Riders Hurdle 'Hounds in Series Finale
August 27, 2018 - Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Wes Benjamin
(Frisco RoughRiders)
FRISCO, Texas - 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 Alvarez 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)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
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