Amarillo, TX – A dominate start from Amarillo starting pitcher Dylan Ray helped the Sod Poodles defeat the Tulsa Drillers on Saturday night. Ray held the Drillers scoreless over six innings with seven strikeouts and was backed by two home runs as Tulsa fell 5-1 at Amarillo’s HODGETOWN.
An error helped produce the night’s first run. Caleb Roberts began the Sod Poodles half of the second inning with their first hit of the game and advanced to third on Peter Heubeck’s throwing error on a pickoff attempt. Roberts eventually scored on a sacrifice fly to give Amarillo a 1-0 lead.
The one run was the only blemish on Heubeck’s line through the first four innings. That changed in the fifth inning when the Tulsa starter hit Drake Osborn with a pitch, and Andy Weber followed with a two-run homer to give Amarillo a 3-0 lead…