TL1 Frisco RoughRiders

Phillips Powers Riders to Series Win in Tulsa

Published on July 18, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


TULSA, Okla. - A marvelous start from Tyler Phillips carried the RoughRiders to a 4-2 win in Tulsa Thursday night, clinching a series win over the Drillers.

SYNOPSIS

* Phillips delivered his fifth quality start of the season, allowing just two runs on four hits in six+ innings of work. He opened with five scoreless frames, permitting just two hits during that stretch, and earned the win.

* The Riders broke a scoreless tie with a three-run sixth. Isiah Kiner-Falefa started the scoring with an RBI single and Ryan Dorow brought in two key insurance runs with a two-out, two-run single later in the stanza.

* Demarcus Evans tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn his first save with the Riders.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

* Tyler Phillips: 6+ IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (W)

* Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, R (rehab)

* Andretty Cordero: 3-for-4, 2B, R

NEWS AND NOTES

* Phillips has registered a team-best five quality starts in his 11 outings with Frisco this year.

* Andretty Cordero finished the three-game set 7-for-13 and had multiple hits in all three games.

WHAT'S NEXT

Riders at Arkansas, Friday, 7:10 pm

LHP Brock Burke (0-5, 4.40) vs. LHP Ricardo Sanchez (6-5, 3.58)

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