Enormous 10th inning vaults Riders to series win in Midland

MIDLAND, Texas (June 20, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, scored seven runs in the top of the 10^th inning to knock off the Midland RockHounds 13-8 in Wednesday's series finale at Security Bank Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* After the RockHounds rallied to tie the game in the ninth and force extras, the Riders wasted no time seizing the lead right back. Luis Mendez broke the tie with a single and the Riders collected eight hits in the inning to pile onto the lead. The seven-run outburst marked the largest frame for the Riders this season.
* Frisco had leads of 3-0, 4-3 and 6-5 in regulation but the RockHounds continued to battle to keep the game close all night.
* The Riders got four hits each from Eliezer Álvarez and Michael De Leon and had eight hitters record multi-hit displays as part of a season-high 23 hits overall.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael De Leon: 4-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 R
Eliezer Alvarez: 4-for-6, RBI, 2 R
Luis Mendez: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 BB, R
NEWS AND NOTES
* The Riders played into extra innings for a Texas League-leading eighth time this season (4-4).
* De Leon recorded the fourth four-hit game of his career while Alvarez registered his third.
* Frisco turned 10 double plays and a triple play in the four-game set at Midland. They lead the Texas League with 83 twin killings this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Corpus Christi, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Tyler Wagner (1-0, 1.38) vs. RHP Corbin Martin (4-1, 2.77)
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].