Martinez leads punchout party in narrow defeat

Riders strike out 15 RockHounds in 7-6 loss to Midland

Emerson Martinez tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts Thursday (Duncan Stanley/Frisco RoughRiders)

April 18, 2019

FRISCO, Texas (April 18, 2019) - Emerson Martinez tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts and Riders pitchers combined to fan 15 Midland hitters Thursday night, but the RoughRiders were edged 7-6 in the series opener.SYNOPSIS* Martinez struck out the side in the first and finished with 10 punchouts in five innings,

FRISCO, Texas (April 18, 2019) - Emerson Martinez tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts and Riders pitchers combined to fan 15 Midland hitters Thursday night, but the RoughRiders were edged 7-6 in the series opener.
SYNOPSIS
* Martinez struck out the side in the first and finished with 10 punchouts in five innings, tying a career-best set last season with Advanced-A Down East.
* Trailing 2-0, the Riders plated five unanswered runs between the fifth and sixth innings, before Midland regained the lead for good in the seventh.
* Michael De Leon and Charles Leblanc each collected a pair of RBI singles for the Riders.

NOTABLE RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Emerson Martinez: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
* Charles Leblanc: 3-for-5, 2 RBI
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, R

NEWS AND NOTES
* Leblanc collected his eighth multi-hit game of the year, four of which have featured three hits.
* Earlier in the day, the two clubs completed a suspended game from April 7, with Midland prevailing 6-2 in 11 innings.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Midland, Friday, 7:05 pm
LHP Joe Palumbo (0-0, 4.35) vs. RHP James Naile (2-1, 5.06)
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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 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for xtwo consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].