Hickory takes series finale with 8-3 victory

NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Augusta GreenJackets (62-51, 26-19) fell in the series final on Tuesday with the Hickory Crawdads (68-42, 27-17) by a final of 8-3. Frankie Tostado hit two home runs, but Augusta collected only four hits.

In the 1^st inning, the Hickory Crawdads got right to work against GreenJackets starting pitcher Keaton Winn. Josh Jung drove in the game's first run with a single, then it was an RBI groundout for Miguel Aparicio to make it 2-0 Crawdads.
The GreenJackets answered with a run in the 2^nd and 3^rd innings. In the 2^nd inning, it was Frankie Tostado with a solo home run, his 15^th of the season, to cut the Hickory lead in half at 2-1. Then in the 3^rd inning, with Ismael Munguia on 3^rd base, Simon Whiteman grounded out to score a run and tie the game at two. In the 4^th inning though, Hickory took the lead back.
The Crawdads got RBI singles from both Jonathan Ornelas and Tyreque Reed, and Hickory had a 4-2 lead. Winn ends his night after five-innings and he allows four runs. Frankie Tostado came to the plate again in the 6^th inning and blasted his 2^nd home run of the game. A solo shot made it just 4-3 Hickory.
The Crawdads though scored two runs in the 8^th inning thanks to a two-RBI single from Pedro Gonzalez. With Hickory leading 6-3 in the 9^th inning, Tyreque Reed hit his 11^th home run of the year, a two-run shot to give Hickory an 8-3 lead. They'd hang on for an 8-3 victory as they split the series with the Jackets.
Player of the Game: Frankie Tostado, 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Tostado finishes with his 2^nd multi-home run game of the season. The 2^nd home run on Tuesday was a 422-foot shot over the right field fence. He now has 16 home runs on the season.
Thursday's Game: 7:00 PM @ Rome Braves (Atlanta Braves), State Mutual Stadium, Rome, Georgia
Pitching Matchup: (AUG) RHP Adam Oller (4-4, 3.97 ERA) @ (ROM) TBD (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Adam Oller will open-up the series on Thursday in Rome. The right-hander went five-innings in his last outing against the Lakewood Blueclaws on August 2^nd. He walked five in that appearance, but in his last two innings, he had four strikeouts and retired all six batters he faced. Oller has been great since the All-Star break. In eight starts, he has an ERA of 3.38. Oller faced Rome back on June 15^th, and he went four-innings while allowing three runs. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20^th round of the 2016 MLB Draft. After the Pirates released him in November of 2018, Oller signed with the San Francisco Giants in May of 2019.
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