Nine-game winning streak ends in series opener from Corpus

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 4, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders' nine-game winning streak came to an end with a 7-1 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday night from Whataburger Field.

Box Score

Frisco (34-18) starter Josh Stephen (1-3) threw scoreless baseball through four innings, but the Hooks (20-32) exploded for six runs against him in the bottom of the fifth. Jordan Brewer smacked the first of his two home runs on the night, a two-run shot, to start the scoring before a Jeremy Arocho RBI double, two-run Zach Cole single and RBI single by Colin Barber made it 6-0.

Brewer connected on solo homer for his second home run of the night in the eighth to push the lead to 7-0 before the Riders avoided the shutout with a Keyber Rodriguez RBI single in the top of the ninth.

Bryan Chi threw the last 3.1 innings for the Riders, coming in to relieve Stephan in his start, allowing just one run on four hits.

Frisco was held to just five hits on offense and didn't have more than one hit in any single inning.

For Corpus, Jake Bloss (2-1) threw 6.2 scoreless innings in his start to earn the victory.

Next, the RoughRiders continue their six-game series with the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros) at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5th from Whataburger Field. RHP Ryan Garcia (4-2, 4.46) takes the ball for the Riders against RHP Aaron Brown (1-2, 4.04).

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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 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].