NATURALS' OFFENSE GOES QUIET, FRISCO WINS OPENER, 5-1
FRISCO, Texas - Frisco used a combination of five pitchers - none of which tossed more than three innings - to quiet the Naturals' red-hot offense on Friday night. Frisco defeated Northwest Arkansas, 5-1 at Dr. Pepper Ballpark on Friday night in a game that lasted two hours and 26 minutes. Starter,
FRISCO, Texas - Frisco used a combination of five pitchers - none of which tossed more than three innings - to quiet the Naturals' red-hot offense on Friday night. Frisco defeated Northwest Arkansas, 5-1 at Dr. Pepper Ballpark on Friday night in a game that lasted two hours and 26 minutes.
Starter,
Garabito pitched seven innings for the third time this season and for the 10th time in his career; but suffered the loss, allowing a season-high in runs (five) and hits (10). He struck out five hitters in the performance.
Northwest Arkansas (30-36) tabbed its' lone run on a solo home run by
The series continues with game two on Saturday, June 15 at Dr. Pepper Ballpark with newly-christened Texas League All-Star,
First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. with the Indigo Sky Casino Pregame Show beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the "Voice of the Naturals," Benjamin Kelly on AM-1590, the Ticket-2 and the Naturals Radio Network.
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