oklahoma City • Allowed just one run in 10 regular season appearances after returning (1 ER in 15 IP for a 0.60 ERA) • Was 1-0 with an 8.18 ERA in 20 games with OKC #5 PARKER CURRY Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 7 vs. ARK 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 Aug 1 vs NWA - 2019 HIGHS: IP – 8.0 Runs Allowed – 8 Strikeouts – 9 Walks – 2 • Started 13 games and relieved in 11 others in the regular season • Three of his four wins this season came in a 19-day period from July 14-August 1 • Charged with the loss in G4 of North Division Series despite 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K #7 LOGAN SALOW (L) Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 10 @ AMA 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 - - 2019 HIGHS: IP – 3.0 Runs Allowed – 3 Strikeouts – 4 Walks – 4 • Logan began the season at Class-A Rancho Cucamonga, going 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA in 27 games with the Quakes • Made his first appearance with the Drillers on July 1 vs. Springfield. Did not allow a run in 4 of his first 5 appearances • Five of the 12 earned runs he allowed with the Drillers came in the last two regular season outings #15 STETSON ALLIE Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Aug 29 @ AMA 1.2 4 1 1 0 3 Aug 14 vs. SPR - 2019 HIGHS: IP –1.2 Runs Allowed – 5 Strikeouts – 3 Walks – 3 • Stetson began the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 0-0 with 2 saves and an 8.16 ERA in 33 games • Gave up 5 earned runs without recording an out on 8/23 vs Corpus. His ERA is 3.86 in his other 7 appearances with Tulsa • Played six seasons in the minors as an outfielder before making the switch to the mound #17 RYAN MOSELEY Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 10 @ AMA (L) 0.2 4 7 2 2 0 Aug 13 vs. SPR Aug 2 vs. NWA 2019 HIGHS: IP – 3.0 Runs Allowed – 3 Strikeouts – 5 Walks – 3 • Made his debut with the Drillers on May 24 after opening the season at Class-A Rancho Cucamonga (2-2, 0.69 ERA in 17 G) • Gave up a combined 7 earned runs in his first 3 appearances with Tulsa; Has compiled a 2.47 ERA in the other 27 AA games • Had a 0.96 ERA in 5 appearances against Amarillo during the regular season (9.1 IP) #21 MICHAEL BOYLE (L) Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 11 vs. AMA (W) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 July 1 @ SPR Apr 25 @ MID 2019 HIGHS: IP – 3.0 Runs Allowed – 4 Strikeouts – 6 Walks – 3 • His 40 appearances this season were tied with Nolan Long for most games by a Drillers relief pitcher • Had a 1.69 ERA in 12 games in August and September while holding opponents to a .157 batting average • Was 0-1 with a 1.69 ERA in 4 regular season appearances against Amarillo #22 LEO CRAWFORD (L) Last Outing IP H R ER BB K Last Win Last Save Sept 11 @ AMA 0.2 5 7 3 1 0 Sept 5 @ ARK - 2019 HIGHS: IP – 6.1 Runs Allowed – 3 Strikeouts – 11 Walks – 2 • Allowed 3 or fewer runs in 7 of his 8 starts with the Drillers, including the one in the division series • Was 5-4 with a 2.96 ERA in 19 games (16 starts) with Rancho Cucamonga before joining Tulsa on August 6 • Was charged with 7 runs (3 earned) in just 2/3 of an innings in Game 2 of the TLCS Amarillo Sod Poodles vs.