RiverDogs Squeezed by Tourists in 11 Innings
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Charleston RiverDogs went 11 innings for the second time in three meetings with the Asheville Tourists, falling 6-5 to snap Charleston's three game winning streak following the All-Star break on Sunday evening at McCormick Field.After starting both extra frames with a runner on second, the RiverDogs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Charleston RiverDogs went 11 innings for the second time in three meetings with the Asheville Tourists, falling 6-5 to snap Charleston's three game winning streak following the All-Star break on Sunday evening at McCormick Field.
After starting both extra frames with a runner on second, the RiverDogs failed to capitalize on their chances before Asheville (30-43, 3-1) used a suicide squeeze by center fielder
The RiverDogs went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position in the game, stranding 11 runners, including five over the final three innings. The loss dropped Charleston to 2-6 in extra inning contests this year. It marked the second time in the last three meetings that the Rockies affiliate won a game against Charleston in 11 innings after stealing one at The Joe on June 13.
The game would have ended in walk-off fashion after nine had it not been for a game-saving play by center fielder
The Tourists rallied after an hour and 40-minute rain delay that interrupted the contest in the bottom half of the sixth and Charleston leading at the time, 5-4. Two RiverDogs errors out of the break helped Asheville plate the tying run in the seventh, including a two-out dropped ball by
Cabrera got the RiverDogs on the board, following an Olivares single and a
Asheville got on the board with an RBI double from
Upcoming
The RiverDogs continue the three-game series on Monday night in Asheville. The RiverDogs will send left-hander
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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