Riders drop home finale to San Antonio
FRISCO, Texas (September 12, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the San Antonio Missions 3-1 in their final home game of the regular season on Sunday from Riders Field. In the top of the second, the Missions (55-59) started the scoring with Agustin Ruiz lifting a sacrifice fly to
FRISCO, Texas (September 12, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the San Antonio Missions 3-1 in their final home game of the regular season on Sunday from Riders Field.
In the top of the second, the Missions (55-59) started the scoring with Agustin Ruiz lifting a sacrifice fly to centerfield to make it 1-0.
Frisco (61-51) struck back in the bottom of the second when J.P. Martinez singled home Blaine Crim to tie the game at 1-1.
The Missions then vaulted themselves in front in the fifth on a Ruiz solo home run and extended their lead when Kelvin Melean smashed a solo blast himself, pushing San Antonio to a 3-1 advantage.
Zak Kent (0-4) took the loss, but threw well, tossing 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts, ceding just three runs on four hits.
Pedro Avila (1-3) earned his first victory of the year for San Antonio, throwing 5.0 frames with nine strikeouts and Jose Quezada picked up his league-best 18th save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
After a day off on Monday, the RoughRiders end their season with a seven-game series in six days in Amarillo against the Sod Poodles. Game one is at 7:05 p.m. from HODGETOWN on Tuesday, September 14th. Neither team has announced a starter.
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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. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]