Scholtens Keeps Missions Hot with Terrific Outing
July 28, 2018 - Texas League (TL1)
San Antonio Missions News Release
San Antonio continued its stellar play with a 4-1 win over Frisco Saturday night in front of 6,417 at Wolff Stadium.
The Missions struck first Saturday evening, taking advantage of a wild second inning from Pedro Payano. The right-hander recorded two outs around an Austin Allen walk and appeared headed for a rather clean inning. However, after Peter Van Gansen kept the inning alive with a single to right center, Payano uncorked the first of two wild pitches. The second one of those errant pitches, scored Allen with the game's first run.
Allen's bat would push the lead to 2-0 in the fifth against Payano (4-8) as the catcher drove in Buddy Reed with a single to left.
An inning later, Michael Gettys increased the Missions' advantage to 4-0 with a two-run homer to left off reliever Cole Wiper.
The four-run lead proved plenty for right-hander Jesse Scholtens, who turned in a superb outing. After retiring the RoughRiders in order in the first, Scholtens escaped a second inning jam with a double play. Over the next four innings, the Fairfield, CA native methodically navigated through the dangerous Frisco lineup, allowing just three hits.
However, in the seventh, the RoughRiders finally broke through against Scholtens, loading the bases on singles from Michael O'Neill and Juremi Profar and a Luis Mendez free pass. Scholtens (6-2) would then walk Eliezer Alvarez to score O'Neill and end the hurler's night in the process. T.J. Weir got the Missions out of further trouble when he induced a Michael De Leon groundout to short.
After Weir set Frisco down in order in the eighth, Andres Munoz did the same in the ninth to notch his fifth save.
San Antonio (21-14, 63-42) wraps up its four-game series with Frisco (20-16, 44-62) on Sunday Funday presented by Circle K. Sunday is also a Heroes Appreciation Night courtesy of Texas Homes. First pitch is slated for 6:05 PM. Jacob Nix (2-2, 1.79) will get the ball for the Missions, while former RockHounds righty Chris Jensen (0-0, 0.00) gets the start for the "Riders.
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