Jackets win 11-inning marathon 6-4

Charleston, SC: After the series opener on Friday took 10 innings at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina, the GreenJackets (21-20) and Charleston RiverDogs (23-19) topped that on Saturday by playing 11-innings for four hours and two minutes. The Jackets end up winning it 6-4 as Charleston leaves 14 men-on-base. They have left 26 men-on-the-base through the first two games of this series.

The GreenJackets offense didn't cool down from the previous night, and came out with a big 1^st inning. They scored four runs in the inning off Charleston starter Luis Medina. RBI-singles for Frankie Tostado and Jacob Gonzalez lifted the Jackets in front at 2-0. Andres Angulo capped off the scoring with a two-RBI double, and the GreenJackets batted around to take a 4-0 advantage.
Sean Hjelle made the start for the GreenJackets and he would go 4.2 innings, allowing three runs, while only two were earned. Shane Matheny committed an error in the 3^rd inning, at 3^rd base, and Charleston scored a run to make it a 4-1 game.
In the 4^th inning, Hjelle allowed a run on an infield hit for Charleston to make the score 4-2. An RBI single for Lockridge in the 4^th made it 4-3. In the 6^th inning it was another RBI for Lockridge which tied the score at four.
JJ Santa Cruz was electric out of the Augusta bullpen. He ends his night going three innings and did not allow a run, as he kept Charleston scoreless in the 10^th. He would be the winning pitcher on the evening.
The GreenJackets brought home two runs in the 11^th inning. The 1^st came home when Jacob Gonzalez singled into centerfield. The 2^nd run came to the plate when Frankie Tostado ran home on a wild pitch.
In the home-half of the 10^th, Jesus Tona collected a three-up, three-down inning, and the GreenJackets end up winning it 6-4. Tona would get his 6^th save of the season.
Player of the Game: J.J. Santa Cruz, 3 IP, 0 ER, 6 K
Santa Cruz worked out of trouble multiple times in the game. He kept the game tied in his three innings of work, and the Jackets were able to reward him with a win after they scored two runs in the 11^th.
Tomorrow's Game:  5:05 PM @ Charleston RiverDogs, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Charleston, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (CSC) RHP Roansy Contreras (3-2, 5.29 ERA) vs (AUG) RHP Keaton Winn (2-2, 3.69 ERA)
Keaton Winn will take the baseball making just his 3^rd start of the season for the GreenJackets. After starting the season as a long reliever, Winn has moved into a starting role, and in his last start, he showed what he is capable of. The 5^th round selection in 2018 by the San Francisco Giants went six innings allowing only two runs. The sinker-ball pitcher has been consistent around the strike-zone in every start this season. He has only five walks to 24 strikeouts on the season.
Roansy Contreras is ranked as the #10 overall prospect in the New York Yankees organization according to MLB.com, but the right hander is coming off a start where he finished the day after just 2.1 innings. Against the Hickory Crawdads on May 13^th, Contreras allowed seven runs and received his 2^nd loss of the season. The 19-year old has been stellar other than his last appearance, as he will make his 8^th start of the season tomorrow. Contreras was signed as an International Free Agent by the Yankees in 2016. He is originally from Peralvillo, Dominican Republic.
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