Bass and bats beat Naturals

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (June 20, 2019) - Spot starter Blake Bass twirled three tremendous innings and the Riders bats unloaded on Northwest Arkansas in a 7-1 win over the Naturals Thursday night.
SYNOPSIS
* Bass allowed a pair of singles to start the first inning but finished by retiring the final eight men he faced. Reliever Yoel Espinal also contributed four strong innings from the pen.
* The Riders opened the game up with a four-run fourth inning, capped by a two-run double from Josh Altmann .
* In his Double-A debut, Leody Taveras went 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly and a walk.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Blake Bass: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
* Yoel Espinal: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (W)
* Juremi Profar: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, R
* Preston Beck: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, R
NEWS AND NOTES
* Frisco's three hits allowed tied a season-low.
* Christian Lopes drew a pair of walks to move into a tied for the league lead in free passes (39).
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at NW Arkansas, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Tyler Phillips (0-5, 7.48) vs. RHP Ofreidy Gomez (4-4, 3.73)
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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 14 seasons (2005-2018). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].