The Arkansas Travelers lost 6-5 in 10 innings to the Tulsa Drillers on Wednesday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 3,258 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa.
Jose Miguel Fernandez hit a two-out single to right field off Travs reliever Thyago Vieira to give the Drillers the victory.
Today’s game
TRAVELERS AT DRILLERS
WHEN 7:05 p.m.
WHERE ONEOK Field, Tulsa
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas
WEBSITE travs.com
PITCHERS Travs: RHP Lindsey Caughel (1-1, 4.70 ERA); Drillers: RHP Ivan Vieitez (0-1, 2.84 ERA)
THE WEEK AHEAD
TODAY at Tulsa, 7:05 p.m.
FRIDAY at Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
SATURDAY at Springfield, 6:10 p.m.
SUNDAY at Springfield, 2:10 p.m.
MONDAY at Springfield, 11:10 a.m.
TUESDAY Tulsa, 7:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Tulsa, 11 a.m.
Ian Miller led the Travs offensively, going 4 for 6 with his first home run of the season. Kyle Waldrop was 3 for 5. Ryan Casteel finished 2 for 5. Brock Hebert hit his second home run of the season.
The Travs tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the seventh inning on Miller's home run to right field and Kyle Waldrop's RBI single to center field.
Vieira (1-2) took the loss for Arkansas, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and walked 3 in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out one.
Tyler Herb started for the Travs, scattering 5 runs on 12 hits in 6 innings. He struck out two and walked one. Seattle Mariners reliever Steve Cishek made a rehabilitation appearance with the Travs on Wednesday, striking out one in one inning of work.
Tulsa led 2-0 after two innings, but Arkansas tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Casteel had an RBI groundout and Kyle Petty recorded a run-scoring single.
The Drillers took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth on Kyle Farmer's RBI single. Hebert homered in the top of the fifth to help the Travs tie the game at 3-3, but Tulsa came back in the bottom of the fifth with two runs for a 5-3 lead.
Farmer went 4 for 5 with 2 RBI to lead the Drillers.
Sports on 04/27/2017