Tostado, Parra help Jackets slug way to series opening win

North Augusta, SC: Keaton Winn gave the GreenJackets six-innings on the mound, allowing two runs, and Jesus Ozoria went three scoreless out of the bullpen to beat the Columbia Fireflies (13-25) by a final of 3-2 on Tuesday.

The games 1^st run came in the 3^rd inning. Columbia's Ronny Mauricio singled into left field to score Wagner Lagrange and the Fireflies had the early lead at 1-0.
Willy Taveras retired the first ten that he faced, but in the 4^th inning, the Jackets offense got on the board. After a double for Shane Matheny, later in the inning, with two outs, Frankie Tostado hit his 6^th home run of the season and put the GreenJackets in front at 2-1.
Columbia responded off Winn in the 5^th inning, when Wagner Lagrange doubled and scored Gerson Molina to tie the game at two. In the 5^th inning, Jeffry Parra hit a home run for the 2^nd consecutive game. His solo shot helped the GreenJackets retake the lead at 3-2.
Keaton Winn goes six innings on the mound, allowing two runs and collecting four strikeouts. The six innings were the most Winn has gone in an outing for his career.
Jesus Ozoria came on and did not allow a run in three frames out of the bullpen. Winn ends up the winning pitcher, his 2^nd victory of the season, while Taveras gets the loss for Columbia.
Player of the Game: Frankie Tostado, 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Tostado's home run in the 4^th inning was a big one. His 6^th of the year helped the GreenJackets take the lead as Tostado hit it out to right field.
Tomorrow's Game:  7:05 PM vs Columbia , SRP Park, North Augusta, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (COL) RHP Colin Holderman (2-0, 1.74 ERA) (AUG) RHP Blake Rivera (1-1, 4.32 ERA)
The 2^nd game of the series features a matchup of two right-handers. Blake Rivera takes the mound for the Jackets. In his last start, he struck out the side in West Virginia in the 1^st inning. The former 4^th round pick struggled after that. He was only able to go 3.1 innings, his 2^nd shortest outing of the season, and he allowed four runs, while three were earned. Rivera showed off his swing-and-miss repertoire of pitches though with seven strikeouts. He is ranked as the #18 Prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization coming into 2019 according to MLB.com.
Columbia's Colin Holderman, a 9^th round pick in 2016 by the New York Mets, will make the start for Columbia. It will be his 3^rd start of the season, after he earned wins in his first two appearances. Opponents are hitting just .176 against Holderman this year. He has a career ERA of 4.23 in the minor leagues.
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