Late offense lifts Travelers over RoughRiders, 4-1
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 2, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Arkansas Travelers 4-1 on Tuesday evening from Dickey-Stephens Park. Box Score Frisco (5-3, 49-28) started the scoring against Arkansas (5-3, 41-35) starter Danny Wirchansky when Cooper Johnson singled home Aaron Zavala in the top of
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 2, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Arkansas Travelers 4-1 on Tuesday evening from Dickey-Stephens Park.
Frisco (5-3, 49-28) started the scoring against Arkansas (5-3, 41-35) starter Danny Wirchansky when Cooper Johnson singled home Aaron Zavala in the top of the second inning, giving the Riders a 1-0 advantage.
Ryan Garcia followed up Monday’s 10 inning shutout for the RoughRiders pitching staff with 6.0 scoreless, two-hit frames, including seven strikeouts, to earn his third-consecutive quality start.
After a 1.58 ERA (17 ER in 97.0 IP) in June, Frisco’s bullpen delivered 5.0 scoreless on Monday night, but the Travelers got to Reid Birlingmair (2-3) in the bottom of the seventh, using three hits and three hit-by-pitches to manufacture four runs to take a 4-1 lead.
Ricky DeVito worked 1.1 hitless frames with a pair of walks and three strikeouts.
The Riders brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth after a single by Zavala and a walk by Johnson, but were unable to score.
Offensively, the Riders managed just five hits and were paced by Zavala’s two-hit night. The Riders went just 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, stranding nine runners on the basepaths. Johnson logged the lone RBI and reached three times on two walks and a single.
The RoughRiders continue their six-game home-and-home split series against the Arkansas Travelers (Seattle Mariners) at 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3rd. RHP Ben Anderson (4-4, 4.30) will take the mound for the Riders against RHP Logan Evans (8-2, 2.04) for the Travelers.
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the World Series champion Texas Rangers, are set to host three-straight nights of fireworks and family fun from Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 6th in a three-game series against the Arkansas Travelers.
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].