Marlette’s home run in 10th eases chagrin of blown lead

Tyler Marlette led off the top of the 10th inning with a solo home run to lead the Arkansas Travelers to a 10-9 victory over the Frisco Rough Riders on Wednesday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas.

Zac Curtis got Michael O’Neill to fly out with a runner on third to end the game for his 11th save of the season.

Trailing 9-7, the Rough Riders tied the game in the eighth when Jose Cardona hit a tworun triple off winning pitcher Ryan Kelly (1-0), who relieved Darin Gillies with two on and two outs.

Kelly went 11/3 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit while walking 2.

Nick Gardewine (1-2) pitched 11/3 innings, allowing 1 run and 1 hit while striking out 2.

The Travs led 3-0 after the first inning on Ryan Casteel’s double, Dario Pizzano’s ground out and Seth Mejias-Brean’s single.

The Rough-Riders tied the score with two runs in the second and one in the fourth before the Travs took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth on

Braden Bishop’s first home run with the team, a two-run shot to center field.

Frisco took a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the fifth on Luis Marte’s grand slam, but the Travs scored three in the sixth on Marlette’s double and Marcus Littlefield’s tworun home run to go up 8-7.

They increased the lead to 9-7 in the seventh on Mejias-Brean’s RBI single to center.

Bishop went 3 for 6, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. Marlette