Taveras homers in narrow loss to Drillers

Rangers sixth-rated prospect ties career-best with four RBIs

Leody Taveras tied a career-high with four RBIs in Wednesday's game at Tulsa (Hannah Rainer/Frisco RoughRiders)

July 17, 2019

TULSA, Okla. (July 17, 2019) - Rangers sixth-rated prospect Leody Taveras hit his first Double-A home run and tied a career-best with four RBIs in a 7-6 loss in Tulsa Wednesday night.SYNOPSIS* Taveras clubbed a three-run homer in the second to put the Riders ahead 3-0 and added a sacrifice fly

TULSA, Okla. (July 17, 2019) - Rangers sixth-rated prospect Leody Taveras hit his first Double-A home run and tied a career-best with four RBIs in a 7-6 loss in Tulsa Wednesday night.
SYNOPSIS
* Taveras clubbed a three-run homer in the second to put the Riders ahead 3-0 and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to establish a 5-4 lead. He finished 2-for-4 with a career-high-tying four RBIs and scored twice.
* Down 7-5 entering the ninth, the Riders plated a run on a sacrifice fly from rehabber Isiah Kiner-Falefa and eventually got the tying run to third base but couldn't bring him in.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Leody Taveras: 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
* Andretty Cordero: 2-for-4, 2 R
* Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 0-for-3, RBI, HBP (rehab)
NEWS AND NOTES
* Infielder Michael De Leon played his first-career game at first base Wednesday.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Tulsa, Thursday, 7:05 pm
RHP Tyler Phillips (2-7, 6.80) vs. RHP JoJo Gray (first app.)
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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 Choctaw 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 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].