Bats break free in 11-4 rout of Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas (Aug. 16, 2019) - After a tough four-game series in Corpus Christi, the Riders opened a weekend set in Amarillo with a resounding 11-4 victory over the Sod Poodles Friday night.
SYNOPSIS
* Frisco capped a big night at the plate with a five-run seventh, punctuated by a two-run homer from Andretty Cordero .
* Down 3-0 after the first, the Riders chipped away at the deficit, eventually taking the lead in the fifth thanks to a two-run double from Charles Leblanc .
* Four Riders hitters collected three hits in Friday's win: Cordero, Michael De Leon, Yonny Hernandez and Tony Sanchez .
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael De Leon: 3-for-4, 2 2B, BB, 3 R
* Tony Sanchez: 3-for-5, 2 RBI
* Charles Leblanc: 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
* Andretty Cordero: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
NEWS AND NOTES
* The RoughRiders have won four consecutive meetings with the first-place Sod Poodles and now trail Amarillo by 4.5 games in the second-half standings.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Amarillo, Saturday, 7:05 pm
RHP Jason Bahr (2-3, 3.91) vs. RHP Kyle Lloyd (7-5, 3.40)
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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 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].