Benjamin shines in 9-0 rout of San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (August 21, 2018) - Wes Benjamin led a three-hit shutout and the bats broke out for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in a 9-0 win over the San Antonio Missions Tuesday night.
BIG MOMENTS
* Benjamin tossed seven scoreless innings and permitted only three hits with no walks and seven strikeouts to earn his fourth win of the year.
* The Riders scored four runs in the fifth to grab a 5-0 lead. Josh Morgan capped the frame with a three-run triple.
* Frisco scored eight runs between the fifth and eighth innings to cruise to victory.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Wes Benjamin: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (W)
* Juremi Profar: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
* Franklin Rollin: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
NEWS AND NOTES 
* Frisco's three hits allowed tie the team's season low, previously set June 16 (also against San Antonio).
* Benjamin has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 11 of his 13 starts.
* Michael De Leon collected his team-leading 33^rd multi-hit game of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at San Antonio, Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Joe Palumbo (first appearance) vs. RHP Chris Paddack (3-1, 1.38)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
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].