Tulsa Beat Springfield 8-6: Oscar Mercado Collects Three Singles & Two RBIs; Brady Bowen Strikes Out Two & Holds One Inherited Runner On Base Over Two & A Third Hitless/Scoreless Innings; Brian O'Keefe Singles, Doubles, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Magneuris Sierra started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one double, one run, and one stolen base.
Oscar Mercado started in right field and batted second.  3-for-5 with two two-out RBIs, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
John Nogowski started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one walk.
Eliezer Alvarez started at second base and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, one walk, two stolen bases, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.
Anthony Garcia started in left field and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one double, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Brian O'Keefe started at catcher and batted seventh.  2-for-5 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, and two strikeouts.
Andy Young started at third base and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with two runs, one walk, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Brady Bowen entered in the sixth and pitched 2.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.  (p-s:19-13)(g/f:3-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Darren Seferina started at shortstop and batted third.  0-for-4 with one walk and two throwing errors.
Chris Ellis started and pitched five innings.  He allowed eight hits, five runs (four earned), two walks, threw two wild pitches, and struck nine out.  0-for-1 with one RBI and one sac fly.  (p-s:96-64)(g/f:3-3)

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