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FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (14-9) AMARILLO SOD POODLES (11-13) Texas Rangers Arizona Diamondbacks GAMES #24 • TUESDAY, JUNE 1 • 7:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX LHP Jake Latz (1-0, 2.12) vs. RHP Humberto Mejia (0-3, 3.86) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: Riders Baseball Network: RidersBaseball.com, MiLB First Pitch App STOWERS, APOTEL HOMER IN LOSS TO MIDLAND: The Midland RockHounds completed a series victory over the Frisco RoughRiders with a 5-3 win on Sunday afternoon from Momen- RIDERS VS. SOD POODLES tum Bank Ballpark. Josh Stowers kicked off the scoring for Frisco in the third by blasting a his first home run to left, a solo shot. It 2021 ...................................................0-0 came on the first pitch he saw since coming off of the Injured List on Friday. In the fifth, Jeremy Eierman tied the game at a run apiece for Midland with a solo home run of his own off of Hever Bueno (2-1), who took the loss for Frisco. Midland then took the lead on a in Frisco ....................................0-0 Jonah Bride sacrifice fly in the sixth before the RockHounds brought in three more in the seventh on a triplet of RBI singles, balloon- in Amarillo ...............................0-0 ing the score to 5-1. Stowers plated his second run of the game with an RBI groundout in the eighth and Sherten Apostel crushed All-time ........................................13-16 a solo homer in the ninth, his first as a Riders player, but it was not enough. Jared Koenig (2-0) earned the win with six innings in his start and Montana DuRapau saved his first game of the season for the RockHounds. Though it was in a no-decision, A.J. Alexy was in Frisco ....................................6-9 strong in his second start for Frisco, allowing just two hits in four shutout innings with six strikeouts. in Amarillo ...............................7-7 PICK YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING: RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS The RoughRiders jumped off to a hot start in 2021, winning eight of their last 10 games to vault themselves to a 14-6 start, but they have fallen in their last three games to Midland. Over those 10 games, the Riders had a 1.08 ERA, the best in Minor League Baseball, 5. RHP Cole Winn but over the losing streak, the Riders own a 6.38 ERA (ninth in the 10-team Double-A Central). On the offensive side, the Riders have 7. RHP Hans Crouse just hit .191 with a .634 OPS and averaged just 3.3 runs per contest over the three games, while during the 10-game stretch, they hit 8. INF Davis Wendzel .223 with 4.2 runs per game. 9. INF Sherten Apostel ALL BUBBA, NO GUMP: 11. OF Steele Walker Riders outfielder Bubba Thompson has been a monster on offense this season. Currently on an eight-game hitting streak, Thomp- 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez son is batting .387 (12-for-31)/.472/.613 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, four RBIs, four walks, only two strikeouts, two stolen bases and eight runs over that stretch. On Friday, he hit his second grand slam of his minor league career (the first coming on August 23. RHP A.J. Alexy 2nd, 2019 with Down East against Frederick). Currently, Thompson has has a career-high batting average (.289), OBP (.354), SLG (.522) According to MLB Pipeline and OPS (.876). HOW A-DOROW-BLE: RECORD THROUGH 23 GAMES Ryan Dorow has been a hit machine for the Riders at the beginning of this season. After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Open- ing Day, Dorow has hit safely in his last 11 games, batting .463 (19-for-41)/.511/.732 (1.243 OPS) with five doubles, two home runs, 2021 ...................................................14-9 nine RBIs and eight runs scored. Overall this season, his .422 average is first in the Double-A Central (second in all of Double-A) and 2019 ...................................................14-9 his 1.136 OPS is also first (third in Double-A). Dorow is also second in the league in OBP (.469) and third in doubles (5) and SLG (.683). Best record ..............(5/26) ...........13-5 This has been the best stretch of Dorow’s career, breaking his longest hitting streak of nine games (June 14 to June 26, 2018). In that streak, he hit .432 (16-for-37) with a 1.056 OPS, 187 points lower than this streak. Worst record ...........(5/15) ............. 6-4 120-game pace ......................... 73-47 WHIP IT REAL GOOD: The Riders pitching staff has allowed very few baserunners this season and their WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) stands at 1.11 as a team. That mark is the sixth best in all of Minor League Baseball and first in Double-A. The Riders .191 batting average TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY against is also first in Double-A and fifth in Minor League Baseball. Jake Latz is first in the Double-A Central in WHIP (0.65) - and second in Double-A - while Cole Winn is third (0.74) in the league and fourth in Double-A. As a teen, Roosevelt trained in gymnastics and weightlifting after STARTING IT OFF ON A GOOD NOTE: growing up a frail kid, prone to The Riders starting pitching has been incredible to start the 2021 campaign. Combined between Jake Latz, Tyler Phillips, Cole Winn, Yerry Rodriguez, Hans Crouse, A.J. Alexy and Tim Brennan, the Riders starters over the last 18 games have just allowed five illness and asthma. runs over 63.2 IP (0.70 ERA) while striking out 75 batters and just walking 22. During that stretch, the overall Riders starters’ ERA has dropped from 6.11 to 1.90. The team’s 2.72 ERA also sits second in Minor League Baseball, with the best team in the minors being the Rangers Low-A affiliate, Down East (2.61). COMMUNICATIONS LATZ GOOOOO: Riders righty Jake Latz has been incredible this season for the RoughRiders. Over four games, three starts, Latz is 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA Compiled by Zach Bigley with 22 strikeouts to six walks over 17.0 innings. After allowing four earned runs over 2.1 innings in his first start of the season, Latz has thrown 14.2 consecutive scoreless over his last three starts. For credentials, game notes, media guides and more, visit RidersBaseball.com/Media UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES or email [email protected] DATE TIME OPPONENT RIDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER June 2nd 7:05 p.m. vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles RHP Cole Winn (1-0, 2.08) RHP Luis Frias (1-1, 4.30) @RidersBaseball June 3rd 7:05 p.m. vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles TBD LHP Tommy Henry (0-1, 4.76) June 4th 7:05 p.m. vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles TBD RHP Ryan Weiss (1-1, 3.28) June 5th 7:05 p.m. vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles TBD TBD RIDERS HORSESHOES Sherten Apostel: L10G: .167 (5-for-30)/.342/.300 with 2 extra-base hit, 8 BB, 11 K, 3 RS... 5-for-29 since returning from IL J.P. Martinez: Ended 4G hitting streak Friday: .375 (6-for-16)/.412/.500 w/ 2 2B, 3 RBIs, 1 RS, 1 BB, 6 K... .912 OPS during streak Diosbel Arias: L7G: .360 (9-for-25) with 1 2B, 0 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 SB...five multi-hit games this season, three in last seven games Jordan Procyshen: 5G hitting streak: .438 (7-for-16)/.571/.625 w/ HR, 5 RBIs, 3 BB, 4 K, 3 RS... .857 OPS, 2nd-highest OPS in career Derwin Barreto: Earned first Double-A hit with the Riders on Thursday...2-for-19 with Riders so far in five games Josh Stowers: Reinstated from the 7-Day IL on May 29 after shoulder injury sustained in San Antonio... 1st HR on Sunday Jax Biggers: L6G: .261 (6-for-23)/.292/.348 with 2 2B, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 RBI, 1 SB...two mult-hit games over his last six games Bubba Thompson: 8G hitting streak: .387 (12-for-31)/.472/.613 with 2 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBIs, 4 BB, 2 K, 8 RS, 2 SB... GS on Friday Elier Hernandez: 7G on-base streak with Frisco ended on Thursday: .250 (7-for-28)/.344/.286 over stretch...0-for-12 last three games Jake Hoover: Played first 4G of the season with Triple-A Round Rock, going 2-for-9 with 4 K...Go-ahead sac fly in Tuesday’s win Steele Walker: L11G: .149 (7-for-47)/.167/.298 with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 4 K...Owns .180 BABIP, meaning he has been very unlucky Trace Loehr: Signed by Texas out of Indy Ball on May 29, 2021. Hitting .258/.324/.258 with Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks in 7G Matt Whatley: .362 OBP over 17G with 9 BB, 11 H...Owns a 2.23 catchers ERA over the 15 starts he has had at catcher ROUGHRIDERS STARTING PITCHER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS JAKE LATZ Season Highs IP ................................5.0 (2x; 5/25 at MID) HT: 6’3 WT: 200 H ............................................ 2 (5/18 at SA) BATS: Right THROWS: Left R ...........................................5 (5/5 vs. MID) 23 ER ........................................4 (5/5 vs. MID) AGE: 24 BIRTHDAY: April 8, 1996 # BB ........................................2 (5/5 vs. MID) SO .......................................8 (5/25 at MID) BORN: Lemont, Illinois Career Highs RESIDES: Lemont, Illinois IP ............................7.0 (3x; 6/1/19 vs. SAL) H .....................................8 (8/13/18 at BOI) ACQUIRED BY RANGERS: R ...................................7 (7/11/18 vs.