Hooks edge Riders in ninth inning

FRISCO, Texas (September 1, 2023) – Ryan Garcia tossed five shutout innings in his start but the Frisco RoughRiders lost 3-2 on Friday to the Corpus Christi Hooks at Riders Field.

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Garcia allowed just three hits and struck out seven. As a pitching staff, Frisco (29-26, 60-63) struck out 17 batters of the 27 outs recorded. Grant Wolfram recorded two perfect innings out of Frisco's bullpen, striking out five of six batters. He lowered his ERA to 2.02 and has not allowed a run this week in 3.2 innings.

The series is now even at two games apiece after Friday's contest, which was delayed from 7:05 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to power issues and was scheduled for seven innings. Neither team scored in the first seven frames and then both teams scored twice in the eighth to extend the contest to the ninth.

Frisco put two runs on the board in the eighth with Chris Seise's RBI single and Kellen Strahm's run-scoring groundout. The Hooks (27-28, 60-64) had scored two unearned runs in the top of the eighth.

After another unearned run for Corpus Christi in the top of the ninth, Frisco did not score the designated runner.

Each of the four games in the series have been decided by one run, with the two clubs alternating wins.

Frisco is now three games behind Amarillo in the hunt for the second half title and a playoff berth.

Antoine Kelly (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season by allowing three unearned runs in extra innings. Cesar Gomez (2-4) took the win by pitching the eighth, and Cole McDonald picked up the save by going 1-2-3 in the ninth inning.

The fifth game of the six-game series is at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2nd at Riders Field. Frisco will start RHP Nick Krauth (4-9, 6.09 ERA). Corpus Christi’s starter pitcher will be RHP Ryan Gusto (3-2, 3.55 ERA).

Come early on Saturday for a pregame autograph session featuring Ian Kinsler, Derek Holland, Chris Davis and Tanner Scheppers around 6 p.m. as part of 20th Anniversary Weekend. Grab your 20th Anniversary Poster giveaway as well, kids run the bases after the game presented by Raising Cane’s, and also come for Sunday’s game for the Dream Team Card Set giveaway.

Get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

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 is celebrating 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 190 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Grant Anderson and Martin Perez. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].