Mendez, Alvarez Go Back-To-Back in Loss at Tulsa
Published on July 9, 2018 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
Luis Mendez of the Frisco RoughRiders
(Frisco RoughRiders)
TULSA, Okla. - Luis Mendez and Eliezer Alvarez hit back-to-back homers Sunday for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in a 10-5 loss to the Tulsa Drillers at ONEOK Field.
BIG MOMENTS
* Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, the back-to-back homers put the Riders ahead 3-2.
* Tulsa retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth and expanded the lead with a four-run sixth.
* Alvarez finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs, notching his fifth game with at least three hits this season.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Eliezer Alvarez: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
* Luis Mendez: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
* Carlos Garay: 2-for-4, 2 R
NEWS AND NOTES
* All five Riders runs scored with two outs Sunday. The club has 40 of its last 79 runs with two outs.
* Mendez extended his season-long hitting streak to six games with the home run.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Tulsa, Monday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Justin Topa (0-1, 5.27) vs. TBA
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
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