Bats back Hamels in 11-2 win over Midland in series finale
Riders clobber four homers, win third consecutive game
FRISCO, Texas (June 21, 2017) - Cole Hamels twirled 5 2/3 strong innings, Jose Cardona homered twice, and the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, thumped the Midland RockHounds 11-2 in the series finale Wednesday afternoon at Dr Pepper Ballpark.BIG MOMENTS Rangers lefthander Cole Hamels lasted 5
FRISCO, Texas (June 21, 2017) -
BIG MOMENTS
- Rangers lefthander Cole Hamels lasted 5 2/3 innings to earn the victory in his second rehab start with the Riders. The southpaw yielded a run on two hits with two walks and five strikeouts, allowing his only run on a homer from Midland's
Yairo Muñoz in the first. - Jose Cardona's three-run home run in the second inning erased an early deficit, putting the Riders ahead 3-1. Cardona and
Michael O'Neill each cranked solo shots in the fifth, making it 11-1. Scott Heineman clobbered a two run homer in the third, making it 5-1. The Riders rallied for four more in the fourth to take a 9-1 lead, highlighted byJose Trevino 's two-run double.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Cole Hamels: W, 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Jose Cardona: 2-4, two home runs, four RBIs, three runs, walk
- Scott Heineman: 3-5, home run, three RBIs, run
- Jose Trevino: 3-4, double, two RBIs, two runs
NEWS AND NOTES
- Through two rehab starts with the Riders, Cole Hamels has fired 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball, surrendering three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
- Jose Cardona recorded the first multi-home run game of his career Wednesday. In 12 games against Midland, Cardona is 21-47 (.447) with four home runs and 11 RBIs.
- The Riders tied a season-high with their four home runs, marking the third four-homer game for the club this season.
- Scott Heineman has reached safely in 14 of his last 21 plate appearances.
- The Riders have won three consecutive games for the first time since sweeping Northwest Arkansas May 23-25.
WHAT'S NEXT
RoughRiders at Corpus Christi, 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 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,
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