Riders earn 3-1 win, even series with Sod Poodles

AMARILLO, Texas (September 11, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 3-1 on Wednesday evening from HODGETOWN.

Box Score

Frisco (37-28, 81-53) started the scoring against Amarillo (27-37, 57-76) starter Yu-Min Lin on a solo homer by Maximo Acosta, his eighth jack of the season.

In the home half of the inning Winston Santos (5-3) issued a walk before allowing an RBI double to Caleb Roberts, evening the game at 1-1.

Tucker Mitchell opened the top of the third inning with a single before moving to third on a double from Daniel Mateo. Josh Hatcher gave the Riders the lead with an RBI groundout before an RBI single by Acosta pushed the Frisco advantage to 3-1.

Santos finished after 5.0 innings, allowing just one run on one hit and two walks while fanning six.

Bryan Magdaleno delivered a scoreless, one-hit inning to stretch his scoreless outing streak to 16 consecutive appearances. Skylar Hales tossed a pair of scoreless innings, facing one over the minimum.

Dane Acker entered in the home half of the ninth inning, surrendering a pair of singles before striking out Christian Cerda to earn his first career save.

Offensively, the RoughRiders collected eight hits as Acosta’s three led the way to mark the lone multi-hit night for Frisco.

The RoughRiders continue a six-game road series against the Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate) at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, September 12th. The Riders are expected to turn to LHP Mitch Bratt (2-2, 5.33) against RHP Joe Elbis (0-3, 3.70) for the Sod Poodles.

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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].