Riders fall in finale at Corpus Christi

La O and De Leon post two-hit games in loss to Hooks

Luis Yander La O picked up another two-hit game Friday night. (Caitlyn Epes/Frisco RoughRiders)

June 8, 2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 8, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 11-1 to the Corpus Christi Hooks Friday night at Whataburger Field.BIG MOMENTS* The Hooks had a 5-0 lead by the end of the second and capped the big night at the plate with

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 8, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 11-1 to the Corpus Christi Hooks Friday night at Whataburger Field.

BIG MOMENTS
* The Hooks had a 5-0 lead by the end of the second and capped the big night at the plate with a five-run seventh.
* Frisco broke up the shutout in the eighth with a Jose Cardona sacrifice fly.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
Jose Cardona: 1-for-3, RBI
Luis Yander La O: 2-for-4, SB
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-4

NEWS AND NOTES
* Michael O'Neill ran his on-base streak to 14 games with a single in the eighth inning, tied for the club's longest such streak this year.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Midland, Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Tyler Davis (0-6, 9.56) vs. RHP Joel Seddon (4-3, 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].