Dogs Rally Comes up Short in Opener with Drive
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The RiverDogs plated a pair of runs to in the sixth to cut their early deficit to just a run, but the Greenville Drive staved off a late rally to hang on, 8-5, over Charleston in front of 5,932 on Friday night at Joe Riley Park.The loss
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The RiverDogs plated a pair of runs to in the sixth to cut their early deficit to just a run, but the Greenville Drive staved off a late rally to hang on, 8-5, over Charleston in front of 5,932 on Friday night at Joe Riley Park.
The loss marked Charleston's (32-32) fifth defeat in seven meetings with their Red Sox rivals. The league-worst Drive (33-43) ripped 13 hits off the RiverDogs pitching staff in the first time the series took its turn in the Lowcountry.
Greenville surged behind a five-run third after the RiverDogs took an early 1-0 lead. The Red Sox farmhands batted around, tallying six hits in the frame while starter
At that point trailing 5-1, the homestanding nine showed some signs of life in the fourth when they loaded up the bases with nobody out on a hit by pitch to
Greenville answered with an insurance run in the sixth before Charleston plated a pair to get within a run. Right fielder
The Drive iced the game away with a pair of runs off the bullpen in the eighth and ninth.
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Ballpark Fun
Joe Riley Park became the happiest place on Earth for a night as RiverDogs fans sang along to the musical hits of Disney, culminating with a Home Telecom postgame fireworks extravaganza set to the hits of the wonderful world.
Upcoming
The RiverDogs continue the series with the Drive on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. Charleston will send . For those that can't make it out to the park, Friday's contest will be broadcast on 1250 WTMA in the tri-county area, with audio available at riverdogs.com and the RiverDogs TuneIn radio station.
RiverDogs single-game tickets, including options to the Riley Park Club, are now available for the 2018 campaign, the club's 25th season as the RiverDogs and their "175th season in dog years." Ticket information can be secured by contacting the box office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com/tickets.
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