AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles by a score of 9-8 in extra innings on Wednesday.

Despite the loss, Amarillo was still able to get a rhythm offensively, finishing the ballgame with 13 hits.

Ryan Waldschmidt and LuJames Groover led the bunch at the plate with three each and combined for half of the teams runs.

On the mound, Philip Abner gets taxed with the loss, his first of the year in four qualifying games.

In his 2.0 innings, he allowed one hit for two runs and tallied one strikeout.

Jose Cabrera, who started the game for the Sod Poodles, was relieved after 5.2 innings where he allowed nine hits for three runs and notched seven strikeouts.

The series now sits tied 1-1 after the first two games.

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