The Augusta GreenJackets won their eighth consecutive home game at SRP Park Tuesday with a 6-3 victory over the first place Charleston RiverDogs.
Augusta is now 31-18 at SRP Park this year. The win snaps a 15-game losing streak against Charleston. Cal Conley, Vaughn Grissom and Justin Henry-Malloy combined to go 7-for-12 with two runs and four RBIs, according to a news release.
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The RiverDogs scored quickly in the first inning. Beau Brundage ripped a single to score Osleivis Basabe from second base and give Charleston the early 1-0 lead. The Jackets offense loaded the bases in the first frame and tied the score. A Landon Stephens’ ground out tied the game at one.
Charleston scored again in the third. This time a Brundage double to make it 2-1. The Jackets planned their response for the fifth inning.
Charleston starting pitcher Franklin Dacosta allowed three hits in the first inning and then didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning. It was three straight singles from Stephen Paolini, Tyler Tolve and Conley. A bases’ loaded walk to Grissom tied the game at two. Later in the inning, a sacrifice fly from Willie Carter made it 3-2 Jackets.
Stephens almost added on in the fifth, but a fantastic catch in left-centerfield by Brundage saved multiple runs.
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Rainery Rodriguez tossed 6 2-3 innings allowing just three runs. He struck out four along the way. Charleston tied the score in the seventh off Rodriguez on a sacrifice fly from Jonathan Embry.
Conley didn’t waste any time after the seventh inning stretch. A leadoff triple put the go-ahead run on third base. Grissom’s second hit of the night, a single, brought home Conley and the Jackets took back the lead 4-3.
Conley ended the night 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Grissom finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
The Jackets gave themselves a cushion heading into the ninth. A booming Malloy double scored two to extend the lead, 6-3. Malloy ended the night 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
Tuesday’s game was the first of a six-game homestand. The GreenJackets will play the RiverDogs at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25.
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