Riders fall 8-1 in series opener at Midland

FRISCO, Texas (June 17, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, lost Sunday's series opener in Midland 8-1.
BIG MOMENTS
* The RockHounds took a 3-0 lead with three runs in the third and capped the win with a four-run eighth.
* Frisco turned a 5-4-3 triple play to close out the fourth inning, the club's first triple play since July 30, 2013.
* Reliever Adam Choplick worked two innings and struck out the final five hitters he faced.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Luis Mendez: 2-for-3, 2B, HBP, R
Josh Morgan: 2-for-3, BB
Adam Choplick: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

NEWS AND NOTES
* The two teams combined to go 4-for-31 with runners in scoring position Sunday.
* Monday's game marks the finale of the first half before the standings reset with the commencement of the second half on Tuesday.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Midland, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (2-6, 6.09) vs. RHP Kyle Friedrichs (5-3, 5.81)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
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].