Riders Walk Their Way to Series Split with Naturals
Published on June 14, 2021 under Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders walked 11 times en route to an 8-4 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday night from Riders Field.
The Riders (21-14) found the scoreboard first off of Naturals (16-17) starter Stephen Woods Jr. (1-5) in the bottom of the third inning when Anderson Tejeda plated Josh Stowers on an RBI groundout to make it 1-0.
Frisco then added on when Stowers blasted his sixth home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the fourth to put Frisco out in front 4-0.
After the Naturals scored a run on an error in the top of the fifth, Jax Biggers ripped a two-run triple to right for the RoughRiders, increasing the lead to 6-1.
Northwest Arkansas struck back with two homers in the top of the seventh, a two-run home run from Nick Pratto and a solo dinger by MJ Melendez, to pull the Naturals within 6-4.
In the bottom of the eighth, Stowers and J.P. Martinez both drew bases-loaded walks to send the Riders to a 8-4 win.
Blake Bass (3-0) earned the win for Frisco by throwing a scoreless inning in the fourth.
Following a day off on Monday, the RoughRiders head on the road to face the Corpus Christi Hooks, a Houston Astros affiliate, for the first game of a seven-game series on Tuesday, June 15th at 6:35 p.m. Frisco send RHP Cole Winn (2-2, 2.87) to the mound against LHP Parker Mushinski (0-1, 7.85).
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