Cardona and Profar lead Riders back to win column

MIDLAND, Texas (May 9, 2017) -Jose Cardona recorded four hits, Juremi Profar homered and drove in four runs, and Ariel Jurado pitched the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-3 win over the Midland RockHounds Tuesday night in the series finale at Security Bank Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS

• Juremi Profar's three-run blast in the top of the first inning gave Frisco an early 3-0 lead.
• Jose Cardona added an RBI double in the third and scored on a wild pitch, making it 5-0. Profar drove in his fourth run of the night with an RBI double in the eighth, giving Frisco a 6-2 advantage.
• Ariel Jurado turned in his second consecutive quality start, holding Midland to two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings. The sinker-baller struck out six and walked one to earn his second victory of the season.
• Midland scored two runs in the fourth on RBI doubles from Max Schrock and Viosergy Rosa , cutting Frisco's lead to 5-2. Rosa added a run-scoring single in the eighth, cutting it to 6-3.
• Reed Garrett earned his first career save, striking out two in a scoreless ninth.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

• Jose Cardona: 4-4, two doubles, RBI, two runs
• Juremi Profar: 2-4, double, home run, four RBIs, run
• Ariel Jurado: W, 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• With a team-high four hits Tuesday, Jose Cardona finished the series 11-16 (.688). Cardona also extended his multi-hit streak to four games.
• Juremi Profar homered for the first time in 98 at-bats. It was Profar's first blast since hitting homers in consecutive days on April 8-9.
• Cardona (four hits) and Profar (four RBIs) each tied career-highs Tuesday.
• With Tuesday's win, Frisco snapped a season-high six-game losing streak.

WHAT'S NEXT
RoughRiders at San Antonio, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP David Ledbetter (1-0, 1.64 ERA) vs. RHP Enyel De Los Santos (2-0, 4.85 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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