Hood Goes Yard Again in Loss to Drillers
Published on July 9, 2018 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
TULSA, Okla. - Destin Hood homered for the third time in four games but the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 8-1 to the Tulsa Drillers in Monday's series finale at ONEOK Field.
BIG MOMENTS
* Hood hit a solo shot to lead off the top of the fifth, accounting for the Riders only run of the night.
* Chuck Moorman provided the Riders other hit with a double in the second.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Destin Hood: 1-for-2, HR, RBI, BB
* Chuck Moorman: 1-for-3, 2B
NEWS AND NOTES
* Newly named Texas League Player of the Week Preston Beck earned another walk Monday, his third consecutive game garnering a free pass and his ninth walk in the last 13 games.
* Luis Mendez went 0-for-4, ending his season-long six-game hitting streak.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. San Antonio, Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (3-3, 3.76) vs. RHP Jacob Nix (1-1, 1.27)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
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