The RoughRiders scored a season-best eight runs in the first frame en route
to the 10-6 victory Wednesday afternoon. Craig Gentry led the Frisco offense
with three RBI, including two on his first home run of 2009. Guillermo
Moscoso (2-1) earned his second win of the season. Steve Murphy also became
the franchise all-time leader in home runs with a solo shot in the seventh
to give him 35 career bombs.

The 'Riders didn't waste any time with eight runs in the first frame. Chad
Tracy hit an RBI single to put Frisco on top 1-0 as the next seven runs
would all score with two outs. With the bases loaded, Adam Fox hit a two-run
single followed by a two-run double by Chris Gradoville to extend Frisco's
lead to 5-0. After a walk, Gentry smacked his first homer of the season, a
three-run shot, to put the RoughRiders up 8-0. The Missions found the
scoreboard in the fourth with three runs and added a pair in the seventh to
cut into the RoughRiders lead at 9-5. Murphy hit his fourth homer of 2009 in
the seventh to make the score 10-5 in favor of the RoughRiders. With that
home run, Murphy became the RoughRiders all-time leader in home runs with 35
in his career.

Moscoso allowed one run on seven hits over five innings to earn the win. Kea
Kometani, Jose Diaz, and Pedro Strop, who was making his Frisco debut,
combined to preserve the victory. San Antonio starter Stephen Faris (2-4)
took the loss, lasting just one inning, giving up eight runs on just five
hits, and walking three.

Tracy had a team-best three hits on the afternoon as Murphy, Fox,
Gradoville, and Gentry all had at least two RBI. The 10 runs by Frisco
matches a season-high and set a new season-best at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

Frisco and San Antonio will match up again Thursday night as Omar Poveda
(4-1, 3.00) will take the hill for the RoughRiders.

The San Antonio bats took it to the Frisco pitchers in every way
possible connecting for five runs on 16 hits as the Missions took the
opening game of the four-game series, 5-2.

Adam Fox got the 'Riders on the scoreboard first, delivering a two run
blast into the left field seats plating catcher Manny Pina to bring the
score to 2-0. Pina later singled to continue his 16 game hit-streak and
26 game on base-streak. The Missions answered as speedy centerfielder
Luis Durango led of the third inning with a single into center and later
scored, along with Cedric Hunter and Mike Baxter, giving San Antonio the
3-2 advantage. Hunter and Baxter came across the plate again in the
fifth inning to make the score 5-2 and give the Missions the win.

Michael Schlact (0-1) took the loss in a four inning effort, allowing
five runs on 12 hits with two strikeouts. Ernesto Frieri improved to 2-1
on the year after allowing two runs on three hits. San Antonio used a
combined five pitchers in the win (Frieri, Mcdaid, DeMark, Hudgins,
Scribner).

The Frisco bullpen combination of lefty Beau Jones and Clayton Hamilton
both pitched scoreless innings with Jones pitching two and Hamilton
going for the final three frames.

The second game of this series will be on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.,
matching Guillermo Moscoso (1-1, 5.50) and Stephen Faris (2-3, 3.25).

The RoughRiders win third straight game, eclipse .500 for first time in 2009

The RoughRiders took the opening game against the Hooks, 9-3, for their first three-game win streak of 2009. Craig Gentry led all batters with three hits and Justin Smoak had a game-best three RBI and extended his reached base streak to 18 consecutive games. Frisco starter Omar Poveda (4-1) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as he won his league-leading fourth victory.

Corpus struck in the first as Drew Meyer reached on an error and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Locke. Frisco scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first frame on back-to-back RBI doubles by Chad Tracy and Steve Murphy to give the ‘Riders an early 2-1 advantage. Frisco put a three-spot up in the second inning, all with two outs, when Marcus Lemon came around to score on an RBI single by Jose Vallejo followed by a two-run double by Smoak to put Frisco up 5-1. The ‘Riders scored three more in the sixth frame, beginning with a sacrifice fly by Joe Gaetti, who made his Frisco debut Friday night. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Smoak recorded another RBI with a single to score Lemon, followed by a sacrifice fly by Tracy to score Gentry. The Hooks scored a pair of runs in the eighth frame on a two-run homer, but the Frisco bullpen closed the door for the win.

Poveda finished with seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits, striking out five and walking two. Clayton Hamilton pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Corpus’ Brad James (1-1) allowed eight runs on nine hits in his 5.1 innings of work.

Manny Pina also recorded a hit to extend his hit streak to 14 straight games and reached base streak to 24 consecutive contests. Gentry scored a season-high four runs as the RoughRiders get their record over .500 for the first time in 2009.

The RoughRiders and Hooks will match-up Saturday night with Frisco’s LHP Kasey Kiker (1-1, 2.86) matched up against Corpus’ RHP Brandon Backe (0-0, - ). First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

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