Cardona's clutch knock catapults Riders to 6-5 win

Riders erase three-run deficit to knock off RockHounds

Jose Cardona had the decisive RBI single in Tuesday's win at Midland (Caitlyn Epes/Frisco RoughRiders)

July 31, 2018

MIDLAND, Texas (July 31, 2018) - Jose Cardona hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth to carry the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-5 win over the Midland RockHounds Tuesday at Security Bank Ballpark.BIG MOMENTS* Cardona's single broke a 5-5 tie

MIDLAND, Texas (July 31, 2018) - Jose Cardona hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth to carry the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-5 win over the Midland RockHounds Tuesday at Security Bank Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Cardona's single broke a 5-5 tie and put the Riders ahead for good.
* Trailing 4-1 after four innings, the Riders regained the lead with a four-run sixth. Chuck Moorman hit a key two-run double to put the Riders ahead 5-4.
* After reliever C.D. Pelham extinguished a threat to end the seventh, Tyler Davis and Reed Garrett worked scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to seal the victory.
* Moorman, Preston Beck and Luis Mendez each finished with three hits in Tuesday's win.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Chuck Moorman: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
* Luis Mendez: 3-for-4, RBI, 2 R
* Preston Beck: 3-for-4, BB, R
* Reed Garrett: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (S)
NEWS AND NOTES
* Moorman and Mendez each tied season-highs with three hits.
* Davis extended his scoreless streak to 10 1/3 innings.
* Pelham has worked three consecutive scoreless outings after allowing at least one run in his previous five appearances.
* The Riders have scored in the first inning in five of the first six games on the current road trip.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Midland, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Probables: RHP Justin Topa (1-2, 5.08) vs. RHP Norge Ruiz (3-7, 4.71)
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].