Pena silences Naturals with complete-game shutout

FRISCO, Texas (May 31, 2018) - Richelson Pena threw a complete-game shutout for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to take the final game of the series against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 7-0 Thursday evening at Dr Pepper Ballpark. 
BIG MOMENTS 
* Pena scattered seven hits and struck out seven batters to record the second complete game of his career.
* Michael De Leon knocked a two-run shot in the fourth to push Frisco out to a 5-0 advantage.
* Carlos Garay bashed his first home run of the season in the sixth to put the Riders ahead 7-0.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
Richelson Peña : (W) 9 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Preston Beck : 4-for-4, 2 2B, 3B, 2 R
Michael De Leon: 2-for-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R 
Carlos Garay: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R  
Michael O'Neill : 1-for-4, 2 RBI 

NEWS AND NOTES
Pena became the second Riders pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout in the last week, joining Ariel Jurado , who did the same thing last Friday at Arkansas.
*The win marks manager Joe Mikulik's 200^th-career victory in his tenure with the Riders.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Arkansas, Friday, 7:05 p.m. 
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (2-1, 2.05) vs. RHP Chase De Jong (4-3, 3.84) 
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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].