Rehabbing Tyler Mahle tosses a pair of scoreless frames in 6-1 loss
FRISCO, Texas (July 9, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-1 on Tuesday evening from Riders Field. Box Score Frisco (8-5, 52-30) starter and Major League rehabber Tyler Mahle worked a pair of scoreless, one-hit innings while striking out two. Josh Stephan (2-5) needed
FRISCO, Texas (July 9, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-1 on Tuesday evening from Riders Field.
Frisco (8-5, 52-30) starter and Major League rehabber Tyler Mahle worked a pair of scoreless, one-hit innings while striking out two.
Josh Stephan (2-5) needed just seven pitches to down the Naturals (6-7, 41-41) in the top of the third, but Northwest Arkansas opened the scoring with a two-run homer by Josh Lester in the top of the fourth.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Naturals extended their lead as Rodolfo Duran drove in Tyler Tolbert with a single. Luca Tresh delivered an RBI single to plate Duran, giving the Naturals a 4-0 advantage.
Northwest Arkansas tacked on a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, using a two-run double by Duran to push the lead to 6-0.
Stephan finished after 4.2 relief innings, surrendering six runs on ten hits and no walks with four punchouts.
Andy Rodriguez worked 2.1 scoreless frames, retiring all seven batters he faced while striking out one.
The RoughRiders found the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth inning on a leadoff homer by Alejandro Osuna, cutting the Naturals lead to 6-1.
Offensively, the Riders managed just six hits with Liam Hicks collecting the lone multi-hit performance. The top four in the lineup provided five of the six hits, going 5-for-15.
The RoughRiders continue a six-game homestand against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals) at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10th. RHP Ryan Garcia (5-4, 3.97) will take the mound for the Riders against RHP William Fleming (2-3, 7.68) for the Naturals.
Come back on Wednesday for game two of the series against the Kansas City Royals affiliated Northwest Arkansas Naturals 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].