Beck stays hot but Riders fall to Missions

FRISCO, Texas (May 3, 2018) - Dallas native Preston Beck homered Thursday night to continue a strong series, but the Riders were defeated 13-6 by the San Antonio Missions at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Beck hit a two-run blast in the bottom of the fifth, his second homer of the season and his fifth RBI through three games this series.
* The Missions had an 8-0 lead by the second inning and scored at least two runs in four different innings.
* Correlle Prime continued a recent hot stretch at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a walk.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Preston Beck: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
* Correlle Prime: 3-for-3, 2 2B, BB, RBI
* Chuck Moorman: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R
NEWS AND NOTES
* The Riders drew 6,702 fans Thursday, surpassing 8 million fans in the franchise's regular-season history.
* Frisco's six runs were the club's most since scoring seven last Wednesday at San Antonio.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. San Antonio, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Brett Martin (0-3, 9.50) vs. LHP Logan Allen (3-1, 3.14)
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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 Art Garcia at[email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected]