Augusta Cracks Open Scoreless Tie to Top RiverDogs, 9-4
CHARLESTON, S.C.- Augusta broke open a scoreless tie with a six-run fifth inning, and the Charleston RiverDogs were handed their eighth loss in their last ten home games as they fell to the GreenJackets, 9-4, on Thursday night in front of 5,063 at Joe Riley Park.Designated hitter Ben Ruta continued
CHARLESTON, S.C.- Augusta broke open a scoreless tie with a six-run fifth inning, and the Charleston RiverDogs were handed their eighth loss in their last ten home games as they fell to the GreenJackets, 9-4, on Thursday night in front of 5,063 at Joe Riley Park.
Designated hitter
Charleston (19-21) got on the board in the bottom half when
The GreenJackets plated two more in the seventh to make it 8-1 on a pair of RBI doubles by right fielder
Augusta cruised out to their largest lead of the night, 9-1, after adding a run in the eighth on a Van Horn sac fly, his third RBI, to score a
Charleston made things interesting in the ninth, scoring three times and loading the bases with two outs to put the tying run on deck, but ultimately came up short as
Lefty
Keller finished with six runs (five earned) allowed on six hits with five strikeouts, a walk, and two hit batters to take the loss.
The loss matched the largest margin of defeat for the RiverDogs this season with two prior losses of eight runs occurring prior.
Ballpark Fun
The RiverDogs kicked off the summer season on a Budweiser Thirsty Thursday, celebrating with dollar beers and the scintillating beats of DJ Natty Heavy in the Budweiser Ashley View Pub throughout the game.
Upcoming
Charleston continues the series with the GreenJackets tomorrow in game two at 7:05pm at The Joe. Charleston will send right-hander
RiverDogs tickets, including options for the all-new Riley Park Club, are now available and can be secured by contacting the box office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com. Those that can't make it to the park can follow every pitch of the RiverDogs season on WTMA 1250 AM in the tri-county area or by streaming online at riverdogs.com and the TuneIn Radio App by searching "RiverDogs."
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