Ninth-inning rally falls short in 7-5 loss

FRISCO, Texas (August 16, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, made a furious ninth-inning rally but fell 7-5 to the Arkansas Travelers Thursday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* The Riders pushed a three-run rally in the ninth to make things interesting. Michael O'Neill drilled a solo shot to cut the Traveler's lead to 7-3 before Michael De Leon drove in two more on a single.

* Arkansas scored five runs in the eighth to take a 7-2 lead.
 
* Riders starter Jonathan Hernández allowed just two runs on six hits across six innings of work in a no-decision.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael O'Neill: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
* Jonathan Hernandez: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

NEWS AND NOTES 
* O'Neill's homer was his 12^th of the season, tying him for the team lead with Preston Beck .
* Jose Cardona extended his hit streak to seven games with a leadoff single in the third.
* Hernandez has a 1.53 ERA in three starts during the month of August after posting a 7.14 mark prior.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Northwest Arkansas, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Yohander Méndez (1-1, 5.14) vs. RHP Scott Blewett (7-6, 5.25)
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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 13 seasons (2005-2017). 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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis , Adrián González , Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz , 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 Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].