Riders fall in home run derby at Arkansas

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 7, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, fell 7-5 to the Arkansas Travelers in Tuesday's series opener at Dickey-Stephens Park.
BIG MOMENTS
* The Riders scored four runs in the second to take a 4-0 lead. Luis Mendez capped the inning with a three-run homer, his second roundtripper of the year.
* Arkansas hit three home runs between the second and fifth innings to take a 6-4 lead.
* Michael De Leon was one of four Riders with two hits, extending his hit streak to nine games in the process.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Luis Mendez: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
Josh Morgan: 2-for-4, 2 R
Michael De Leon: 2-for-4
NEWS AND NOTES 
* Tuesday's loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Riders, tying their longest spurt this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Arkansas, Wednesday, 7:10 p.m.
Probables: RHP Justin Topa (2-2, 5.45) vs. RHP Ashton Goudeau (0-3, 6.32)
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].