Late offense lifts Cardinals over RoughRiders, 6-3
FRISCO, Texas (August 13, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Springfield Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday evening from Riders Field. Box Score Springfield (24-16, 61-48) opened the scoring against Frisco (23-17, 67-42) starter Ben Anderson in the top of the first inning when Jimmy Crooks singled home Nathan
FRISCO, Texas (August 13, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Springfield Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday evening from Riders Field.
Springfield (24-16, 61-48) opened the scoring against Frisco (23-17, 67-42) starter Ben Anderson in the top of the first inning when Jimmy Crooks singled home Nathan Church, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 advantage.
The Cardinals added to their lead with an RBI groundout from Church in the top of the third, making it a 2-0 game.
Frisco chopped the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth where Cody Freeman scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Luis Mieses.
Anderson settled in to deliver a career-high matching 7.0 innings of two-run baseball, allowing two hits and no walks with a pair of strikeouts.
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Riders tied the game on an RBI double from Alejandro Osuna and later took the lead on a double by Freeman.
The Riders took a 3-2 lead to the top of the eighth, but a solo homer by Crooks against Seth Clark (1-2) evened the score. Clark exited with two outs after surrendering a single and a walk. Jackson Kelley allowed an RBI single to Dakota Harris, giving Springfield a 4-3 advantage.
In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals added a pair of runs on four consecutive hits with RBI singles for both Crooks and Jacob Buchberger to extend the lead to 6-3.
Offensively, the Riders collected 11 hits but went just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Abimelec Ortiz paced the offense with a three-hit night and Freeman also collected a pair of hits.
The RoughRiders continue a six-game set against the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14th. The Riders will turn to RHP Dane Acker (4-4, 3.24) against RHP Tink Hence (4-3, 3.02) for the Cardinals.
Come back on Wednesday for game two of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals affiliated Springfield Cardinals and get in the gates at Riders Field for just $11.
For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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 Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].