TL1 Frisco RoughRiders

Robinson Knocks Inside the Park Homer in Win

Published on August 26, 2015 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


FRISCO, TEXAS (August 26, 2015) - The Frisco RoughRiders evened the series with the San Antonio Missions behind a 6-3 victory at Dr Pepper Ballpark in front of 358 four-legged friends on Bark in the Park Night. Ryan Cordell hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the third inning and Drew Robinson raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homer in the fourth.

Down 2-0 in the third, Trever Adams scored on a Luis Marte ground out. Then with one on and two out, Cordell's fifth long ball of the season gave the Riders a 3-2 advantage.

Robinson padded the Frisco lead with his Texas League-leading 20th homer of the year, this time of the inside-the-park fashion. It's the second inside-the-park home run of the season for a Frisco player, as Joey Gallo accomplished the feat in May.

The Missions jumped ahead with a run in the first and third frames. Benji Gonzalez led off the contest with a walk and scored on a RBI-single from Diego Goris. In the third, Goris notched his second RBI of the night with a sacrifice fly to score Taylor Lindsey and give San Antonio a 2-0 lead.

Connor Sadzeck received a no-decision in his start for the Riders. The lefty allowed two runs over 2 2/3 innings. Dennis O'Grady (3-5) picked up the loss in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits, but struck out five. Juan Grullon (1-2) tossed a scoreless 1 1/3 innings to earn his first win for Frisco.

The Missions got within one run in the seventh as Tyson Gillies hit a solo-homer to make it a 4-3 game.

The Riders added insurance in the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, a fielding error from Yeison Asencio allowed Alex Burg and Robinson to score and put Frisco on top 6-3. David Martinez gave up a walk and a double in the ninth but cleaned up the mess to pick up his 21st save of the year and finish off the Riders victory.

RHP Jose Leclerc gets the nod for Frisco on Thursday night. San Antonio sends RHP Bryan Rodriguez to the mound in the 7:05 p.m. contest. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest. FSSW's Anthony Andro and Paul Kruger, Rangers' Manager of Minor League Operations, join Alex Vispoli for the call. For tickets to see the Riders in 2015, call 972-731-9200, E-mail Info@ridersbaseball.com or visit www.ridersbaseball.com.

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