Adam Serwinowski led the Tulsa Drillers to a 7-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders, striking out eight batters in a dominant performance. The Drillers won both games of the doubleheader, scoring a total of 17 runs.
For nearly five whole innings, Charles Serwinowski was absolutely flawless against the Roughriders, delivering his finest outing of the year. The left-hander kept the ball in the ground, allowing just two flyouts, and quite often, the RoughRiders didnât even put the ball in play, striking out eight times and walking none. Overall, in what turned out to be only a seven-inning affair as the Drillers won comfortably 7-0, nearly half of their outs came by way of the strikeout, with Kelvin Ramirez coming on in the seventh. Serwinowski left the game with a little over 80 pitches, earning his first win of 2026.
Guess whoâs hot again? None other than James Tibbs III, who was one of the protagonists of a high-scoring win for the Comets over the Rainiers. The cleanup hitter, Tibbs III, was responsible for the Cometsâ only homer of the game in this 9-7 victory, smashing a three-run shot in the third. It was a lousy day for pitchers on both sides, with the two offenses combining for 19 walks and only 10 strikeouts. Still, under that context, one is encouraged by the fact that Christian Romero allowed just a pair of runs in his five innings of work, another minor leaguer who earned his first win of 2026. Leadoff hitter Ryan Fitzgerald also had a fine showing, reaching base in three of his five plate appearances with a couple of knocks and a walk. Fitzgerald is now up to a .373 batting average this season.
Adam Serwinowski pitched nearly five innings, allowing no walks and striking out eight batters while earning his first win of 2026.
The Tulsa Drillers won both games of the doubleheader, with scores of 5-0 and 12-6, totaling 17 runs across the two games.
Key players included Adam Serwinowski, who dominated in the first game, and Nelson Quiroz, who had four hits in the second game.
Blake Snell struggled in his rehab outing, laboring through 32 pitches in just one inning and failing to retire any batters.
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Tulsa hammered Frisco on both legs of this doubleheader, winning by a combined score of 17-6. The first of these games was a quick one, which we already touched on in the Player of the Day sectionâthe RoughRiders had no shot against a dominant Serwinowski, and the five runs were more than plenty from the Drillersâ offense, whose only extra-base hit came from their ninth hitter, Sean McClain, a triple by the way. Josue De Paula was their most prolific hitter, going three for four with a run and one RBI. The 12-6 score might indicate smooth sailing for the second win, but it was the opposite. Trailing 6-1 by the fourth inning, the Drillers had to mount quite the comeback, overcoming a forgetful effort from starter Roque Gutierrez. Much like it was the case in game 1 of this doubleheader, the Drillers did all of their scoring without the benefit of long balls. Catcher Nelson Quiroz, who came in for the second of these games, earned four hits in five plate appearances, the most in this game. Scoring half of their 12 runs in an eighth-inning rally to take a commanding lead, the Drillers had a great game with runners in scoring position (6-18). The bullpen also deserves congratulations for shutting the door on the RoughRiders, covering six scoreless frames after the initial blowup. The veteran Nick Robertson, who covered two of those innings, earned the win, and is now 3-0 on the season.
The Loons won 9-5, but what to make of a game in which your starter allows seven walks in just 3.1 innings? Well, thatâs what happened with the Loons against the Sky Carp, as Jakob Wright seemed to battle himself more than anything elseâconsidering he only allowed one hit and a pair of runsâkeeping the Sky Carp from capitalizing on what couldâve been a truly disastrous outing. Action on the basepaths was behind this win for the Loons, with just second baseman Nico Perez stealing a whopping four bases in the game, finishing 2 for 3 but reaching base four times, also with a pair of walks. Overall, the Loons were outstanding on the basepaths, stealing six bags and not getting caught once. Responsible for the Loonsâ only home run of the evening, designated hitter Mike Sirota reached base safely five times, going three for four and also earning a pair of walks.
The 4-2 defeat by the Tower Buzzers takes a backseat to Blake Snellâs rehab appearances in San Jose, with the left-hander laboring through 32 pitches in what turned out to be just one inning of work since he didnât retire any hitters in the second before leaving the game. Outhit 10-4 in a matchup marked by defensive errors on both sidesâseven of them totalâthe Tower Buzzers didnât score until the eighth inning, and they did so in the most discouraging way if youâre seeking a comeback, on a couple of outs, a sac fly, and a ground out.