TL1 Frisco RoughRiders

Taveras Sends Riders to Walk-Off Win

Published on August 23, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


FRISCO, Texas - Leody Taveras hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th, carrying the Riders to a 1-0 win over Northwest Arkansas Friday night.

SYNOPSIS

* Taveras delivered the decisive hit with two outs in the 10th, plating the game's only run.

* Four Riders pitchers - Edinson Volquez, Edgar Arredondo, Jake Lemoine and Demarcus Evans - combined to toss an eight-hit shutout over 10 innings. Arredondo paved the way with seven scoreless frames, yielding just six hits and striking out six.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

* Edgar Arredondo: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

* Leody Taveras: 1-for-4, walk-off single

* Andretty Cordero: 3-for-4

NEWS AND NOTES

* Friday's game was the Riders' 10th extra-inning game of the year (7-3) but the first since May 31st.

WHAT'S NEXT

Riders vs. NW Arkansas, Saturday, 7:05 pm

RHP Jason Bahr (3-3, 3.86) vs. RHP Jackson Kowar (2-6, 3.41)

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