Bats support Jurado in 6-2 Riders win over Hooks

FRISCO, Texas (May 20, 2017) - With a 14-hit effort at his back, Ariel Jurado and the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, topped the Corpus Christi Hooks 6-2 Saturday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS

• The Riders scored five runs in the first three innings, plating two in the first and three in the third against Corpus Christi starter Cy Sneed . Frisco's initial runs came on a wild pitch and Eric Aguilera's RBI single, while Juremi Profar's run-scoring single highlighted the third. Michael De Leon added a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth, making it 6-0.
• Ariel Jurado earned his third consecutive victory, yielding two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. He didn't yield a run until the final batter he faced, when Bobby Boyd hit a two-run homer.
• Clayton Cook, Ryne Slack, and Reed Garrett tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, lowering the bullpen's ERA to 1.55 over the past nine games.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

• Juremi Profar: 3-4, triple, RBI, two runs
• Michael De Leon: 3-3, sacrifice fly, two RBIs
• Jose Cardona: 3-5, run
• Ariel Jurado: W, 6 1/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• Following Saturday's decision, Ariel Jurado's earned run average over four starts in May is 1.40. Jurado posted a 6.41 ERA over five April starts.
• Juremi Profar's three-hit performance is his second such performance in three days. Profar also went 3-4 on Thursday against Midland.
• Jose Cardona's multi-hit output Saturday marks his team-leading 16^th multi-hit effort. In his past 13 games, the outfielder has a .411 batting average, going 23-56.
• Michael De Leon registered a season-high three hits in Saturday's victory.
• The Riders have gone 4-2 in the first six games of the eight-game homestand.

WHAT'S NEXT
RoughRiders vs. Corpus Christi, Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP David Ledbetter (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Akeem Bostick (1-1, 8.44 ERA)
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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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler, and Nelson Cruz, 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 Art Garcia at [email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].
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