Seven-run eighth propels Riders to 11-5 victory
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 31, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders blasted the San Antonio Missions 11-5 on Wednesday night in come-from-behind fashion from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium. Box Score Trailing 5-4 entering the eighth inning, Frisco (18-11, 62-36) erupted for seven runs. After Frainyer Chavez tripled off of Missions
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 31, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders blasted the San Antonio Missions 11-5 on Wednesday night in come-from-behind fashion from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.
Trailing 5-4 entering the eighth inning, Frisco (18-11, 62-36) erupted for seven runs. After Frainyer Chavez tripled off of Missions (14-14, 45-51) pitcher Ryan Ock (1-1), Scott Kapers tied the game with an RBI single. Alejandro Osuna then drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single, Keyber Rodriguez crossed home on a wild pitch and both Max Acosta and Luis Mieses had two-run singles to bump the lead to 11-5.
Mieses went 1-for-5 with two RBIs in his Frisco debut while Jackson Kelley (1-0) earned the win with two shutout innings in his Double-A debut for the Riders.
Ricky DeVito and Andy Rodriguez both fired scoreless innings out of the Frisco bullpen to seal the victory.
The Riders started the scoring back in the first inning when a run scored on a throwing error from San Antonio starting pitcher Victor Lizarraga.
The Missions then stormed back with five unearned runs against Dane Acker, to balloon the lead to 5-1. Acker allowed just the five unearned over five innings while striking out four.
In the sixth, the Riders scored three tallies on a wild pitch, a Chavez RBI single and a Kapers RBI double to make it 5-4 before their massive eighth inning.
Offensively, Frisco tied their season high with 15 hits while Acosta and Chavez both had three hits and Aaron Zavala, Kapers and Rodriguez each had two-hit games.
Next, the RoughRiders and Missions meet for game three of the series at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, August 1st. LHP Mitch Bratt (0-0, -.--) will take the ball for the RoughRiders against LHP Austin Krob (3-7, 5.58).
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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 Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].