Frisco drops game against Amarillo, playoff race heats up

FRISCO, Texas (September 17, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 6-1 on Friday night from HODGETOWN.

The Sod Poodles (58-60) jumped on the board first in the fourth inning when Buddy Kennedy homered to make it 1-0. Dominic Canzone then added on with an RBI double, Ryder Jones put up a run on a fielder's choice and Ben DeLuzio drove in a tally on a groundout to increase the lead to 4-0.

Stone Garrett then went deep for solo homers in both the fifth and seventh innings to put Amarillo up 6-0.

The RoughRiders (64-54) found the scoreboard in the eighth inning on a Jax Biggers sacrifice fly, pulling to 6-1, but they could not fight their way back.

Justin Lewis (2-1) earned the win in relief, ceding just a run for the Sod Poodles.

In his start, Tim Brennan (0-3) took the loss for Frisco, allowing four runs over his four innings.

In the playoff picture, both Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas were handed losses on Friday evening, meaning the RoughRiders are still in the second playoff spot by 0.5 games with two games remaining in the regular season. Frisco now controls their own destiny toward their first postseason birth since 2014, with their magic number down to two.

The RoughRiders and Sod Poodles meet for game six of the series on Saturday, September 17th at 7:05 p.m. RHP Ronny Henriquez (4-4, 5.04) starts for the RoughRiders against RHP Ryne Nelson (3-3, 3.60)

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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, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Taylor Hearn. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]