Hernandez helps Riders to 11-inning win

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (August 23, 2018) - Jonathan Hernández tossed a masterpiece Thursday in San Antonio as the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, knocked off the Mission 4-3 in 11 innings Thursday night.
BIG MOMENTS
* Hernandez opened with four perfect innings and allowed his only two baserunners on consecutive hits to start the fifth. The righty issued no walks and struck out eight to earn his third victory in the last four starts.
* After losing their 2-0 lead in the ninth, the Riders bounced back with a run in both the 10^th and 11^th innings to emerge victorious.
* Walker Weickel tossed the final two innings and didn't allow an earned run to seal the win.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Jonathan Hernandez: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
* Walker Weickel: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0ER, 2 BB, 2 K (W)
* Jose Cardona: 2-for-4, BB
NEWS AND NOTES 
* Hernandez has a 1.14 ERA in four starts during the month of August.
* The Riders improved to 8-6 in extra innings this season.
* Friday's series finale will be the last-ever game between the Riders and Missions before San Antonio moves to Triple-A in 2019.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at San Antonio, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Edgar Arredondo (0-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Emmanuel Ramirez (1-1, 2.45)
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].