Back home for a four game series against Springfield, Tulsa would again be in control of their fate as they would need to start reeling of some wins to get back into the division picture. This time around, the bats would come alive this series as the Drillers would steal three games from the Cardinals and close the gap in the division to just 10 games.

Tulsa 7, Springfield 3
Springfield 2, Tulsa 1
Tulsa 9, Springfield 4
Tulsa 9, Springfield 2

First game of the series would see Goose in his normal third slot in the batting order. Goose would come up for the first time in the bottom of the first with two outs and no one on, where he would end up grounding out to the shortstop to end the inning. Goose would get his next chance in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and no one on. After smoking a change up left hanging high down the right field line, unfortunately foul, Goose would settle for a line drive up the gap into center field for a single. A single up the first base line by Corey Dickerson would advance Goose to third base to put runners on the corners with one out. Unfortunately a strikeout and a ground out would end the inning and strand Goose at third. Goose would get his next chance at-bat in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a runner on first. Another line drive, this time in the gap into right field, would give Goose his first two-hit game since April 30th against Arkansas (a 10 game, 12 day span between two hit games) and would put runners at first and second. Some sloppy pitching would see Corey Dickerson walked next, loading the bases with one out for Rosell Herrera. A huge line drive single up the first base line would score the run from third as well as Goose and move the runner on first over to third. We would explode offensively that inning and drive in two more runs before the final out could be gained. Goose would get back to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and no one on base. Unfortunately a ground out to the first baseman would end the inning. That would end up being his final at-bat as the Drillers wouldn't need to bat in the bottom of the ninth. Final stats for Goose, 2-4 with two singles, a run and stolen base.

The second game of the series would find Goose riding the bench, presumably for a day of rest. Goose would come on as a pinch hitter to lead off the bottom half of the seventh inning in a tied game. Goose would make the most of his chance with a shot through the gap into left field to put the lead off runner on. A bunt by Rafael Ynoa would advance Goose to second base, although picking up the first out of the inning. Jason Pridie would end up flying out to left field, but a sprint by Goose would be the throw in, leaving Goose standing on third base with two outs for Corey Dickerson. Goose would end up stranded on third as Dickerson would proceed to strikeout to end the inning. That would be all for Goose today as he would end 1-1 with a single.

The third game of the series would see Goose return to the lineup, batting third in the order. Goose would get his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and no one on. Goose would unload on a first pitch fastball left high, NEARLY sending it out of the park, instead bouncing it off of the very top of the center field wall. Thanks to the ball bouncing off and going past the center and right fielders, as well as thanks to the slow throw-in to the cut off man, Goose was able to turn a double into a triple. Two straight walks to Corey Dickerson and Rafael Ynoa would load the bases, leaving it in the hands of Brandon Barnes to drive Goose in. Unbelievably, Goose would end up being to blame for the end of the inning as he would get picked off at third base after a failed catch by the catcher, Goose briefly take a couple steps towards home before trying to retreat upon seeing that the ball didn't get behind the catcher, only to have the throw from home to third beat him. That is one that will haunt Goose and end up on the blooper reels, especially considering Barnes lead off the next inning with a double. Goose would get his next chance in the bottom of the third inning, coming up with no outs and runners on first and second thanks to back to back singles to lead off the inning. A solid hit into center field would result in an RBI single, driving in the first run of the game and still leaving runners on first and second. The spree of singles would continue as Corey Dickerson would also send a pitch into center field, scoring Rosell Herrera from second, advancing Goose to second and leaving runners at first and second with no outs for Rafael Ynoa. Ynoa would blast a pitch off the right-center field wall for a two RBI triple, scoring Goose from second and opening the floodgates for a 5 run third inning. Thanks to the huge third inning that saw us bat around for the entire order, Goose would come back up to bat in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and no one on. Goose would luck out with an infield single after bouncing the ball off of the pitchers right ankle. Thanks to some luck, that would give Goose his first three hit game since April 15th against San Antonio (a 22 game, 29 day span between 3 hit games). A stolen base would advance Goose to second. A single into center field by Corey Dickerson would see Goose sprint from second to score his second run of the game to further pad our lead. In a day of absolute offensive power, Goose would return to the plate for the third inning a row, this time the bottom of the fifth inning with the bases loaded and one out. Goose would come, Goose would see, Goose would CONQUER with a first pitch line drive single into center field, driving in two runs and leaving runners at the corners, giving Goose his first four hit game of his baseball career. Corey Dickerson would fly out to center field, deep enough to score the runner from third to leave two outs and Goose the lone runner at first base. In a continuation of the poor day on the bases, Goose would get picked off at first base by the pitcher, ending the fifth inning. Despite the streak of consecutive innings ending, Goose would still get back up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, coming up with two outs and a runner on third. Unfortunately, Goose's day of perfection at the plate would come to an end as he would bite on a low change-up to strike out to end the inning in his final at-bat. Final stats for Goose, an explosive day would see him go 4-5 with three singles, a triple and a strikeout, score two runs, drive in 3 RBIs and pick up a stolen base (to go along with the negative of being picked off twice), earning Goose player of the game honors.

The fourth and final game of the series would see little change as Goose would again bat third in the order. Goose would come up for his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning with one out and a runner on first. Maybe suffering a bit of a post game hangover from the previous night, Goose would pop out to the third baseman for an uneventful at-bat. Goose would lead off the bottom of the third inning, but he would continue to struggle today with a pop out to the shortstop. Goose would get his next chance at the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning, coming up with two outs and no one on, only to proceed to pop out to the catcher. Goose would return to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and a runner on second. Goose would finally end his struggles today with a ground ball single through the gap into right field, good enough to score the runner from second. A ground out to first by Jason Pridie would end the inning. Unfortunately, that would be the final at-bat for Goose in the game, as he would end up watching Brandon Barnes strikeout to end the eighth inning from the on-deck circle. Final stats for Goose, he would go 1-4 with a single and popouts to third, to shortstop and to the catcher. He would also end with an RBI

Final series stats for Goose, he would start three games of the series, batting third in the batting order in all three starts. Goose would find his groove to bat .571 for the series, going 8-14 with seven singles and a triple, three runs scored, four RBIs, two stolen bases and a strikeout, as well as earning player of the game honors in the third game of the series for his massive 4 for 5 performance.

Next up for the Tulsa Drillers, it's a split series with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, playing the first two games on the road and the last two games at home, then we take a break from division play with two three game series (away then home) against both Frisco and Midland. Thanks to those three wins, Tulsa would pull within 10 games of first place Springfield, and get within four games of third place Arkansas.