O'Neill goes deep but Hooks rally late to steal series opener
Deshields goes 1-for-3 to start rehab assignment
FRISCO, Texas (April 19, 2018) - Despite overcoming multiple deficits, the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 5-3 to the Corpus Christi Hooks Thursday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.BIG MOMENTS The Riders erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 in the early going. Frisco scored twice in the fourth on
FRISCO, Texas (April 19, 2018) - Despite overcoming multiple deficits, the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 5-3 to the Corpus Christi Hooks Thursday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
- The Riders erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 in the early going. Frisco scored twice in the fourth on a solo homer from
Michael O'Neill and an RBI double from Luis Yander La O to tie the game 2-2. - After the Riders tied the game again 3-3 after six innings, Corpus Christi jumped ahead for good with two runs in the top of the eighth on RBIs from
Randy César andJamie Ritchie . - Rangers rehabber Delino Deshields went 1-for-3 with a bunt single in five innings of play Thursday. It was his first game on rehab after going on the disabled list March 31 with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Michael O'Neill: 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB, R
- Luis Yander La O: 1-f0r-4, 2B, BB, RBI, R
Luis Mendez : 1-for-2, 2 BB, RBI
NEWS AND NOTES
- O'Neill extended his hitting streak to five games with the home run in the fourth.
Jose Trevino pushed his on-base streak to 10 games with a double in the sixth.- Corpus Christi scored each of its final four runs with two outs.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 13 seasons (2005-2017). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars