Riders hurdle 'Hounds in series finale

FRISCO, Texas (August 27, 2018) - In his final home start of the regular season, Wes Benjamin delivered six innings of one-run ball for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in a 7-1 win over the Midland RockHounds Monday at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

BIG MOMENTS
* Benjamin carried a no-hitter through 4 2/3 innings and allowed just two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

* The RoughRiders broke up a scoreless contest with a four-run fourth. Eliezer Álvarez created separation with a two-run single and rehabber Ryan Rua drove in another to cap the big frame.

* Juremi Profar and Eliezer Alvarez each homered late in the game to seal the victory.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Wes Benjamin: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (W)
* Eliezer Alvarez: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
* Juremi Profar: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, 2 R
* Ryan Rua: 2-for-3, HR, RBI

NEWS AND NOTES 
* Rua went 2-for-3 in his first rehab game with Frisco.
* With Monday's win, the Riders sit 3.5 games out of first place with seven games to play. First-place Corpus Christi comes to town for a four-game series starting Tuesday.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Joe Palumbo (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Brett Adcock (3-1, 1.94)
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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].