Bullpen shines in loss to Arkansas

Three relievers combine for 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Travs

Jeffrey Springs picked up six strikeouts in three scoreless innings Saturday night. (Caitlyn Epes/Frisco RoughRiders)

May 26, 2018

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 26, 2018) - The bullpen took the spotlight for the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, dealing 5 2/3 scoreless frames in a 9-2 loss to the Arkansas Travelers Saturday night.BIG MOMENTS* Three relievers - James Jones (1 2/3 IP), Jeffrey Springs (3 IP)

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 26, 2018) - The bullpen took the spotlight for the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, dealing 5 2/3 scoreless frames in a 9-2 loss to the Arkansas Travelers Saturday night.
BIG MOMENTS
* Three relievers - James Jones (1 2/3 IP), Jeffrey Springs (3 IP) and Ryne Slack (1 IP) - didn't allow a run and only surrendered four total hits.
* Arkansas scored five runs in the second and another four in the third to take a 9-0 lead.
* Michael O'Neill hit a solo home run in the sixth to get the Riders on the board. Carlos Garay added an RBI single in the ninth.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Jeffrey Springs: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
* Michael O'Neill: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, BB
NEWS AND NOTES
* Springs has struck out at least six batters in four of his 15 outings this year. His 47 strikeouts lead all Riders pitchers and are tied for fourth among Rangers farmhands (most by a reliever).
* O'Neill has hit four of his seven homers in the last four games.
* Garay extended his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by a Riders hitter this year.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Arkansas, Sunday, 2:10 p.m.
Probables: LHP Wes Benjamin (3-3, 3.53) vs. RHP Chase De Jong (3-3, 4.09)
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