Midland Pulls Away Late to Win 7-2
Published on May 11, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
Frisco RoughRiders second baseman Christian Lopes heads for home
(Frisco RoughRiders)
MIDLAND, Texas - Midland scored five runs in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and hand the RoughRiders a 7-2 defeat Saturday night.
SYNOPSIS
* Midland's big inning came right after the Riders had rallied to tie the game on a two-out RBI single from Preston Beck.
* Frisco's other run came on a RBI single from Juremi Profar in the first.
* Starter Pedro Payano fired five strong innings, yielding two runs on four hits, in a no-decision.
* Peter Fairbanks tossed a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts in his Double-A debut.
NOTABLE RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Pedro Payano: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
* Christian Lopes: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R
NEWS AND NOTES
* The Riders scored both of their runs Saturday with two outs and have plated their last eight runs with two down.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Midland, Sunday, 2:00 pm
RHP Edgar Arredondo (3-1, 5.76) vs. RHP Daulton Jeffries (0-0, 3.00)
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