SPRINGDALE, Ark. (Interstat) — Christian Zazueta allowed two earned runs over five innings, and the Tulsa Drillers held on to beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-2 Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Arvest Ballpark in Texas League play. Zazueta struck out four and gave up four hits for Tulsa, improving to 6-4. Kelvin Ramirez pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save. Chase Jessee took the loss for the Naturals, falling to 2-4. Tulsa scored three runs on seven hits. Griffin Lockwood-Powell hit a solo home run. The Drillers also plated runs on bases-loaded walks, as Sean McLain and Jose Izarra each drew free passes. The Naturals finished with six hits. Connor Scott drove in Sam Kulasingam with a sacrifice fly in the first, and Angel Acosta added a solo homer. Tulsa relievers Luke Fox and Christian Suarez combined for three scoreless innings. Brandon Johnson, Tyson Guerrero and Zachary Cawyer each pitched scoreless relief for Northwest Arkansas. The game drew 4,341 fans and took 2 hours, 32 minutes. Tulsa improved to 86-49, while Northwest Arkansas dropped to 54-79.