RockHounds hand Riders third one-run loss of the week on Saturday
MIDLAND, Texas (June 22, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders tied the game late, but fell in their third-straight game to the Midland RockHounds 4-3 on Saturday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark. Box Score After Frisco (44-24) starter Dane Acker was dominant through the first five innings, allowing just one hit,
MIDLAND, Texas (June 22, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders tied the game late, but fell in their third-straight game to the Midland RockHounds 4-3 on Saturday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.
After Frisco (44-24) starter Dane Acker was dominant through the first five innings, allowing just one hit, Midland (39-29) plated the first three runs of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. With runners at first and second and one down, Jack Winkler singled to third baseman Cody Freeman, but his throw got away from first, allowing Jamaliel Rosado Jr. to score the first run. It was Freeman's first error of the season in 53 games at third base.
Brennan Milone followed by hitting a two-run double down the left field line to increase the lead to 3-0. Acker threw his second-straight quality start and the second of his professional career, allowing three runs over six innings while striking out five in a no-decision.
The Riders then fought right back in the top of the seventh with a pair of RBI ground outs from Josh Hatcher and Aaron Zavala to make it a 3-2 game.
After Florencio Serrano Jr. (0-2) threw a scoreless seventh, Maximo Acosta blasted a game-tying solo homer in the top of the eighth, his second of the season.
Midland took the decisive lead in the bottom of the eighth when Brennan Milone scored on a wild pitch, putting the RockHounds up 4-3.
Seth Elledge (1-1) earned the win, even though he blew the save in the eighth, throwing the last two innings.
Offensively, Freeman had the only two-hit game for the Riders. Frisco has now just scored four runs in their last three games and 11 in the first five games of the series, going 1-4.
Next, the RoughRiders conclude their six-game series with the RockHounds at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23rd. RHP Emiliano Teodo (4-1, 1.88) gets the ball for the Riders while Midland will turn to RHP Blake Beers (4-5, 5.21).
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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].