Mendez and Wiles deal complete-game shutouts, Riders sweep twinbill
Bolinger goes deep three times in two games
FRISCO, Texas (June 3, 2017) - Behind two masterful pitching performances from Yohander Méndez and Collin Wiles , and Royce Bolinger's big night at the plate, the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, swept a doubleheader, beating the Arkansas Travelers 7-0 and 2-0 Saturday night at Dr
FRISCO, Texas (June 3, 2017) - Behind two masterful pitching performances from
GAME ONE
W: Mendez (3-3) | L: Unsworth (3-5)
Frisco HR: Bolinger 2 (3, 4), Tendler (5), Kiner-Falefa (4)
Attendance: 9,513
BIG MOMENTS
- Yohander Mendez fired a seven-inning complete game shutout, earning his third win of the year. The southpaw allowed three hits and a walk, striking out five.
- Royce Bolinger blasted two home runs and drove in three runs. He went back-to-back with
Luke Tendler in the second, and clobbered a two-run shot in the sixth to make it 7-0. Isiah Kiner-Falefa blasted a three-run home run to right field in the fifth, giving the Riders a 5-0 advantage.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Yohander Mendez: W, CG, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Royce Bolinger: 3-3, double, two home runs, three RBIs, two runs
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 2-3, home run, three RBIs, run
GAME TWO
W: Wiles (5-2) | L: Ash (3-4)
Frisco HR: Bolinger (5)
Attendance: 9,513
BIG MOMENTS
- Collin Wiles tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout, holding the Travelers offense to two hits and one walk with two strikeouts. The righty retired the final 11 men he faced.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa's RBI double to right gave the Riders a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Travelers starter
Brett Ash . - Royce Bolinger blasted a solo shot to right-center field in the fifth, giving the Riders a 2-0 lead.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
- Collin Wiles: W, CG, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Royce Bolinger: 1-2, home run, RBI, run
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 2-3, two doubles, RBI
NEWS AND NOTES
- The two complete games Saturday marked Frisco's first since
Connor Sadzeck 's on June 13, 2016 against Midland. - Yohander Mendez logged seven innings for the third time in his career (all this season).
- Collin Wiles turned in his first quality start in his last four outings and his sixth of the year.
- In game one, Royce Bolinger and Luke Tendler hit the Riders' first back-to-back homers of the season. Bolinger's two-homer game was the third of his career.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa extended his hitting streak to 11 games with hits in both contests. The streak is tied for the longest by a Riders hitter this season (
Scott Heineman , 11 games, 4-6-4/20). - The Riders earned back-to-back shutouts for the first time since April 16-17, 2015, also against Arkansas.
WHAT'S NEXT
RoughRiders vs. Arkansas, Sunday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Connor Sadzeck (3-3, 4.81 ERA) vs. RHP
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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,
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