Frisco musters just two runs as the ‘Riders lose to the Hooks 11-2 and have now lost eight of the last 12 against Corpus Christi
 
Frisco’s bullpen allowed seven runs as the RoughRiders fell in Corpus Christi 11-2 Sunday night. Frisco starter Omar Poveda gave up four runs over 6.1 innings, losing his first game since May 20. Frisco was led by Adam Fox with three hits and Johnny Whittleman who had a double and run scored. The RoughRiders first-place lead in the South Division is down to 1.5 games.
 
Corpus Christi scored in the first inning for the third straight game to take an early 1-0 lead. Frisco tied the score at one in the third frame when Marcus Lemon singled and scored on a double-play. The Hooks regained the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the inning, but Frisco tied the score again in the fourth inning when Whittleman doubled and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly to knot the game at two. That would be it for the Frisco scoring as the Hooks would score nine runs over the final four innings, including eight over the final two.
 
Poveda (8-4) allowed four runs on nine hits over 6.1 innings, walking three and striking out one. Three RoughRiders relievers combined to give up seven runs over 1.2 innings of work. Hooks’ starter Andy Van Hekken (4-4) earned the win, allowing just two runs over seven frames, striking out two and not walking a batter.
 
Of the Hooks’ 15 hits, six were doubles as the RoughRiders tied a season-high with four errors. Fox led the ‘Riders with three hits and Whittleman reached base three times, including a double and run scored. Renny Osuna had the only RBI for Frisco, despite snapping his 11-game hit streak.
 
The RoughRiders will look to avoid the sweep on Monday in Corpus Christi as the ‘Riders and Hooks battle at Whataburger Field with first pitch at 7:05 p.m.

The RoughRiders’ bullpen allowed three runs in the eighth inning as Frisco fell to the Hooks 5-3 on Saturday
 
The RoughRiders held a 3-2 lead heading into the eighth frame, but the Frisco bullpen gave up a three runs as the Hooks defeated the ‘Riders 5-3 on Saturday. Frisco starter Blake Beavan didn’t allow an earned run over seven innings, but didn’t factor into the decision. Marcus Lemon hit his first home run at the Double-A level and first since August 27, 2008 with Single-A Bakersfield.
 
Corpus Christi took an early 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the first frame, but the RoughRiders answered with two in the second inning when Johnny Whittleman doubled and scored on a wild pitch and Steve Murphy scored on a sacrifice fly by Craig Gentry. The Hooks tied the score at two in the third inning on another unearned run, but Frisco retook the lead in the fifth when Lemon connected on his first homer of 2009. Frisco held the 3-2 lead until the eighth when the Hooks scored three times to take the late 5-3 advantage for the Corpus Christi victory.
 
Beavan allowed two runs (none earned) on eight hits over seven innings, striking out three and not walking a batter. Jose Diaz (3-1) allowed three runs in relief for his first loss of the season. Corpus Christi reliever Doug Brocail (1-0) earned his first victory for the Hooks and Evan Englebrook notched his second save.
 
Frisco was out-hit 11-7 as Dustin Majewski had the only multi-hit game for the RoughRiders with a pair of singles. For Lemon, it was his first home run in 346 at-bats as Gentry provided the other RBI for the RoughRiders.
 
The RoughRiders have dropped two straight in Corpus Christi with game three of the series Sunday at 6:05 from Whataburger Field.

Mitch Moreland collected four RBI on the night to lead Frisco over San Antonio, 7-3
 
The RoughRiders evened the series on Thursday with a 7-3 victory over the Missions. Frisco starter Kasey Kiker (7-5) allowed only one hit in his five innings of work to earn his seventh win of the season. Frisco’s Mitch Moreland had two hits, including a three-run home run. Frisco pitching held San Antonio to just three hits.
 
San Antonio scored a run in the third frame on a wild pitch, but Frisco answered with a run in the bottom of the third when Marcus Lemon scored on an error. The RoughRiders broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning when Craig Gentry hit an RBI single followed by a three-run homer by Moreland to give Frisco the 5-1 advantage. The Missions plated two in the sixth frame on a two-run home run, but Frisco scored two more in the final innings on a Moreland RBI double and Gentry RBI triple.
 
Kiker is now 4-0 over his past six starts and has lowered his ERA on the season to 2.74, which is a team-best and among the top five in the Texas League. Pedro Strop earned his second save with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. San Antonio starter Matt Buschmann (0-1) took the loss for San Antonio.
 
Moreland led all batters with four RBI as Gentry also chipped-in with a pair of RBI. Dustin Majewski had a game-best four hits as Frisco pitching limited the Missions to just three hits on the night.
 
The RoughRiders now travel to Corpus Christi for a four-game series beginning Friday at 7:05 p.m.

The RoughRiders faced a two-run deficit entering the eighth inning, but Frisco scored four runs in the eighth frame to defeat the Missions 6-4 on Tuesday. The RoughRiders and Missions each recorded six hits as Frisco's Johnny Whittleman had the only home run of the game.
Frisco struck in the first frame when Dustin Majewski doubled and scored on an error to give the 'Riders a 1-0 advantage. San Antonio tied the score at one in the fourth inning as the score would stay deadlocked at one until the seventh inning when Whittleman hit a solo homer to give Frisco the 2-1 lead. San Antonio took their first lead of the game in the eighth inning, plating three against the RoughRiders' bullpen, taking the 4-2 advantage. However Frisco scored four times in the eighth when Mitch Moreland hit a two-run double to tie the score at four followed by a bases-loaded double by Adam Fox to score two and give the RoughRiders the 6-4 lead.

Frisco starter Omar Poveda didn't factor into the decision, allowing just one run over seven innings, striking out three and walking two. Reliever Pedro Strop (3-3) earned the win for Frisco while Jose Diaz notched his team-best ninth save of the season. San Antonio's Mike DeMark (1-3) suffered the loss for the Missions after starter Nathan Culp struck out seven over 6.1 innings.

Whittleman had the only multi-hit game for Frisco with a double and home run as five of Frisco's six hits were for extra-bases.