Riders fall late in series finale to Midland

MIDLAND, Texas (August 11, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Midland RockHounds 4-1 in the series finale from Momentum Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.

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The Riders (23-16, 67-41) turned to Emiliano Teodo for the start and the righty went 3.1 innings, allowing just an unearned run on one hit while striking out three and walking two. His third strikeout was his 100th on the season, becoming the first RoughRiders pitcher to reach that mark this season.

Midland (24-14, 64-43) found the scoreboard first on Sunday, scoring in the bottom of the third on a Brennan Milone sacrifice fly.

Frisco then tied the game in the fourth when Luis Mieses scored on an RBI fielder's choice from Tucker Mitchell, his first career Double-A RBI.

In the seventh, the Hounds took the lead when Milone doubled home a run over Daniel Mateo's head in center field against Seth Clark (1-1). They added on with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as well on a two-run single from Euribiel Angeles to push the lead to 4-1.

Domingo Robles (5-2) earned the win, throwing four shutout innings from the bullpen while Ryan Cusick took him his second save of the season.

At the plate, Josh Hatcher and Mateo had two-hit games.

Next, the RoughRiders head back home to begin a 12-game homestand, beginning with a six-game series against the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13th.

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About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, Bullpen Bar, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].