Payano's gem directs Riders to 7-3 win over Missions

FRISCO, Texas (July 22, 2018) - Pedro Payano provided one of his best starts of the year to help the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 7-3 win over the San Antonio Missions Sunday at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Payano tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits to pick up the victory. He issued just one walk while striking out five.
* The Riders scored in five of the first seven innings, capping the damage with a three-run seventh inning.
* Luis Yander La O drove in three runs for the Riders, including an important two-out, two-run single in the seventh.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
 Pedro Payano: 6 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (W)
Luis Yander La O: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, R
* Juremi Profar: 3-for-4, RBI, R
 
NEWS AND NOTES 
* La O (nine games) and Michael O'Neill (eight) each extended their hitting streaks Sunday.
* Sunday's contest was San Antonio's final one at Dr Pepper Ballpark before advancing to Triple-A in 2019. The Riders finished 128-107 all-time against the Missions at home.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Midland, Monday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (4-3, 3.42) vs. RHP Ben Bracewell (3-5, 3.60)
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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].