Riders Bash Three Homers to Win Debut in Amarillo
Published on June 4, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
Christian Lopes of the Frisco RoughRiders
(Frisco RoughRiders)
AMARILLO, Texas - Behind three homers and a huge night from Christian Lopes, the RoughRiders won their debut game in Amarillo with an 8-5 victory over the Sod Poodles.
SYNOPSIS
* Lopes crushed the second pitch of the game over the left field fence to build an early lead. Charles Leblanc added a solo shot in the second, and Andretty Cordero crushed a tie-breaking homer in the fifth to put the Riders ahead for good.
* The Riders padded their 6-5 lead in the eighth with RBI singles from Lopes and Eliezer Alvarez.
* Four Riders relievers combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. Locke St. John sealed the victory with a four-out save.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Christian Lopes: 4-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
* Andretty Cordero: 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
* James Jones: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
* Locke St. John: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (S)
NEWS AND NOTES
* Monday's win broke the Riders out of a first-place tie with Amarillo in the first-half standings. Frisco has a half-game lead on Corpus Christi with 13 games to play in the half.
* Frisco's 14 hits were a new season-high, topping the previous mark of 13.
* All nine Riders batters collected a hit in Monday's contest.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Amarillo, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Richelson Pena (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Emmanuel Ramirez (4-4, 4.50)
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