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FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (22-15) CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (17-20) Texas Rangers Houston Astros GAMES #38 AND 39 • THURSDAY, JUNE 17 • G1: 4:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX G1: RHP Yerry Rodriguez (0-1, 2.76) vs. RHP Joe Record (0-0, 5.32)...G2: RHP Noah Bremer (1-1, 7.88) vs. LHP Jonathan Bermudez (2-2, 3.81) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: Hooks Broadcast JOSH JUNG’S HUGE NIGHT PROPELS FRISCO TO WIN OVER CORPUS: Rangers top prospect Josh Jung had a monster night in a Frisco RoughRiders 8-4 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday RIDERS VS. HOOKS from Whataburger Field. Jung went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and a career-best four RBIs for Frisco. Corpus Christi struck first in the bottom of the first inning with a sacrifice fly from Jake Adams and an RBI fielder’s choice hit into by Pedro Leon to make it 2-0 2021 ...................................................4-3 Hooks. The Riders then hit back to tie the game in the third when Jung ripped an RBI single to right and Steele Walker knotted the in Frisco ....................................3-2 game up at 2-2 with a sacrifice fly. Frisco jumped out in front in the fourth when Jordan Procyshen hammered a solo homer to put the Riders up 3-2, but a two-run blast from Corpus Christi’s Leon in bottom of the fourth inning vaulted the Hooks back on top 4-3. in Corpus Christi ...................1-1 In the fifth, Walker tied the score again with an RBI single and Jax Biggers put Frisco out in front for good in the eighth with an RBI All-time ...................................228-249 single of his own. Jung’s three-run clout came in the top of the ninth inning to make it 8-4. Stephen Villines (3-1) took the win for in Frisco ..........................125-118 Frisco with 2.1 shutout innings out of the bullpen, including five strikeouts, while Cole Uvila recorded his sixth save with two perfect frames. Tommy DeJuneas (1-1) was handed the loss for Corpus Christi, allowing four runs over his two innings of work. in Corpus Christi .........103-131 LOOK AT THAT MOVEMENT: RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS The RoughRiders saw a few roster moves over the last couple of days with RHP Scott Engler, INF Ryan Dorow and RHP Joe Gatto all being promoted to Triple-A Round Rock. Engler went 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA over 12 games out of the bullpen while Gatto went 1-1 with 1. INF Josh Jung a 0.98 ERA in 11 games. Dorow hit safely in 20 of his last 23 games, batting .349/.411/.628 over that stretch. In their wake, the Riders 3. RHP Cole Winn added INF Josh Jung, RHP Nick Snyder and INF Trace Loehr. 7. RHP Hans Crouse 8. INF Davis Wendzel THE JUNG AND THE RESTLESS: 9. INF Sherten Apostel The Rangers top prospect and 2019 No. 8 overall pick Josh Jung made his RoughRiders debut on Tuesday in Corpus Christi. The for- 10. INF Anderson Tejeda mer Texas Texas Red Raider sustained a stress fracture in his left foot in spring training and collected a single to left in his first at-bat 11. OF Steele Walker of the year. In 2019, the San Antonio native hit .287/.363/.389 for the Low-A Hickory Crawdads with 13 doubles, one home run and 23 16. RHP Ronny Henriquez RBIs over 40 games. Jung joining the RoughRiders gives them 10 total top-30 prospects (according to MLB.com). In his second game 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez on Wednesday, Jung hit a homer and drove in a career-best four runs. 23. RHP A.J. Alexy According to MLB Pipeline THE STEELE OF THE GROUP: The Riders Steele Walker has been on fire from the plate since the calender moved to June. He has reached in all nine June games, hitting .344 (11-for-32)/.405/.625 with three home runs, eight RBIs and six runs scored. Walker is well on pace for his career high of 10 RECORD THROUGH 37 GAMES home runs in a season, which he accomplished in 2019, hitting all of them with the High-A Winston-Salem Dash as part of the White Sox organization. If Walker were to play 100 games this season, he is on pace for a 22-home run season. 2021 ................................................ 22-15 COLOSSAL APOSTEL: 2019 ................................................ 21-16 Sherten Apostel has been swinging a hot bat for the Riders over the last few games. Since June 5th, Apostel is hitting .344 (11-for- Best record ..............(5/26) ...........13-5 32)/.421/.625 over nine games with three home runs and five RBIs. On Thursday, he collected two solo homers, marking his sixth Worst record ...........(5/15) ............. 6-4 multi-hit game in his minor league career. He became the third player to hit two bombs in a game this season for the Riders (Bubba Thompson on May 6th against Midland and Josh Stowers, who also accomplished the feat on Thursday against Northwest Arkansas. 120-game pace ......................... 71-49 THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SECOND PLACE: The RoughRiders enter their 38th and 39th games of the season on Thursday having never been anywhere but first place in the TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY Double-A Central South Division in 2021. The Riders own a slim 1.5 game lead on San Antonio in the South after win on Wednesday. Frisco has the second-best run differential in the Double-A Central (+30). The last time the RoughRiders finished the season with a In 1902 Roosevelt intervened in positive run differential was 2014 (+104), also their last winning season. the anthracite coal strike when it NOT JUST JOSHING YOU: threatened to cut off heating fuel Outfielder Josh Stowers has been crushing the baseball for Frisco over the last week. In his last 11 games, he is batting .290 (9-for- for homes, schools, and hospitals. 31)/.476/.806 with one double, five home runs, nine RBIs and 11 walks. Out of the five homers, three came in a two-game stretch. During the 11-game span, Stowers has raised his batting average from .069 to .183 (114 points) and his OPS from .401 to .864 (463 points). His OPS of 1.659 since June 6th is the best in Double-A (among those with at least six games played) and second in all of Minor League Baseball. COMMUNICATIONS J.P. STANDS FOR JUST PERFORM: Riders outfielder J.P. Martinez has been some kind of hot over the last nine games. During his nine-game hitting streak, Martinez Compiled by Zach Bigley is hitting .452 (14-for-31)/.541/.645 with three doubles, a home run, six RBIs, six walks and eight runs scored. Over this span, he has increased his batting average from .162 to .253 and his OPS from .514 to .726. 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 18th 7:05 p.m. at Corpus Christi Hooks LHP Jake Latz (1-0, 2.89) RHP Hunter Brown (0-3, 6.05) @RidersBaseball June 19th 7:05 p.m. at Corpus Christi Hooks RHP Ronny Henriquez (0-0, 12.00) RHP Brett Daniels (0-3, 9.64) June 20th 5:05 p.m. at Corpus Christi Hooks RHP A.J. Alexy (1-0, 0.93) LHP Parker Mushinski (0-1, 5.92) June 21st DAY OFF RIDERS HORSESHOES Sherten Apostel: L9G: .344 (11-for-32)/.421/.625 with 3 HR, 5 RBIs... 5 hits from 5/20-6/3 (12G) before 11 hits in last nine games Jordan Procyshen: Hit 3rd HR of the season on Wednesday... .816 OPS is third on the team (min. 18G played) Diosbel Arias: L20G: .297 (22-for-74) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 BB, 12 K, 1 SB...Owns most mult-hit games on Riders (10) Josh Stowers: L8G: .304 (7-for-23)/.484/1.000 with 1 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBIs, 8 BB, 5 K, 1.484 OPS...1st 2 HR game of MiLB career on Thurs. Jax Biggers: Back-to-back multi-hit games (5-for-7) for the first time this year... Played at 2B (23G), 3B (1G) and LF (5G) Anderson Tejeda: 2-for-5 w/ go-ahead solo HR in Riders debut on Friday...Started season with Rangers, going 1-for-16 over 5G Josh Jung: Missed beginning of the season with stress fracture in left foot...4-for-9 with HR, 4 RBIs, 1.222 OPS in first 2 G Bubba Thompson: L17G: .319 (22-for-69)/.397/.464 with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBIs, 7 BB, 14 RS, 5 SB...4th HR of season on Friday Trace Loehr: Played eight games this season (5 with FRI, 3 with Round Rock): .172/.200/.276 with 1 2B, 0 HR, 4 RBIs J.P. Martinez: 9G hitting streak: .452 (14-for-31) w/ 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 6 BB, 8 RS, 1.186 OPS... Avg from .162 to .253, OPS from .514 to .726 Steele Walker: 9G On-Base Streak: .344 (11-for-32)/.405/.625 with 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 4 BB, 6 RS, 1 SB...Team-high six home runs this season Melvin Novoa: Returns from playing for Team Nicaragua (collected one hit)...6G for Riders: .263/.440/.526 with HR, 3 RBIs, 4 RS Matt Whatley: Hit 1st home run of season on Thurs...