NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 25, 2018) - Ariel Jurado threw a complete-game, six-hit shutout for the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in a 2-0 win over the Arkansas Travelers Friday at Dickey-Stephens Park.

BIG MOMENTS

* Jurado fired just 86 pitches (63 strikes) to record the first complete game of his career. He only allowed multiple baserunners in an inning once and recorded 16 of his 27 outs on the ground. It was his first start since returning from his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers last Saturday.

* The Riders provided run support with an RBI triple from Preston Beck in the fourth and a RBI single off the bat of Michael De Leon two innings later.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

* Ariel Jurado: 9 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (W)

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

* Michael De Leon: 1-for-3, RBI, BB

NEWS AND NOTES

* Jurado registered the 19th nine-inning performance in Riders history Friday and the first since current Frisco pitcher Tyler Davis threw a complete-game, three-hit shutout in San Antonio last August.

* Jurado had fewer than 10 pitches in five of his nine innings, including a five-pitch fifth frame.

* The righty lowered his ERA to 2.05 in Friday's win, good for fourth-lowest among qualified Texas League pitchers.

WHAT'S NEXT

Riders at Arkansas, Saturday, 6:10 p.m.

Probables: RHP Tyler Davis (0-4, 8.03) vs. TBA

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].

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