Bats fall silent, Riders snap seven-game winning streak
FRISCO, Texas (June 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders dropped the series opener to the Midland RockHounds 2-1 on Tuesday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark. Box Score Frisco (43-21) had their seven-game winning streak snapped with the loss, but already has their first-half playoff spot locked up, having clinched on
FRISCO, Texas (June 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders dropped the series opener to the Midland RockHounds 2-1 on Tuesday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.
Frisco (43-21) had their seven-game winning streak snapped with the loss, but already has their first-half playoff spot locked up, having clinched on Sunday.
The Riders found the scoreboard first in the second inning when Maximo Acosta lasered an RBI single to right, scoring Alex De Goti against Midland (36-28) starter Blake Beers (4-5).
That score held until the fifth when Jack Winkler crushed a two-run home run against Josh Stephan (2-4), giving Midland a 2-1 lead. Stephan allowed just the two runs over his five innings, striking out four and walking one.
Reid Birlingmair, two innings, and Seth Clark, one inning, then finished off the game for Frisco without surrendering a run. Frisco's bullpen has gone 11.0-straight innings without allowing a run over their last three games.
On the offensive side, the Riders were paced by a two-hit day from Josh Hatcher.
Next, the RoughRiders continue their six-game series with the RockHounds at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19th. RHP Ryan Garcia (4-3, 4.53) gets the ball for the Riders against RHP Ryan Cusick (1-0, 2.57).
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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]**.