Riders stunned in walk-off loss again

MIDLAND, Texas (September 5, 2025) – The Frisco RoughRiders ceded two runs in the ninth inning for the second-straight night, dropping the game 5-4 to Midland RockHounds on Friday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.

Box Score

Midland (23-38, 62-68) drew first blood in the first inning on RBI doubles from Brennan Milone and Bryan Buelvas to make it 2-0.

Frisco (29-31, 67-61) then took the lead with four runs in the second inning. Julian Brock started the scoring by tying the game with a two-run double before Frainyer Chavez tagged a two-run single to grab a 4-2 advantage.

In the third, the RockHounds added a run, but the Riders threw out two runners at the plate in the inning as well to keep it a 4-3 lead.

That score held until the bottom of the ninth when Milone singled to tie the game at 4-4 against Larson Kindreich (5-4) before Clark Elliott delivered a pinch-hit walk-off single, winning the game 5-4.

Stevie Emanuels (7-1) earned the win with a scoreless last two innings.

Notes to know

-Ryan Lobus struck out the side in his one inning of relief for Frisco.

-Keith Jones II went 2-for-3 with a triple, walk and run scored for the Riders.

-With an Amarillo loss, Frisco's elimination number is three with nine games remaining in the second half.

The RoughRiders face the RockHounds at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 6th for the five game of the six-game series. The RoughRiders will send out RHP Josh Stephan (6-6, 4.98) against LHP James Gonzalez (3-3, 4.35).

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About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, Bullpen Bar, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].