Riders earn eighth shutout of the season, down Tulsa 5-0

FRISCO, Texas (July 23, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Tulsa Drillers 5-0 on Tuesday evening from Riders Field.

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Frisco (13-9, 57-34) starter and Major League rehabber Cody Bradford spun a pair of scoreless, one-hit frames with three strikeouts against Tulsa (12-9, 46-44).

The RoughRiders started the scoring before notching their first hit against Kendall Williams (4-9). In the bottom of the third inning, Cooper Johnson, Daniel Mateo and Alejandro Osuna worked walks before a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Maximo Acosta gave Frisco a 2-0 lead.

Ben Anderson (5-5) took the hill in the top of the third and turned in 4.0 innings, allowing no runs on three hits and three walks while fanning three.

Johnson belted his eighth homer of the season in the bottom of the fourth inning, extending the Riders lead to 3-0.

In the top of the seventh inning, the RoughRiders turned to Andy Rodriguez who delivered 2.0 scoreless and hitless frames while walking one.

Frisco added a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on back-to-back homers by Acosta and Josh Hatcher, marking the second time this season the Riders have hit consecutive home runs and pushing the lead to 5-0.

Skylar Hales picked up a strikeout in a clean ninth inning, helping the RoughRiders to their eighth shutout of the season.

Offensively, Frisco turned in their third three-homer game of the season. Acosta led the way with two RBI and Hatcher collected the lone multi-hit performance, going 2-for-4.

The RoughRiders continue a six-game homestand against the Tulsa Drillers (Los Angeles Dodgers) at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24th. The Riders will turn to RHP Dane Acker (3-4, 3.88) against RHP Orlando Ortiz-Mayr (4-5, 5.31) for the Drillers.

Come back on Wednesday for game two of the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers affiliated Tulsa Drillers and get in the gates for just $11.

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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].