For the first time since 2007, the Tulsa Drillers will be in the Texas League playoffs. The Drillers qualified for the postseason with a 3-1 victory over the Arkansas Travelers on Saturday night at North Little Rock's Dickey-Stephens Park. The win clinched the Texas League's North Division first-half title. It was a big turnaround week for Tulsa (39-28), which won a season-high seven straight after falling out of first place for the only time this season. "That was pretty incredible," Drillers manager Duane Espy said on Sunday. "It's a very timely winning streak. Our guys really stepped it up." On May 4, the Drillers were 20-8 and led the North by seven games. But they went 12-20 over the...
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