Frisco rallies past Missions despite Daniel Johnson’s homer

Daniel Johnson's home run gave the Missions a 4-1 lead. The Frisco RoughRiders beat the San Antonio Missions 6-4 on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Daniel Johnson’s home run gave the Missions a 4-1 lead.
The Frisco RoughRiders scored twice in the top of the ninth to beat the San Antonio Missions 6-4 on Sunday at Wolff Stadium.

The Missions managed only five hits. One of those was a three-run home run by Daniel Johnson in the bottom of the third inning, giving San Antonio a 4-1 lead. It was his fourth home run and 13th extra-base hit of the season.

Ripken Reyes scored the Missions’ other run when he came home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first.

Missions pitcher Bobby Milacki made his first start of the season after 14 relief appearances at Single A Fort Way and three recently with San Antonio. He went five innings and was an out away from being in position to get a win before allowing a two-run homer to Frisco’s Thomas Saggese with two outs in the fifth.

Milacki’s final line was five full innings, four runs, seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Fans at Wolff Stadium got to see a member of the Texas Rangers on the mound. Jose Leclerc, who went in the unjured list in June 21 with an ankle injury, pitched one inning as part of a rehab assignment. He retired all three batters he faced in the bottom of the fifth.

RockHounds win pitcher’s duel with Missions

Missions pitcher Bobby Milacki tosses the ball to first baseman Cole Cummings after fielding the ball on the right side of the infield. The Midland RockHounds beat the San Antonio Missions 2-1 on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions pitcher Bobby Milacki tosses the ball to first baseman Cole Cummings after fielding the ball on the right side of the infield.
The Midland RockHounds beat the San Antonio Missions 2-1 Saturday at Wolff Stadium on a night when all the scoring happened in the ninth inning.

Midland’s Drew Swift had a two-run double in the top of the ninth.

Ripken Reyes scored the Missions’ only run in the bottom of the ninth. Reyes led off with a single, went to third on a Tirso Ornelas single and scored on a wild pitch.

San Antonio starting pitcher Jose Espada went four shutout innings and allowed two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Reliever Bobby Milacki pitched three scoreless innings and didn’t allow a hit or a walk with two strikeouts.

Kevin Kopps pitched the final two innings for the Missions and took the loss.

Midland starter Ryan Cusick pitched seven shutout innings and allowed two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.