Profar homers in 6-1 loss

FRISCO, Texas (August 15, 2018) - Juremi Profar blasted a home run for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, but ultimately fell 6-1 to the Arkansas Travelers Wednesday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* Profar crushed a 427-foot shot to lead off the second inning, his eighth long ball of the season.

* Arkansas opened the contest with four runs in the first inning to stake an early 4-0 lead.

* Locke St. John delivered two innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts in his return to Frisco.

* Nomar Mazara went 0-for-4 with in his second rehab appearance with the RoughRiders.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Juremi Profar: 3-for-4, HR, RBI
* Locke St. John: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
* Anthony Gose: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
* Josh Morgan: 2-for-3, BB

NEWS AND NOTES 
* Through two games in this series, Riders relievers have allowed one run in eight innings, amassing 12 strikeouts along the way.
* Jose Cardona extended his hit streak to six games with a leadoff single in the first.
 

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Arkansas, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Jonathan Hernández (4-4, 5.71) vs. LHP Anthony Misiewicz (2-10, 5.88)
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].