Tulsa Beat Springfield 9-3: Dakota Hudson Strikes Out Four Over Six Scoreless Innings; Oscar Mercado Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run; Gabriel Lino Doubles, Walks, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Oscar Mercado started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, two strikeouts, and one throwing error.
Alex Mejia started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one hit by pitch and one fielding error.
Casey Grayson started at first base and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout.
Gabriel Lino started at catcher and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Thomas Spitz entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  1-for-1 with one double.
Dakota Hudson started and pitched six innings.  He allowed three hits, no runs, one walk and struck four out.  0-for-1 with one walk and one strikeout.  (p-s:90-56)(g/f:10-3)

Rough Outing:
Bruce Caldwell started at third base and batted second.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Dickie Joe Thon started at second base and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Chandler Hawkins entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck one out for the hold (2).  (p-s:14-12)(g/f:1-1)
Daniel Bard entered in the eighth and pitched to four batters.  He allowed no hits, three earned runs, and three walks for the hold (3) and losing decision (0-1).  (p-s:19-6)(g/f:1-0)
Blake McKnight entered in the eighth and pitched to seven batters.  He allowed two hits, five unearned runs, one home run, one walk, and threw one wild pitch for the blown save (2).  (p-s:22-12)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:3-3)

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