Frisco falls 4-2 despite outhitting Amarillo
AMARILLO, Texas (June 27, 2026) - Despite outhitting the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Frisco RoughRiders fell 4-2 on Saturday night from HODGETOWN, dropping their second game of the week. Box Score After two perfect, scoreless innings from Jordan Montgomery on his MLB rehab assignment, Frisco (3-2, 42-31) got the scoring
AMARILLO, Texas (June 27, 2026) - Despite outhitting the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Frisco RoughRiders fell 4-2 on Saturday night from HODGETOWN, dropping their second game of the week.
After two perfect, scoreless innings from Jordan Montgomery on his MLB rehab assignment, Frisco (3-2, 42-31) got the scoring started with a two-run home run off the bat of Corey Joyce in the third inning against Amarillo (2-3, 38-35) starter Junior Sanchez for a 2-0 lead.
The Sod Poodles struck with Montgomery out of the game and scored once against Ben Anderson (0-1) in the bottom of the third with an RBI double from Matt O’Neill.
After carrying the 2-1 lead into the sixth inning, Frisco forfeited it when Cristofer Torin and Ben McLaughlin lifted back-to-back solo home runs against Anderson to take a 3-2 lead.
After Amarillo added a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, Indigo Diaz got Frainyer Chavez to bounce out to first base and strand two runners aboard to end the ninth for his first save of the season.
Notes to Know:
Montgomery went six up and six down in his second rehab start with the RoughRiders and struck out three batters.
Joyce added two singles after his home run and has tallied two straight multi-hit games.
Seeking a series win with a Sunday win, Frisco turns to LHP Dylan MacLean (3-1, 42-30) against RHP Daniel Eagen (2-6, 5.58) in a 7:05 p.m. start from HODGETOWN.
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. 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, Bullpen Bar, 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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].