Payano shuts down Hooks, Riders win 6-0

FRISCO, Texas (August 29, 2018) -Pedro Payano threw six shutout innings to lead the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 6-0 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks Wednesday at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* Payano only permitted three hits in six innings, striking out six Hooks along the way.

* Jose Cardona and Josh Morgan plated a pair of RBI singles in the second to put the Riders ahead 2-0.

* The Riders capped their big night with a three-run eighth, including a two-run single from Eliezer Álvarez .

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Pedro Payano: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (W)
* Eliezer Alvarez: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, R, SB
* Luis Mendez: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
* Delino DeShields: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB (rehab)
* Ryan Rua: 0-for-2 (rehab)

NEWS AND NOTES 
* The Riders moved within 1.5 games of first-place Corpus Christi with five games remaining.
* Wednesday's shutout win was Frisco's sixth of the season.
* Frisco has won 10 of its last 11 games against the Hooks.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Edgar Arredondo (0-3, 4.97) vs. LHP Ryan Hartman (10-4, 2.75)
Tickets: Click here
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].