Leblanc, Riders Battle Late in Close Loss
June 30, 2019 - Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas - Charles Leblanc continued his recent surge at the plate Sunday, plating a pair of runs in a 5-4 loss to Midland.
SYNOPSIS
* Leblanc tied the game 2-2 with an RBI single in the third and helped the Riders mount a rally in a two-run ninth ninth with a sacrifice fly, bringing the club within a run.
* Starter Brock Burke fired six strong innings, allowing four runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in his first outing with the Riders since going on the injured list in April.
* Joe Barlow struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Charles Leblanc: 1-for-3, BB, 2 RBI
* Brock Burke: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
* Joe Barlow: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
NEWS AND NOTES
* Barlow has struck out 16 of 40 (40%) batters faced in Double-A after fanning 47% of hitters with Advanced-A Down East earlier this year.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Monday, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Edgar Arredondo (5-4, 4.99) vs. RHP Brandon Bailey (2-2, 3.55)
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