Rodriguez brilliant, but Corpus wins in walk-off fashion
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 29, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders allowed two ninth-inning homers in a 6-5 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday from Whataburger Field. Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Hooks (34-41) tied the game on a two-run home run from Ross Adolph
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 29, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders allowed two ninth-inning homers in a 6-5 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday from Whataburger Field.
Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Hooks (34-41) tied the game on a two-run home run from Ross Adolph and won it when Corey Julks bashed a walk-off home run to left.
Stephen Villines (4-4) took the loss, allowing all three runs in the ninth for the RoughRiders (45-30).
Felipe Tejada (4-1) threw the last three innings for Corpus Christi to earn the win.
In a no-decision, Riders starter Yerry Rodriguez set a season best with a 11 strikeouts over his six shutout innings while just allowing three hits and not walking a batter.
To start the scoring, Frisco jumped on top in the first inning when Bubba Thompson scored on a wild pitch.
Anderson Tejeda then gave the Riders a 2-0 advantage with an RBI single in the second.
In the fifth, Tejeda came in on another wild pitch and Matt Whatley made it 4-0 in the sixth when he lifted a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Hooks began their comeback in the eighth, scoring a pair of tallies on an RBI double from Joe Perez and an RBI single by Norel Gonzalez to make it a 4-2 contest.
The RoughRiders and Hooks continue their series with game four on Friday, July 30th at 6:35 p.m. RHP Cole Winn (2-3, 2.91) will start for Frisco against RHP Cesar Rosado (1-4, 6.86).
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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 in each of the last 15 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 160 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Taylor Hearn. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]