Riders pitch their way to series victory over Midland

FRISCO, Texas (May 9, 2021) - The Frisco RoughRiders used four pitchers to hold the Midland RockHounds to just two hits in a 4-1 win on Sunday from Riders Field.

Frisco (4-2) starter Tim Brennan threw just one inning and was followed by A.J. Alexy (1-0), who earned the win in his three innings. Joe Gatto then threw three shutout frames while striking out four and Fernery Ozuna finished things off, earning his first save with two clean innings.

On the offensive side, after Jonah Bride homered in the fourth for Midland (2-4) to make it 1-0, Ryan Dorow laced a two-run single to right, giving the Riders the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Frisco then tacked on when Jordan Procyshen, who went 3-for-3, hit an RBI single in the sixth. The Riders added a sacrifice fly from Diosbel Arias in the eighth, increasing the lead to 4-1.

In the win, Dorow collected two more hits, giving him three multi-hit, multi-RBI games in a row. Over that span, he is hitting .538 (7-for-13) with a home run and six RBIs.

Midland's Zac Reininger (0-2) took the loss, despite throwing five innings and only allowing two runs.

Following a day off on Monday, the RoughRiders take on the Corpus Christi Hooks, an affiliate of the Houston Astros, in the first game of a six-game set on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. It's the first edition of Eric Nadel's Tuesday Tunes, featuring local music and drink specials, so get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.

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 Joey Gallo. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]