Drillers edge WindSurge 5‑4 on Gelof’s two-run homer
TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Jake Gelof hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Tulsa Drillers to a 5-4 victory over the Wichita WindSurge on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at ONEOK Field. Gelof went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
Kelvin Ramirez pitched two innings of relief to earn the win, improving to 9-3. Mitch Mueller took the loss and fell to 6-6. Chris Vallimont struck out six over five scoreless innings for Wichita. Tulsa’s Christian Suarez and Lucas Wepf combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings, and Wichita’s Spencer Bengard pitched one scoreless inning.
Wichita scored twice in the second and took a 3-2 lead in the sixth on Marek Houston’s run-scoring single. Tulsa answered on Taylor Young’s RBI single and Josue De Paula’s sacrifice fly in the third, then tied it in the seventh when Elijah Hainline hit a sacrifice fly. Gelof drove in De Paula with his 30th home run in the eighth. Wichita scored once in the ninth, but Tulsa held on. Tulsa improved to 80-48; Wichita fell to 51-75. Wichita had 10 hits and Tulsa three. Attendance was 4,617, and the game lasted 2:40.