Payano powers Riders to 1-0 win

N. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 23, 2019) - Pedro Payano didn't allow a hit in five innings Tuesday and the Riders shut out Arkansas for the second consecutive night in a 1-0 win Tuesday night.
SYNOPSIS
* Payano roared out of the gates, recording each of his first eight outs on strikeouts. He finished with nine overall in five innings of work to earn the win.
* The Riders plated the game's only run in the top of the first on an RBI single from Andretty Cordero .
* Newly promoted righty Emmanuel Clase made his Double-A debut in the eighth, tossing a 1-2-3 frame to preserve the shutout.
NOTABLE RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Pedro Payano: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K (W)
* Emmanuel Clase: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
* Jairo Beras: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (S)
* Andretty Cordero: 1-for-4, RBI

NEWS AND NOTES 
* The RoughRiders have not allowed a run in their last 23 innings.
* Frisco's consecutive shutout wins are the club's first since August 2017.
* Tony Sanchez had his 12-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Arkansas, Wednesday, 11:00 am
RHP Jonathan Hernández (1-1, 3.45) vs. RHP Darren McCaughan (0-1, 3.18)
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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 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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 xtwo consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].