TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Tai Peete hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Springfield Cardinals beat the Tulsa Drillers 6-4 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, to take Game 2 and the Texas League (AA) playoff series 2-0 at ONEOK Field. Springfield finished with 11 hits and Tulsa had three. Daniel Eagen earned the win in relief, improving to 9-11, and Randel Clemente recorded his seventh save. Christian Suarez took the loss, falling to 6-5. Liam Doyle was Springfield’s top performer, pitching 3 2/3 hitless innings with one earned run and eight strikeouts. Christian Zazueta started for Tulsa and allowed two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. Cade McGee homered and drove in a run, while Peete finished with two RBIs. Springfield scored in the third, fourth, seventh and eighth innings. Tulsa scored in the third, fourth, sixth and eighth. The game took 3 hours, 19 minutes and drew 5,028 fans. Springfield improved to 78-58, while Tulsa fell to 87-52.