at Frisco 8, Midland 3

By Scott Lucas

AA: at Frisco 8, Midland 3
Record: 18-12, +3.0

Frisco scored seven in the 2nd inning, typically a harbinger of victory. Particularly damaging to Midland was a two-out grand slam by Matt Lawson (.291/.373/.445), his 2nd homer of the season. Joey Butler walked and doubled to extend the world’s least effective hitting streak to 11 games (.244/.333/.311 during the “streak”). Still-hot Renny Osuna (.333/.407/.528) drew two walks and singled. LF Andy Jenkins made the first and last outs in the 2nd inning but later singled and hit a solo homer for Frisco’s other run.

In six innings, Blake Beavan (3.57 ERA) permitted a lone run on just three hits and a walk plus three strikeouts. Evan Reed worked a scoreless 9th. If not for a run allowed back on April 12th, he’d own the same perfect ERA as Zach Phillips and Cody Eppley.

The RoughRiders have won seven straight and own a three-game lead in the Texas League’s South Division.