Yohander Mendez dominates Missions 1-0 in Riders win
Aguilera homers in seventh to break scoreless stalemate
FRISCO, Texas (July 21, 2017)- Rangers top-rated pitching prospect Yohander Méndez struck out nine batters over seven scoreless innings as the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, shut out the San Antonio Missions 1-0 Friday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.BIG MOMENTS Yohander Mendez twirled seven shutout innings
FRISCO, Texas (July 21, 2017)- Rangers top-rated pitching prospect
BIG MOMENTS
- Yohander Mendez twirled seven shutout innings to earn the victory. The southpaw allowed four hits and two walks, striking out a season-high-tying nine batters.
- Between the final batter of the third and the second batter of the fifth, Mendez struck out six consecutive batters.
Eric Aguilera provided the game's only run, lifting a solo home run to left field in the seventh inning.- Missions starter
Cal Quantrill took the tough-luck loss, yielding one run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings. San Diego's No. 2 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, struck out five and walked one in his first Double-A loss.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Yohander Mendez: W, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Eric Aguilera: 1-3, home run, RBI, run
Jose Trevino : 2-4
NEWS AND NOTES
- Yohander Mendez lasted seven innings for the sixth time this season. Prior to this season, the southpaw had never lasted seven innings (77 career outings).
- Mendez has struck out at least seven hitters in five of his last six starts after doing it just twice in his first 13 outins.
- With another home run Friday, Eric Aguilera took over the team lead in homers (11). Aguilera has drilled six of his 11 long balls in July (16 games).
- Frisco recorded its seventh shutout win of the season Friday and the second 1-0 win.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. San Antonio, Saturday, 7:05 p.m
Probables: RHP
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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 12 seasons (2005-2016). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing nearly $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The upgrades made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. The same publication also honored the Choctaw Lazy River as the best ballpark improvement over $1 million for the 2016 season. More than 130 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis,
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