Evan Mendoza drove in the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning.The Frisco RoughRiders beat the San Antonio Missions 7-1 on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium.
Daniel Johnson scored the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning. He led off with a walk, advanced when Tirso Ornelas followed with a walk and came home on a line-drive single by Evan Mendoza.
Korry Howell, a top San Diego Padres prospect, had two hits. Howell is 4-of-8 in the first two games of the Missions’ six-game homestand.
San Antonio starting pitcher Efrain Contreras left the game with two outs in the second inning after giving up five walks to the eight batters he faced. He allowed two runs on two hits with no strikeouts.
The Missions used four relievers. The last two, Nick Hernandez and Jose Quezada, pitched two scoreless innings each. Hernandez struck out six batters and Quezada struck out three.
Evan Mendoza, Tirso Ornelas hit first two homers of San Antonio’s season
Evan Mendoza hits a second-inning home run in the Missions’ victory over Frisco.
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Tirso Ornelas hits a third-inning home run that gave the Missions a 2-0 lead.
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tuesday night at Wolff Stadium began with celebrations and lots of VIPs.
In the end it came down to the time honored baseball skills of hitting, fielding and pitching.
The San Antonio Missions blasted their first two home runs of the season and six pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Frisco Rough Riders in the Missions’ home opener.
Evan Mendoza homered in the second inning, the Missions’ first jack of the season, for a 1-0 lead that San Antonio never gave up. Tirso Ornelas added another solo homer in the third inning.
Daniel Johnson and Korry Howell drove in the other two runs for the Missions, who had seven hits on the night.
Nolan Watson started on the mound, going three full scoreless innings and allowing one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.
Seth Mayberry followed Watson and went one inning with no hits or walks and one strikeout. Mayberry was credited with his first win of the season.
Justin Lopez and Henry Henry both pitched one inning in relief, Lake Bachar went 1 2/3 and Jared Koenig pitched the final 1 1/3 innings.
The six-game series between the Missions and RoughRiders continues Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Wolff Stadium.
Nolan Watson was the starting pitcher in the Missions’ victory.Seth Mayberry got the win in relief.
