Riders come up short against Naturals

Lopes, Profar shine in 9-4 loss

Joe Barlow tossed a perfect 9th inning, striking out two in Saturday's 9-4 loss to Northwest Arkansas. (Hannah Rainer/Frisco RoughRiders)

June 15, 2019

FRISCO, Texas (June 15, 2019) - Despite a late rally, the Riders weren't able to catch up with the Naturals in Saturday's 9-4 loss.SYNOPSIS* Juremi Profar's two-out double in the seventh cut the Northwest Arkansas lead to one before the Naturals scored four in the eighth to put the game out

FRISCO, Texas (June 15, 2019) - Despite a late rally, the Riders weren't able to catch up with the Naturals in Saturday's 9-4 loss.
SYNOPSIS
* Juremi Profar's two-out double in the seventh cut the Northwest Arkansas lead to one before the Naturals scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
* Down 5-0 after three frames, the Riders plated three runs in the sixth to pull within two.
* Reliever CD Pelham delivered his fifth consecutive scoreless outing with a perfect seventh inning.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Christian Lopes: 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 BB
* Juremi Profar: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
* CD Pelham: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
* Joe Barlow : 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
NEWS AND NOTES
* The Riders trail Midland by a game-and-a-half for the top spot in the first-half standings with two games remaining.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. NW Arkansas, Sunday, 6:05 p.m.
RHP Richelson Peña (0-2, 7.30) vs. LHP Eric Skoglund (1-0, 1.59)
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