Offense sputters in 5-0 defeat

MIDLAND, Texas (June 20, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Midland RockHounds 5-0 on Thursday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.

Box Score

Frisco (44-22) was held to just two hits on the offensive side, stranding only four runners.

On the mound, they walked eight Midland (37-29) hitters, their most in the month of June.

The RockHounds jumped out in front early in the second on a two-run home run from Denzel Clarke off of Ben Anderson (4-3). Those were the only runs Anderson allowed over his four innings, striking out four and walking two.

Andy Rodriguez then threw a scoreless inning and Triston Polley added 1.1 runless frames before Bryan Chi took over on the mound, allowing three runs in the eighth.

Sahid Valenzuela knocked in a run with an RBI single before Jack Winkler doubled home two more to blow the game open at 5-0.

The three runs allowed by the Frisco bullpen were more than they had allowed in their previous 12 games combined.

Next, the RoughRiders continue their six-game series with the RockHounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21st. RHP Nick Krauth (5-2, 4.94) gets the ball for the Riders against RHP Gunnar Hoglund (6-4, 3.45).

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].