TL1 Frisco RoughRiders

Monstrous Fifth Inning Helps Riders Sink Hooks

Published on June 24, 2018 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Behind a five-run fifth inning and a huge night from Preston Beck, the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, toppled the Corpus Christi Hooks 9-4 Sunday at Whataburger Field.

BIG MOMENTS

* With the game tied 3-3 after four innings, the Riders unloaded for five runs in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run single from Destin Hood.

* Beck finished the night 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, notching his long ball against Astros top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley in the first inning.

* Frisco starter Pedro Payano twirled five solid innings to earn the win.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

* Preston Beck: 3-for-4, 3B, HR, 2 RBI

* Juremi Profar: 2-for-3, BB, 2 R

* Pedro Payano: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (W)

NEWS AND NOTES

* Beck's first-inning homer was the first long ball for the Riders in the last nine games.

* The Riders held the Hooks to exactly four runs in all four games of the weekend series.

* Frisco will take the next three days off as part of the Texas League's all-star break. Reed Garrett and Michael O'Neill will be participating in Tuesday's game at Midland. Additionally, Wes Benjamin, Hunter Cole, Ariel Jurado and Richelson Pena were selected to the showcase.

WHAT'S NEXT

Riders vs. Springfield, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.

Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (2-3, 3.88) vs. RHP Connor Jones (4-2, 4.22)

Video: MiLB.tv

Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App

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