Late Comeback Pushes Amarillo to Victory
August 28, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
AMARILLO, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 9-5 on Friday night from HODGETOWN.
The RoughRiders (56-43) took an early lead in the first inning when Diosbel Arias hammered his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, to make it 1-0.
In the bottom of the first, the Sod Poodles (46-53) answered when Stone Garrett bashed a solo home run to tie it at 1-1.
Amarillo then took the lead in the bottom of the second on a Jancarlos Cintron RBI single, making it 2-1.
In the top of the sixth, Sam Huff knotted the scored with a solo blast, his ninth of the season, tying it at 2-2.
Dominic Canzone then tripled in two runs in the seventh, putting Amarillo up 4-2.
In the eighth, Frisco flattened the score again when Huff drew a bases-loaded walk and Josh Stowers lifted a sacrifice fly, scoring Davis Wendzel, to pen the score at 4-4.
The Sod Poodles fired back in the bottom of the eighth off of Alex Speas (1-2), scoring five runs on three hits to take a 9-4 lead.
Wendzel drew the Riders back to within four with an RBI double in the ninth, but they could not get closer.
Mack Lemieux (4-2) earned the win for Amarillo, allowing just one run over 1.1 innings.
The RoughRiders and Sod Poodles meet for game five of the series on Saturday, August 28th at 7:05 p.m. RHP Zak Kent (0-1, 0.82) starts for Frisco against RHP Drey Jameson (2-0, 1.98).
For more information and to stay up to date on all things Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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