Riders Win, Playoff Berth to Come Down to Finale
September 18, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders stayed alive in the playoff hunt with a 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday night from HODGETOWN.
Amarillo (58-61) struck early in the first inning when Buddy Kennedy smacked a two-run home run to center, putting the Sod Poodles out in front 2-0.
Geraldo Perdomo then added on with a solo homer of his own in the third and Amarillo lengthened their lead to 3-0.
Frisco (64-54) started their comeback effort in the fifth on Blaine Crim's solo blast, his ninth of the year in Frisco and his 29th overall this season, and Josh Stowers tacked on with an RBI single to make it 3-2 Amarillo.
In the eighth inning, the RoughRiders took the lead. Jax Biggers scored on a wild pitch to tie the game and Josh Smith reached on an error, scoring Matt Whatley, for the go-ahead run.
Biggers then doubled home an insurance run in the ninth to increase the advantage to 5-3.
Tyler Thomas (3-2) earned the win for the RoughRiders with his 1.2 innings out of the bullpen and Daniel Robert captured his first save of the year with two shutout innings to finish the game.
Matt Brill (2-4) took the loss for Amarillo out of the bullpen.
In the playoff picture, both Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas took home wins on Saturday evening, meaning the RoughRiders are still in the second playoff spot by 0.5 games with one game remaining in the regular season. Frisco controls their own destiny toward their first postseason birth since 2014.
The RoughRiders and Sod Poodles meet for the season finale on Sunday, September 18th at 1:05 p.m. RHP Zak Kent (0-4, 5.18) starts for the RoughRiders against RHP Brandon Pfaadt (1-1, 4.28)
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