Fabian homers as Riders drop Saturday
FRISCO, Texas (July 2, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders stranded the tying run aboard in the bottom of the ninth, as the Corpus Christi Hooks hung on to take Saturday’s game at Riders Field, 3-2. Right fielder Sandro Fabian knocked his 10th home run of the season in the bottom
FRISCO, Texas (July 2, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders stranded the tying run aboard in the bottom of the ninth, as the Corpus Christi Hooks hung on to take Saturday’s game at Riders Field, 3-2. Right fielder Sandro Fabian knocked his 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the third inning to lead the Riders offense.
Riders starter Tim Brennan (1-3) struck out four batters and gave up three runs on seven hits in a season-high five innings Saturday night.
Corpus Christi broke a scoreless tie and took an early lead with two consecutive hits in the top of the third on Brennan to take a 1-0 lead. The Hooks added two more in the fourth with a run-scoring double from Grae Kessinger and an ensuing single from Edwin Diaz to stretch the Hooks lead to 3-2.
Fabian’s home run put the Riders on the scoreboard with their first hit of the night in the bottom of the third inning to move Saturday’s score to 3-1. Frisco cut into the lead in the bottom of the eighth, beginning with a single from Kellen Strahm to extend his on-base streak to 20 games. Strahm joins Justin Foscue as the only Riders hitters to reach base in 20 consecutive games this season.
Frisco reliever Kevin Gowdy tossed his third scoreless outing in his last four with two innings of shutout baseball. Southpaw Josh Smith struck out two batters in the final two innings on the mound.
J.P. Martinez walked with one out in the bottom of the ninth and Blaine Crim singled to put runners at the corners. Outfielder Josh Stowers entered to run for Crim at first and Frisco attempted a double-steal in the following at-bat, but Martinez was caught stealing at the plate for the second out and preserved the 3-2 Hooks lead.
Frisco and Corpus Christi conclude their six-game home series at Riders Field on Sunday, beginning at 6:05 p.m. Hooks LHP Julio Robaina (2-2, 7.09 ERA) makes the Sunday start, while Frisco’s starter is yet to be determined.
Fans can stick around postgame Sunday as Stars and Stripes Weekend concludes with the biggest fireworks show of the year on July 3rd.
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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].