Profar slams Riders to sweep of Hooks

FRISCO, Texas (August 5, 2018) - Juremi Profar hit a grand slam to fuel the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 5-1, sweep-clinching win over the Corpus Christi Hooks Sunday at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Profar's slam - his second of the year - reversed an early 1-0 deficit and put the Riders ahead 4-1 in the second inning.
* Eliezer Álvarez extended the lead to 5-1 with an RBI double in the fourth.
* Yohander Méndez worked six innings and allowed an unearned run on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts to pick up the win.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Juremi Profar: 1-for-3, HR, 4 RBI
* Yohander Mendez: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R/0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (W)
NEWS AND NOTES 
* The Riders swept Corpus Christi for the first time since June 25-28, 2010.
* Frisco's six-game winning streak ties a season-long.
* Sunday's win capped a streak of 26 games in 26 days. The Riders went 17-9 in that stretch.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Arkansas, Tuesday, 7:10 p.m.
Probables: LHP Wes Benjamin (3-4, 3.91) vs. RHP Nathan Bannister (6-8, 6.28)
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].