MiLB

Tulsa 7, at Springfield 9

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Final · TEX Semifinals Game 1 (SPF leads 1-0)

TEX Semifinals Game 1 (SPF leads 1-0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Tulsa Drillers

88-52 · L3 · #12 (1359 ELO -3)

1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 80

Springfield Cardinals

81-61 · L2 · #2 (1385 ELO +3)

0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 9 90

Hammons Field · Springfield, MO

Attendance: 2,402

Umpires: Tyler Vandewater [HP], Caleb George [1B], Stone Garver [2B], Theo Arndt [3B]

Báez’s walk-off homer lifts Springfield over Tulsa in playoff opener

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Interstat) — Jesús Báez hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, lifting the Springfield Cardinals to a 9-7 victory over the Tulsa Drillers in Game 1 of their Double-A Texas League playoff series at Hammons Field. Báez finished 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs for Springfield, which took a 1-0 lead in the series. The game drew 2,402 fans and lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes. Tulsa struck first against Springfield starter Yhoiker Fajardo. Taylor Young homered to left-center field in the first inning, and Griffin Lockwood-Powell added… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jesús Báez SPF 3/4 1hr 3rbi
Payton Martin TUL 2.1ip 1h 0er 2k
Nolan Sparks SPF 2.0ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SPF 55.4%

Projected Score TUL 8 SPF 7