Payano's quality start not enough in 5-3 loss

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (May 22, 2018) - Despite a quality seven-inning start from Pedro Payano , the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Rangers, fell 5-3 to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Tuesday at Arvest Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Payano worked seven innings for the first time in his Riders career, allowing just four hits and a run in the no-decision.
* With Payano out of the game, the Naturals pounced against the Riders bullpen, scoring four runs in the eighth to take a 5-3 lead.
* Frisco took a 1-0 lead in the second on a homer from Juremi Profar and added single tallies in the third and fourth to increase the advantage to 3-1.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Pedro Payano: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
* Juremi Profar: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
* Hunter Cole: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
NEWS AND NOTES
* Profar is batting .400 (6-for-15) with two doubles, two homers and seven RBIs in five games since returning from Extended Spring Training last Friday.
* Hunter Cole recorded his team-best 18^th multi-hit game of the season.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Northwest Arkansas, Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Brett Martin (1-4, 7.71) vs. LHP Emilio Ogando (3-2, 4.98)
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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].