SPRINGDALE -- Tulsa center fielder Johan Mieses continued his hot hitting to lead the Drillers to a 9-4 win over Northwest Arkansas on Saturday night at Arvest Ballpark.
Mieses went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead a Drillers' offense that banged out 14 hits and pulled away late.
Tulsa^AB^R^H^RBI^BB^SO^LOB^AVG
Locastro, SS^5^1^1^0^0^2^2^.246
Beaty, 3B^5^1^1^1^0^0^2^.250
Rios, DH^5^0^1^0^0^0^1^.331
Farmer, C^4^2^3^0^1^0^1^.323
Scavuzzo, LF^5^2^1^1^0^2^4^.239
Fernandez, 2B^5^1^2^3^0^0^4^.277
Mieses, CF^4^2^3^4^0^1^0^.125
Allie, RF^4^0^1^0^1^1^3^.213
Ahmed, 1B^4^0^1^0^0^2^2^.310
Totals^41^9^14^9^2^8^19^
2B: Farmer (6, Ray); Ahmed (3, Ray); Fernandez (7, Redman); Mieses (2, Redman); Beaty (4, Rico, L).nHR: Mieses 2 (5, 2nd inning off Ray, 1 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Redman, 0 on, 0 out).TB: Ahmed 2; Beaty 2; Rios; Scavuzzo; Fernandez 3; Locastro; Allie; Mieses 10; Farmer 4.
RBI: Mieses 4 (11); Fernandez 3 (13); Beaty (8); Scavuzzo (14).n2-out RBI: Mieses 3; Fernandez 3. nRunners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beaty 2; Ahmed 2; Allie 2.n Team RISP: 6-for-14. Team LOB: 8.
NW Arkansas^AB^R^H^RBI^BB^SO^LOB^AVG
Escalera, LF^4^1^1^0^0^1^0^.302
Dewees Jr., CF^4^0^0^0^0^1^1^.209
Ramos, 3B-1B^4^1^1^2^0^3^0^.256
Duenez, 1B^3^0^0^0^0^0^0^.278
Diaz, C, 3B^1^0^0^0^0^1^0^.000
Hernandez, E, RF^3^1^1^0^1^0^0^.250
Arteaga, SS^4^1^3^0^0^0^0^.272
Moon, DH^4^0^3^1^0^1^0^.250
de San Miguel, C^4^0^0^0^0^2^5^.182
Sosa, R, 2B^4^0^0^0^0^1^3^.250
Totals^35^4^9^3^1^10^9^
HR: Ramos (4, 8th inning off Johnson, M, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Arteaga 3; Moon 3; Hernandez, E; Ramos 4; Escalera. RBI: Moon (12); Ramos 2 (11). 2-out RBI: Ramos 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: de San Miguel; Sosa, R. Team RISP: 2-for-5. Team LOB: 5.
Tulsa^IP^H^R^ER^BB^SO^HR^ERA
Barlow (W, 2-2)^6.0^3^2^2^1^8^0^2.86
Johnson, M (H, 1)^2.0^4^2^2^0^2^1^3.00
Kowalczyk^1.0^2^0^0^0^0^0^1.56
NW Arkansas^IP^H^R^ER^BB^SO^HR^ERA
Ray (L, 3-2)^5.2^6^3^3^1^5^1^3.41
Redman^2.0^5^4^4^0^2^1^5.79
Rico, L^1.1^3^2^2^1^1^0^5.40
WP: Johnson, M; Rico, L. HBP: Mieses (by Rico, L).
Umpires: HP: Jeff Gorman. 1B: Grant Conrad. 3B: Kyle McCrady.
T: 3:04. Att: 6,024.
Tulsa 9, Northwest Arkansas 4
Tulsa^020^100^132^—^9^14^1
Northwest Arkansas^020^000^020^—^4^9^1
The 20-year-old has now hit four home runs in the series and at least one in each game as Tulsa (17-17) has won three straight. He has five home runs on the season.
Tulsa led 4-2 after seven, but the Drillers opened up the game with five runs in the last two innings against the Naturals bullpen.
Northwest Arkansas manager Vance Wilson said the bullpen was where the game got away. But Tulsa is a different team from the one the Naturals swept four from earlier in the season.
"One, I think we've scuffled in some areas and two, they are getting hot," Wilson said. "They have a very powerful lineup that we obviously held at bay last time. Really, tonight our bullpen struggled. It wasn't the intent, but the execution. Especially against their big guys."
The Drillers put the game away with three runs in the eighth on two-out, two-run double by Jose Fernandez, followed by an RBI-double by Mieses for a 7-2 lead. Tulsa added two more in the ninth.
With Mieses' two home runs, Tulsa pushed their Texas League-leading total to 39.
Tulsa manager Ryan Garko said the Drillers are beginning to get hitting up and down the lineup, rather than relying on one or players.
"We're starting to get guys other than (Edwin) Rios and (Kyle) Garlick going, which is a good sign," Garko said. "Mieses is getting going. He's one of the youngest players in the league and that's great to see."
"I think we're playing more consistent. The starting pitching's more consistent and the hitting one through nine is more consistent."
Northwest Arkansas (18-15) has now lost three straight, but remains in a first-place tie with Springfield in the Texas League North Division.
Short Hops
• Naturals third baseman Mauricio Ramos hit his fourth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the eighth.
• Drillers catcher Kyle Farmer continued his torrid hitting in the series, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. He is now 10-for-12 in the three games.
• Tulsa starting pitcher Scott Barlow (2-2) picked up the win, allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits over six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
On Deck: The Naturals finish up their series against Tulsa and an eight-game home stand. Northwest Arkansas sends Matt Tenuda (2-1 7.61 ERA) to the mound the 2:05 p.m. start. The Drillers will start Ivan Vieitez (1-2 2.81 ERA).
Today's Promotion: The first 1,000 moms in attendance will receive a Naturals-themed cap in celebration of Mothers' Day. Kids 12-and-under eat free, while all kids can run the bases following the game.
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Sports on 05/14/2017