Riders edged by Naturals Saturday

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (August 11, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 6-2 to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Saturday at Arvest Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Jose Cardona broke through for the Riders, breaking a scoreless tie with a solo home run to start the fourth. Eliezer Álvarez added a solo shot in the eighth.
* Northwest Arkansas hit a pair of three-run homers in the fifth and seventh innings to account for all six runs on the night and put the Naturals ahead for good.
* Juremi Profar went 2-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to a season-best six games.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Juremi Profar: 2-for-4, 2B
* Jose Cardona: 2-for-4, HR, RBI
* Eliezer Alvarez: 2-for-3, HR, RBI
* Yohander Méndez: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
NEWS AND NOTES 
* Alvarez extended his single-season career-high with his 10^th long ball of the season. He had just 17 in the first six seasons of his career prior to 2018.
* Reliever Samir Vivas has not allowed a run in five of his first six Double-A outings.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at NW Arkansas, Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (4-8, 5.90) vs. LHP Luis Lugo (0-1, 6.75)
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].