Ninth-inning home run dooms RoughRiders in loss to Tulsa

FRISCO, Texas (July 17, 2026) - Despite a strong comeback effort, the Frisco RoughRiders were upended by a Josue De Paula go-ahead ninth-inning home run in a 6-4 loss to the Tulsa Drillers on Friday night at Riders Field.

Box Score

Tulsa (12-7, 58-30) plated three runs in the first inning against Aidan Curry with four hits. Then, Frisco (10-9, 49-38) got a first-inning RBI single from Arturo Disla to make it 3-1.

In the fifth inning, the Drillers extended their lead to 4-1 on a Mike Sirota sacrifice fly, but Disla drove in two more with a two-out single, cutting the deficit to 4-3.

That score held until the eighth inning, when Max Wagner launched a leadoff solo home run against Christian Suarez (5-3) to tie the game at four. In the top of the ninth, however, De Paula drilled a two-run shot off Zach Bryant (1-2) for the lead back and Antonio Knowles notched his third save for Tulsa in the bottom half.

Notes to Know:

• Sebastian Walcott made his return from offseason elbow surgery and walked twice while stealing a base and scoring a run.

• Disla had two hits, two walks and three RBI in total on the night.

• Yeison Morrobel picked up a pair of hits in his Double-A debut.

Down in the series after one game, Dalton Pence is expected to start for Frisco in game two against LHP Adam Serwinowksi (7-2, 5.10) in a 7:05 p.m. start Saturday at Riders Field. It is Harry Potter Night presented by Wyndham Rewards and kids can run the bases postgame courtesy of Raising Cane’s.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].