Mark Contreras ninth inning home run was not enough as the visiting Wichita Wind Surge rally fell short as Tulsa held on 4-3 to take a two games to one lead in the series.
Jacob Amaya put Tulsa on the scoreboard in the third inning with a two-run home run. The Drillers added another run in the inning on an RBI single from Kody Hoese.
The Surge scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning on an RBI double from Andrew Bechtold and an RBI from Jose Miranda to the cut the lead to one.
Tulsa added a run in the eighth inning to extend the lead on a Devin Mann solo home run. Wichita's rally fell short with Zach Willeman retiring the final three batters after allowing the Contreras home run and a single from Jermaine Palacios.
Aaron Ochseinbein earned the win in relief and Bryan Sammons takes the loss for Wichita.
Wichita is 9-6 on the season and entered play in first place by one game over Arkansas.
NOTES- Jose Miranda leads the league with five home runs and is third with a .364 batting average. Jermaine Palacios has reached base in fourteen consecutive games. Wichita drops to 4-3 in one run games.
COMING UP: The Wind Surge continue the road trip with game four against the Tulsa Drillers. First pitch on Friday at 7:05pm. Wichita will start RHP Cole Sands against Tulsa's Geraldo Carillo.
