RockHounds Blank the Drillers
RockHounds 4, Tulsa Drillers 0Monday, April 15, 2019Security Bank Ballpark The RockHounds "Frankenstein-ed" (pieced together) single runs in four different innings, with Tulsa errors contributing to three of them. The offense (and Drillers defense) may not have been "pretty," but the pitching was a thing of beauty. Parker Dunshee combined
RockHounds 4, Tulsa Drillers 0
Monday, April 15, 2019
Security Bank Ballpark
The RockHounds "Frankenstein-ed" (pieced together) single runs in four different innings, with Tulsa errors contributing to three of them. The offense (and Drillers defense) may not have been "pretty," but the pitching was a thing of beauty.
Dunshee, who was facing
Dunshee, ranked among the Oakland A's top 20 prospects by virtually all sources, allowed three runs in five innings at Frisco in his first start of the season. In his three starts since, he has allowed a total of three runs over a combined 18 innings (a 1.50 ERA).
The RockHounds snapped a two-game slide (both on walk-off losses at Frisco) and improved to 10-8 for the season.
The 'Hounds and Drillers continue their four-game series Tuesday evening at 6:30 at Rocky Town.
Notables
The shutout was the RockHounds' third of the season (they blanked Frisco, 3-0, on Opening Night and Amarillo, 9-0, on April 15).
Frisco defeated Arkansas (in a match-up of division leaders), also by a 4-0 score, to stay one game ahead of the RockHounds in the Texas League South. The RoughRiders are now 11-7 and the 'Hounds are 10-8. Corpus Christi and Amarillo both fell against their North Division opponents Monday night, leaving the Hooks (8-10) three games back and the Sod Poodles (7-11) four games behind the Riders.
Monday's games opened "chapter two" of the Texas League season, the start of 15 games of cross-division play.
Next Game
Tuesday, April 23 vs. Tulsa Drillers
Security Bank Ballpark 6:30 p.m.
- Second of a four-game-game series and an eight-game homestand
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 6:15 p.m.
Probable Starters
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