Ariel Jurado gets Riders back on track in 5-1 win

Bolinger homers as Riders take down San Antonio in series opener

July 27, 2017

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 27, 2017)- Ariel Jurado's dominant seven-inning performance on the mound helped the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, snap a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the San Antonio Missions Thursday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium.BIG MOMENTS Ariel Jurado spun seven innings

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 27, 2017)- Ariel Jurado's dominant seven-inning performance on the mound helped the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, snap a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the San Antonio Missions Thursday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium.
BIG MOMENTS

Ariel Jurado spun seven innings of one-run ball to end a three-start losing streak and earn his first win since June 11. The right-hander allowed just three hits and struck out five.
Already leading 1-0, the Riders pulled away with four runs in the sixth. Royce Bolinger highlighted the big frame with a two-run homer
Nick Torres accounted for San Antonio's only run with an RBI single in the sixth.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

Ariel Jurado: W, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Royce Bolinger: 1-4, home run, two RBIs, run
Michael O'Neill: 2-4, run, stolen base
Andy Ibáñez: 2-4, run, stolen base
Jose Trevino: 1-5, two RBIs, run

NEWS AND NOTES

The Riders collected two extra-base hits (a double and a home run) Thursday to end a streak of three straight games with only singles.
Ariel Jurado lasted a career-high-tying seven innings for the second consecutive start and the third time this season.
Michael O'Neill extended his hitting streak to six games with two more hits, and has hits in 10 of his past 21 at-bats (.476).
With two hits Thursday, Andy Ibanez tallied his sixth multi-hit display in his past 12 games, hitting .341 (15-44) in that stretch.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at San Antonio, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Tyler Davis (1-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. LHP Joey Lucchesi (3-1, 2.19 ERA)
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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 12 seasons (2005-2016). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing nearly $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The upgrades made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. The same publication also honored the Choctaw Lazy River as the best ballpark improvement over $1 million for the 2016 season. More than 130 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler, and Nelson Cruz, 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 Art Garcia at [email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].