Hearn shines in homecoming, Riders move into first-place tie

FRISCO, Texas (August 3, 2018) -Royse City native Taylor Hearn dazzled in his return to the DFW Metroplex, firing 5 1/3 marvelous innings for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to secure a 2-1 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks Friday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* In his first outing since being traded to the Rangers on Tuesday, Hearn limited the Hooks to just one run in his Frisco debut. He struck out eight hitters and didn't issue a walk to earn the victory.

* Wei-Chieh Huang , another recent trade acquisition, debuted and tossed two innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts..

* C.D. Pelham worked a scoreless ninth inning to garner his second save in as many attempts.

* Both Riders runs came in the second. Michael O'Neill drove in the first on a sacrifice fly and Josh Morgan scored the other on a wild pitch.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Taylor Hearn: 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (W)
* Wei-Chieh Huang: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
* Josh Morgan: 3-for-3, 2B, R

NEWS AND NOTES 
* Friday's win moved the Riders into a first-place tie with Corpus Christi in the second-half standings.
* The Riders have won six of their last seven games against Corpus Christi after going 5-14 against the Hooks to begin the year.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (4-8, 6.09) vs. LHP Brett Adcock (1-0, 2.45)
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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 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].