The RoughRiders' used the longball for four of their seven runs as Frisco defeated Tulsa 7-6 on Wednesday to take the first game of the series. Frisco starter Martin Perez allowed three runs over six frames, but didn't factor into the decision. Jonathan Greene and Chad Tracy went deep for the RoughRiders.

The Drillers scored twice in the first frame and added another in the third inning to take the early 3-0 lead. Frisco tied the game at three in the fourth inning when Greene hit his first career Double-A home run, a three-run homer, in his first game with the RoughRiders. The Drillers regained the lead in the sixth inning with a pair of runs, but Frisco answered and made it 5-4 with a run in the bottom of the sixth when Chad Tracy hit his league-leading 24th homer on the season. The RoughRiders rallied to take the 6-5 advantage with two runs in the eighth inning when Dustin Majewski scored on a sacrifice fly by Greene and Johnny Whittleman scored on an RBI single by Steve Murphy. The Drillers knotted the game at six with a run in the top of the ninth, but Frisco answered in the bottom of the ninth when Renny Osuna singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Majewski's RBI walk-off single.

Perez allowed three runs on six hits over four innings, striking out four and walking two. Frisco used five pitchers in relief as Clayton Hamilton (1-2) pitched a scoreless 0.1 inning. Matt Reynolds (0-1) took the loss, allowing the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

Greene had a game-best four RBI in his first career game at the Double-A level. Elio Sarmiento, who also made his Double-A debut, had a double. With Tracy 's homer, he extended his season-best hit streak to 14 games. Midland defeated NW Arkansas 8-0 so the 'Riders remain 3.0 games behind the RockHounds.

Frisco and Tulsa will play game two of this series on Thursday at Dr Pepper Ballpark with first pitch slated for 7 p.m