Riders split doubleheader at Midland

MIDLAND, Texas (June 13, 2017) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, split a doubleheader with the Midland RockHounds Tuesday at Security Bank Ballpark, losing the first contest 6-2 before winning 5-3 in game two to wrap up the series.
GAME ONE

W: Fillmyer (3-2) | L: Payano (0-1)
Attendance: 3,232
BIG MOMENTS

• Midland starter Heath Fillmyer fired six shutout inning, tying a career-high with nine strikeouts. Fillmyer yielded three hits and four walks in the victory.
• Kenny Wilson's RBI single in the fourth broke a scoreless tie, giving the RockHounds a 1-0 lead. Midland added two in the fifth, capped by J.P. Sportman's run-scoring single. A solo shot by Wilson and a two-run homer from Jordan Tarsovich in the sixth, made it 6-0.
• Michael De Leon's RBI single and Michael O'Neill's RBI double in the seventh provided Frisco's only two runs.
• Pedro Payano suffered his first loss in his third Double-A start. The righthander allowed three runs on six hits and four walks, striking out four over 4 2/3 innings.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

• Michael De Leon: 2-3, RBI
• Michael O'Neill: 2-3, RBI, double, walk, stolen base
• Eric Aguilera: 1-2, walk

GAME TWO

W: Chapman (1-0)| L: Navas (0-2) | Sv: Ledbetter (1)
Frisco HR: Tendler (6)
Attendance: 3,232
BIG MOMENTS

• Luke Tendler drove in a career-high-tying four runs, including the go-ahead RBI double in the top of the sixth to give the Riders a 4-3 lead. Tendler also doubled in a pair of runners in second, giving Frisco a 2-0 advantage, and added a solo homer in the top of the fourth, extending the lead to 3-0.
• Midland tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth with run-scoring doubles from Argenis Raga, Yairo Muñoz and Jermaine Curtis .
• David Ledbetter earned his first save of the season and the third of his career, twirling two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Jaye Chapman came away with the victory in his Riders debut.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

• Luke Tendler: 3-4, two doubles, home run, four RBIs, run
• Royce Bolinger: 2-3, double, two runs
• Cody Palmquist: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• David Ledbetter: Sv, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Riders went 4-4 on the eight-game road trip, splitting series with Corpus Christi and Midland. They have alternated wins and losses in each of the last nine games.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa extended his on-base streak to 19 games after reaching safely in both games of the doubleheader.
• Michael O'Neill has recorded hits in 10 of his first 11 games with the RoughRiders, hitting 13-37 (.351) over the stretch.

WHAT'S NEXT
RoughRiders vs. San Antonio, Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Collin Wiles (5-2, 3.38 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Huffman (1-0, 1.35 ERA)
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 12 seasons (2005-2016). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing nearly $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The upgrades made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. The same publication also honored the Choctaw Lazy River as the best ballpark improvement over $1 million for the 2016 season. More than 130 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler, and Nelson Cruz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Art Garcia at [email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].