Mieses homers again, Frisco falls to Springfield
FRISCO, Texas (June 5, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were outlasted by the Springfield Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday night from Riders Field, dropping their third-straight game. Box Score Frisco (31-22) drew the opening tally in the bottom of the first when Keyber Rodriguez plated Sebastian Walcott on an RBI groundout
FRISCO, Texas (June 5, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were outlasted by the Springfield Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday night from Riders Field, dropping their third-straight game.
Frisco (31-22) drew the opening tally in the bottom of the first when Keyber Rodriguez plated Sebastian Walcott on an RBI groundout to pull the RoughRiders ahead 1-0.
Springfield (30-24) countered in the top of the third when JJ Wetherholt muscled a two-run homer to grab a 2-1 lead. Trey Paige then hit an RBI triple and R.J. Yeager drilled a two-run homer, extending the Cardinals lead to 6-2.
In the top of the eighth, Springfield added insurance when Dakota Harris scored on a wild pitch by Frisco reliever Travis MacGregor, upping its lead to 6-1.
Frisco answered in the bottom of the eighth when Luis Mieses cranked a solo homer, his team-high ninth blast, to cut the deficit to 6-2. The Riders then loaded the bases but Springfield reliever Osvaldo Berriors fanned Marcus Smith to end the inning.
Berrios worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth to secure the victory. Springfield reliever Austin Love (2-0) earned the win, pitching two scoreless innings. Frisco starter Josh Stephan (4-2) picked up the loss, allowing five runs despite pitching five innings for the fourth start in a row.
Notes to Know:
-Mieses has clobbered an extra-base hit in seven-straight games, the longest active streak in Minor League Baseball.
-Aaron Zavala has reached base in 40 of 44 games this season. He went 3-for-5, notching his third three-hit game of the year and second in the last four games.
-Cam Cauley is batting .371 (13-for-35) over his last 10 games, tied for seventh in the Texas League in that span.
The RoughRiders look to snap a three-game losing streak against the Cardinals at 7:05 p.m. on Friday night from Riders Field. Frisco RHP Ben Anderson (3-3, 4.20) tussles against Springfield LHP Ixan Henderson (3-3, 2.27). Promotions include Texas Rangers Night, a Kumar Rocker Bobblehead Giveaway presented by Classic Chevrolet of Grapevine and Postgame Fireworks presented by Classic Chevrolet of Grapevine.
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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].