Foscue homers in Tuesday loss
FRISCO, Texas (August 9, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders began a six-game series against the San Antonio Missions with a 6-5 loss Tuesday night at Riders Field. Second baseman Justin Foscue knocked his 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the 1st inning to lead the offense,
FRISCO, Texas (August 9, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders began a six-game series against the San Antonio Missions with a 6-5 loss Tuesday night at Riders Field. Second baseman Justin Foscue knocked his 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the 1st inning to lead the offense, his fifth in his last eight games.
The Missions plated two runs in the top of the 1st inning on Frisco starter Seth Nordlin (2-2) behind a leadoff double from San Diego rehabber Fernando Tatis Jr., who finished 2-for-2 with a double and triple and a pair of walks. Missions right fielder Jack Stronach singled Yorman Rodriguez in to give San Antonio a 2-0 lead after the top of the 1st.
The RoughRiders answered with Foscue’s two-run homer off Missions righty Henry Henry (3-0) in the in the bottom of the 1st to promptly even Tuesday’s score at 2-2.
Henry tossed a season-high five innings and struck out five batters, his first start of at least five innings since September 1st, 2018. Henry exited with a 4-2 lead after San Antonio plated another pair of runs in the top of the 2nd inning.
After four runs on six hits in his first two innings, Nordlin held the Missions scoreless in his final 10 batters faced, giving up one hit.
Frisco reliever Triston Polley struck out a batter in his two innings of relief work, sitting down the Missions consecutively while not allowing a base runner.
Frisco first baseman Blaine Crim doubled to begin the bottom of the 6th inning. Crim advanced on a groundout from shortstop Luisangel Acuna and scored on a wild pitch, trimming the deficit to 4-3. Tatis ended his night with a leadoff triple in the top of the seventh before Connor Kaiser relieved him for the rest of the night.
Acuna walked with one out in the bottom of the 8th and promptly stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error from catcher Webster Rivas. Designated hitter Kellen Strahm scored Acuna on a sacrifice fly to bring the Riders within a 5-4 margin. Strahm finished as the only Riders hitter with a multi-hit night, going 2-for-3.
Each club scored in the 9th as Missions third baseman Juan Fernandez singled to score Tirso Ornelas and give San Antonio a 6-4 advantage. Center fielder Josh Stowers worked a leadoff walk and scored on a two-out double from Jax Biggers but was stranded at second as the game’s tying run.
Frisco and San Antonio continue their season series Wednesday night with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch at Riders Field. Riders RHP Tim Brennan (4-3, 3.51 ERA) makes his 10th start of the season for Frisco Wednesday night, while San Antonio RHP Ben Krauth (3-2, 5.40 ERA) is scheduled to take the hill. Wednesday night brings another Texas Baseball Legends to Riders Field with Bobby Witt Sr. in attendance for a meet and greet. For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance for 15 consecutive seasons (2005-2019). 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 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 170 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].