De Leon tees off in 7-6 loss to Drillers

TULSA, Okla. (July 7, 2018) - Michael De Leon went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs but the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, saw their late rally fall just short in a 7-6 loss to the Tulsa Drillers Saturday at ONEOK Field.
BIG MOMENTS
* De Leon gave the Riders a 3-2 lead with a two-run single in the second and tie the game with his second homer in as many days leading off the fifth.
* Trailing 7-5 entering the ninth, the Riders scored once on an RBI single from Luis Mendez and proceeded to load the bases with two outs but were unable to bring in the tying run.
* Tulsa broke a 5-5 tie with solo homers from Drew Jackson and Will Smith to lead off the sixth and seventh innings, respectively.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, R
* Destin Hood: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
* Luis Yander La O: 3-for-3, 2 BB

NEWS AND NOTES
* In addition to De Leon going deep in back-to-back nights, Destin Hood did the same with a solo homer to dead center in the fourth.
* Luis Yander La O reached safely all five times Saturday and has been aboard in nine consecutive plate appearances, the longest streak by a Riders hitter this year.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Tulsa, Sunday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (3-6, 6.16) vs. TBA
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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 Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].