Frisco hits three home runs in loss to Amarillo
FRISCO, Texas (August 7, 2021) – The Frisco Corny Dogs fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 9-4 on Saturday night from Riders Field. Frisco struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Anderson Tejeda blasted a solo home run to put the Corny Dogs up 1-0. On the
FRISCO, Texas (August 7, 2021) – The Frisco Corny Dogs fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 9-4 on Saturday night from Riders Field.
Frisco struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Anderson Tejeda blasted a solo home run to put the Corny Dogs up 1-0.
On the third, Josh Jung hammered a two-run homer, his 10th of the season, making it 3-0.
The Sod Poodles struck back in the fourth with an RBI single in fourth from Dominic Canzone before two runs in the sixth tied the game. Buddy Kennedy ripped an RBI double to bring the Sod Poodles within one and Canzone tied it at 3-3 on an RBI single.
In the top of the seventh, Stone Garrett gave Amarillo a 4-3 lead with an RBI single.
Sam Huff then crushed a 502-foot, solo home run to knot the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh.
The next half inning, Canzone blasted a go-ahead two-run home run and the Sod Poodles added three more runs in the ninth to take a 9-4 advantage.
Luis Frias (5-6) earned the win, allowing four runs on seven innings while striking out seven. Tyler Holton earned his first save of the year throwing two innings.
Fernery Ozuna (4-3) took the loss, ceding five runs on four hits in relief.
The Riders and Sod Poodles conclude the series on Sunday, August 7th at 7:05 p.m. Frisco hands LHP Cole Ragans (0-1, 6.00) the ball to face off against LHP Tommy Henry (1-4, 4.98).
Sunday is the continuation Back to School Week presented by CoServ with a giveaway for kids 12 and younger. It is also Kids Sunday Funday presented by Children's Health. For tickets and information on RoughRiders baseball, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.
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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]