Wagner, Martinez Homer in Loss to Hooks
Published on May 1, 2026 under Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Corpus Christi Hooks 9-4 on Friday night from Whataburger Field.
For the first time in six games, Frisco (13-12) failed to score in the first inning and the Hooks (12-13) jumped out in front with three runs in the second inning against Frisco starter Leandro Lopez (0-1).
In the third, Max Wagner homered for a second-straight game to start his Frisco career, to make it 3-1.
The Hooks then plated four more runs in the fourth and another in the fifth before Orlando Martinez added a solo blast in the sixth for Frisco, cutting the deficit to 8-2.
Corpus Christi tacked on a ninth run in the seventh against the bullpen, but Janser Lara threw a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth.
Trey McLoughlin (1-0) threw 2.1 innings out of the Corpus bullpen to earn the win.
Notes to Know:
The Riders now have 35 home runs this season as a team in 25 games, their most through 25 games in recorded franchise history (since 2005).
Martinez reached in all four trips to the plate and is now 8-for-16 with five doubles, a home run and six RBIs in this series through four games.
The RoughRiders meet with Corpus Christi for game five of the six-game series at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, May 2nd. LHP Dylan MacLean (2-0, 5.89) takes the ball for the RoughRiders against RHP Brett Gillis (0-1, 5.00).
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