Pena dominates Hooks in 2-1 win

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 7, 2018) - Fresh off a complete-game shutout last week, starter Richelson Peña dealt a seven-inning gem for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, who edged the Corpus Christi Hooks 2-1 Thursday night at Whataburger Field.

BIG MOMENTS
* Pena registered his fifth consecutive quality start, allowing just five hits in seven innings, while striking out six and not allowing a walk. He worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the fourth, allowing just one run to maintain the lead.
* Destin Hood and Jose Cardona provided RBI singles in the fourth to give the Riders a 2-0 lead.
* Reed Garrett worked a perfect ninth inning to earn his fourth save in as many tries.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
 Richelson Pena: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
 Destin Hood: 1-for-3, RBI, R
 Jose Cardona: 1-for-3, RBI, SB

NEWS AND NOTES
Pena extended his scoreless streak to 18 1/3 innings before allowing a run in the fourth, the longest streak by a Riders pitcher this season.
* Michael O'Neill pushed his on-base streak to 13 games after being hit by a pitch in the eighth.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Corpus Christi, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (2-1, 3.10) vs. RHP Forrest Whitley (First appearance)
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].
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