Frisco wins third straight, best Northwest Arkansas 6-5
SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (August 28, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-5 on Wednesday evening from Arvest Ballpark. Box Score Northwest Arkansas (25-27, 60-61) opened the scoring against Frisco (30-23, 74-48) starter Winston Santos. After picking up the first two outs, the righty issued back-to-back walks before
SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (August 28, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-5 on Wednesday evening from Arvest Ballpark.
Northwest Arkansas (25-27, 60-61) opened the scoring against Frisco (30-23, 74-48) starter Winston Santos. After picking up the first two outs, the righty issued back-to-back walks before a two-run triple by Carter Jensen gave the Naturals their first lead of the series.
Abimelec Ortiz led off the top of the second inning with a 421-foot blast to right against William Fleming, cutting the Northwest Arkansas lead to 2-1.
In the top of the fourth inning, Frisco tied the game on an RBI groundout from Aaron Zavala that plated Ortiz. Luis Mieses launched his fourth homer of the season, a two-run shot that pushed the Riders ahead at 4-2.
Cooper Johnson torched an RBI double to left in the top of the fifth inning, scoring Cody Freeman from first to make it a 5-2 game.
In the home half of the fifth, Tyler Tolbert brought the Naturals back within a run on a two-run double. A balk and a wild pitch allowed Tolbert to cross the plate, evening the game at 5-5.
Santos finished after 5.0 innings, surrendering five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out six.
Alejandro Osuna gave the Riders the lead with an eighth inning RBI single, driving in Tucker Mitchell to give Frisco a 6-5 advantage.
Dane Acker (5-4) worked 2.0 scoreless, on-hit frames before handing the ball to Jackson Kelly. The righty tossed 2.0 innings, allowing just one baserunner while striking out on his way to a six out save.
The Riders collected 10 hits as Osuna and Johnson each poured in two hits.
The RoughRiders continue a six-game set on the road against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, August 28th. The Riders will turn to LHP Mitch Bratt (2-1, 4.34) against RHP Luinder Avila (6-4, 3.96) for the Naturals.
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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]**.