10th-inning heroics back Jurado's masterpiece as Riders defeat Missions
O'Neill delivers go-ahead double in extras, Riders win 5-2
(Frisco RoughRiders)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 24, 2018) - A three-run rally in the top of the 10th helped the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, get back to their winning ways in a 5-2 victory Tuesday in San Antonio. BIG MOMENTS After the Missions tied the game on a homer in
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 24, 2018) - A three-run rally in the top of the 10th helped the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, get back to their winning ways in a 5-2 victory Tuesday in San Antonio.
BIG MOMENTS
- After the Missions tied the game on a homer in the ninth,
Michael O'Neill restored the lead for the Riders in the 10th with an RBI double. The Riders collected insurance runs on RBI singles fromHunter Cole and Luis Yander La O later in the inning. - Lefty
Adam Choplick struck out the side in the 10th to seal the victory. - Riders starter
Ariel Jurado permitted one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings Tuesday, logging his first quality start of the season. Jurado induced 14 groundouts in the no-decision. - The Riders grabbed an early 2-0 lead on a two-run homer from
Eliezer Álvarez in the second inning.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Ariel Jurado: 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Michael O'Neill: 2-for-5, go-ahead RBI double in 10th
- Hunter Cole: 2-for-4, BB, RBI, R
NEWS AND NOTES
- Tuesday's win helped the Riders snap an 11-game losing streak.
- In five career starts at Wolff Stadium, Jurado is 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA.
- Riders starters have turned in back-to-back quality starts after amassing just one in the season's first 16 games.
- O'Neill has reached base safely in all 11 games he's played this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at San Antonio, Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP
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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