Bratt brilliant, Riders sunk by Missions on walk-off homer

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 10, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were upended by the San Antonio Missions 2-1 on Saturday night from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, snapping a three-game winning streak.

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With the Missions (16-16) down to their final out, Romeo Sanabria hit a two-run, walk-off homer to complete the comeback.

Riders (20-12) starter Mitch Bratt earned his third quality start of the season, pitching six shutout innings, allowing just one hit, while taking a no-hitter into the sixth. He struck out the final batter he faced in Cody Roberts to collect his 10th strikeout on the night, setting a new professional high.

Frisco's lone run came off an RBI single by Keyber Rodriguez in the top of the sixth, plating Sebastian Walcott to take a 1-0 lead. The base hit extended Rodriguez's hit streak to eight games.

In the bottom of the seventh, San Antonio's Brandon Valenzuela led off the inning with a double, but RoughRiders reliever Larson Kindreich induced a ground out and a strikeout. Next at-bat, a line drive clipped Kindreich and Rodriguez made a barehand play at third to preserve the lead.

Missions pinch hitter Kai Murphy hit a lead-off triple in the bottom of the ninth. RoughRiders closer Skylar Hales then recorded the next two outs before Sanabria's walk-off homer.

Hales (1-2) took the loss while San Antonio reliever Stephen Jones (2-0) picked up the win.

Notes to Know:

-Bratt has spun a quality start in three of his last five starts since April 11th. He is one of five Texas League pitchers to accomplish the feat over that timeframe.

-Rodriguez has totaled 22 hits in away games, most in the Texas League this season. He is batting .386 (22-for-57) on the road, the second-best clip in the TL.

-Reliever Ryan Lobus pitched a scoreless inning and has allowed just one earned run over his last eight appearances and 12.1 frames.

The RoughRiders look to win the series Sunday, May 10th against the Missions at 1:05 p.m. from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium. After a strong start with Triple-A Round Rock, RHP Trey Supak (3-0, 1.77) returns for Frisco, facing San Antonio RHP Braden Nett (0-3, 5.95). Tune in to the H-E-B Riders Baseball Network by going to RidersBaseball.com/Broadcast.

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About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. 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, Bullpen Bar, 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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].