Luis Mieses mashes walk-off two-run homer, Frisco downs Springfield 7-5

FRISCO, Texas (August 16, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Springfield Cardinals 7-5 on Friday evening from Riders Field.

Box Score

Frisco (24-19, 68-44) jumped ahead in the home half of the second inning against Springfield (26-17, 63-49) starter Alex Cornwell. Tucker Mitchell doubled home Cooper Johnson and Alex De Goti, using his first career Double-A extra base hit to give the Riders a 2-0 lead.

Mitch Bratt turned in two scoreless frames before running into trouble in the top of the third. Springfield erupted for four runs against the lefty, chasing him from the game with two outs in the inning. He finished after 2.2 innings, surrendering four runs on seven hits and a walk with four punchouts.

The Riders answered with a run in the bottom of the third where Luis Mieses belted a solo homer to cut the deficit to 4-3.

Daniel Mateo evened the score with a 382-foot homer to left, marking his second game-tying shot in as many days.

Bryan Chi entered in the third inning, spinning 3.1 innings of two-hit, scoreless baseball with four strikeouts.

Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Abimelec Ortiz unloaded on a 421-foot homer to center that gave Frisco a 5-4 lead.

Jackson Kelley held the Springfield offense at bay with 2.0 scoreless and hitless frames in which he fanned four batters. Andy Rodriguez (3-2) tossed in the ninth inning and had Springfield down to their final strike before Chandler Redmond singled in Bryan Torres, evening the score at 5-5.

Down to their final out in the ninth, Ortiz worked a walk to bring Mieses to the plate to face Leonardo Taveras. The lefty blasted a two-run walkoff homer, snapping the Riders four game skid.

Offensively, the Riders matched their season high with four long balls. Frisco was held to just eight hits as Ortiz and Mieses, who combined for three homers, each collected two-hit nights.

The RoughRiders continue a six-game set against the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 16th. The Riders will turn to RHP Winston Santos (3-2, 5.33) against LHP Quinn Matthews (1-1, 3.11) for the Cardinals.

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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 Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].