Amarillo, TX – The friendly confines of HODGETOWN in Amarillo were not so pleasant to the Tulsa Drillers on Sunday afternoon. Tulsa totaled seven hits in the series finale but only had one run to show for it as the Amarillo Sod Poodles pitching staff combined to strike out Tulsa hitters 12 times to hand the Drillers a 6-1 defeat.
With the loss, the Drillers finished 2-4 for the week and have now lost all three road series played this season, totaling a 5-13 record away from ONEOK Field.
The afternoon began with each team scoring a run in the second inning. Tulsa used three singles to load the bases with one out and scored the run when Ezequiel Pagan beat out a 4-6-3 double play attempt…