De Leon's walk-off sac fly lifts Riders to 6-5 win in series finale

Frisco takes three of four from first-place Missions

July 23, 2017

FRISCO, Texas (July 23, 2017)- Michael De Leon hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, sending the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-5 win over the San Antonio Missions Sunday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.BIG MOMENTS With the bases loaded in the

FRISCO, Texas (July 23, 2017)- Michael De Leon hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, sending the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-5 win over the San Antonio Missions Sunday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS

With the bases loaded in the ninth, Michael De Leon hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Royce Bolinger .
Trailing 4-3 into the bottom of the fifth, he Riders took the lead with two runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa tied the game with an RBI single and Luke Tendler followed with a go-ahead knock to put the Riders ahead 5-4.
San Antonio's Ty France tied the game 5-5 with a two-out single in the eighth.
San Antonio scored four unanswered runs between the top of the second and the top of the fifth, taking a brief lead on a solo homer from Stephen McGee .
Frisco built a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first, capped by a three-run homer from Jose Trevino .

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 2-3, double, RBI, two runs, two stolen bases
Jose Trevino: 2-4, home run, two RBIs
Tyler Davis: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 3 K

NEWS AND NOTES

The Riders collected their second walk-off win of the year, with the other coming July 1 vs. Tulsa.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has hits in 13 of his last 14 games, swinging .311 (19-61) in that span.
Riders starter Tyler Davis turned in his fourth quality start through his first five outings with the Riders. Since Davis joined the Riders on July 2, the other four starters in the rotation have combined for five quality starts.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Midland, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Probables: RHP A.J. Griffin (MLB rehab) vs. RHP Grant Holmes (6-10, 4.85 ERA)
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 12 seasons (2005-2016). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing nearly $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The upgrades made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. The same publication also honored the Choctaw Lazy River as the best ballpark improvement over $1 million for the 2016 season. More than 130 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler, and Nelson Cruz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Art Garcia at [email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].