De Leon's big day carries Riders to series win

FRISCO, Texas (May 21, 2018) - Fueled by a career-high five RBIs from Michael De Leon, the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-3 Monday afternoon in front of 11,844 fans at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* De Leon drove in the first five runs for the Riders, blasting a three-run homer in the second inning before plating two more with a single in the fourth.
* Riders starter Wes Benjamin produced his fourth quality start of the year, yielding one run on five hits in six innings of work. He struck out six Hooks and walked just one in his third consecutive victory.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-3, 2B, HR, 5 RBI
* Wes Benjamin: W, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
* Carlos Tocci: 1-for-2, 2 BB, R (rehab)
* Drew Robinson: 0-for-3, BB, R (rehab)
NEWS AND NOTES
* Monday's crowd of 11,844 is the largest for a day game and the fifth-largest overall in club history.
* Benjamin has recorded at least six strikeouts in six of his eight starts this season. He leads the club with 43 punchouts on the season.
* The bottom third of the Riders lineup finished the four-game series against Corpus Christi with a .415 average (17-for-41) with five homers and 18 RBIs.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Northwest Arkansas, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (2-3, 5.34) vs. RHP Scott Blewett (2-3, 5.53)
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].