Howard, Calabuig Lead RockHounds to Win
RockHounds 2, Frisco RoughRiders 1Monday, May 20, 2019Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TXMother Nature's name doesn't appear on any roster, but she's been a "player" over the last 36 hours as far as the RockHounds are concerned.On Sunday at Security Bank Ballpark, Kevin Merrell's fly ball to shallow left, lost in
RockHounds 2, Frisco RoughRiders 1
Monday, May 20, 2019
Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX
Mother Nature's name doesn't appear on any roster, but she's been a "player" over the last 36 hours as far as the RockHounds are concerned.
On Sunday at Security Bank Ballpark,
Monday at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, the wind was blowing out to left at more than 20 miles-per-hour throughout the game. Only one batter took advantage of the jet stream and it determined the outcome of the game.
The two-run home run would be the difference as the RockHounds won the opener of a key three-game series at Frisco, defeating the RoughRiders, 2-1, and moving to within a half-game of the first place Riders in the Texas League South (see below).
The RoughRiders had men on base in every inning but the first but did not get on the board until
Both starters were outstanding.
Notable
The South Division race is tight as your proverbial drum. Frisco (23-21) leads the RockHounds and Corpus Christi (both 22-21) by just a half-game (the Hooks were 5-1 winners at Amarillo) with the Sod Poodles (19-23) still just three back.
While the South Division has all four teams with three games, the North is the opposite - - Arkansas holds a five-and-a-half-game lead over second place (and defending league champion) Tulsa.
Frisco's run in the ninth was the first allowed by the RockHounds bullpen in its last 18⅔ innings.
Chase Calabuig (2-for-3, 2-run HR, walk) has reached base in 11 straight games, with hits in nine of them (.283) and has been on base in 24-of-26 games overall (games with at least one plate appearance). Chase has hits in three straight games (5-for-11, HR, 4 RBI).
It was painful, but
Roster Moves:
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Collin Theroux re-joins the RockHounds after appearing in five games for the Pacific Coast League Aviators. Interesting sidebar - - Collin, who had last played for the RockHounds on May 1, still leads the 'Hounds in home runs with four.
Next Game
Tuesday, May 21 vs. Frisco RoughRiders
Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, Texas
First pitch 11:05 a.m.
- Second of a three-game series and seven-game road trip (Frisco & Amarillo)
- Radio: No broadcast (weekday / day game)
Probable Starters
FRI: Esmerling Vasquez (RH, 0-2, 7.00)
RH: Kyle Friedrichs (RH, 0-0, 0.00 in one start)
Next at Security Bank Ballpark
The RockHounds open a six-game homestand on Tuesday, May 28
May 28-30 vs. Corpus Christi Hooks
May 31-June 2 vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles