MIDLAND, Texas (Interstat) — Christian Zazueta pitched five strong innings and Chris Newell hit a three-run homer as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the Midland RockHounds 5-3 on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Security Bank Ballpark.

Zazueta allowed one earned run and three hits with five strikeouts to improve to 4-4. Carson Hobbs earned his second save with a scoreless ninth inning. Domingo Robles took the loss for Midland, falling to 2-3.

Tulsa scored in the second when Joe Vetrano doubled home Elijah Hainline. Midland tied it in the third on Ali Camarillo’s RBI double. The Drillers broke it open in the fifth. Josue De Paula’s fielder’s choice scored Taylor Young, and Newell homered to right, scoring Griffin Lockwood-Powell and Jake Gelof for a 5-1 lead.

Midland scored twice in the eighth, including one on Nate Nankil’s double play groundout, but could not catch Tulsa. The Drillers had seven hits to Midland’s six. Attendance was 4,061, and the game lasted 2:41. Tulsa improved to 77-47, while Midland fell to 60-64.