Missions outlast Riders in pitchers duel

FRISCO, Texas (June 13, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell to the San Antonio Missions 3-1 in ten innings Wednesday evening at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* San Antonio broke a 1-1 tie in the 10^th on a wild pitch and a RBI single.

* Anthony Gose ended the Missions no-hit bid with a leadoff triple in the seventh and scored on a Juremi Profar RBI single to tie the game 1-1.

* Riders starter Richelson Peña logged six innings, permitting one run on five hits. He and San Antonio starter Colin Rea (4 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K) tussled back-and-forth in a great pitching duel, and the bullpens followed suit to force extras.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
 Juremi Profar: 1-for-2, RBI
 Anthony Gose: 1-for-4, 3B, R
 Richelson Pena: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
 Jeffrey Springs: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

NEWS AND NOTES
* Pena, who was named a Texas League Midseason All-Star earlier in the day, recorded his sixth-consecutive quality start.

* Elvis Andrus went 0-for-3 with a walk in his third rehab game with the Riders.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. San Antonio, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (2-2, 3.81) vs. RHP Cal Quantrill (5-3, 4.20)
Tickets: Click here
TV: Fox Sports Southwest, 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].