RiverDogs' Aragon drives in five

Brian Aragon went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs to fuel an 18-hit attack Tuesday as the Charleston RiverDogs thumped the Savannah Sand Gnats, 12-2.

Aragon hit his slam in the first inning, then doubled and scored in the third and ripped a run-scoring single in the fourth. The five RBIs were a career high for the 23-year-old outfielder, who fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.

After playing collegiately at Florida International and North Carolina State, Aragon was taken by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the 2006 draft. He batted .237 with two homers and 16 RBIs in 41 games last season for Staten Island of the short-season New York-Penn League.

Seth Fortenberry went 3-for-6 with his 10th homer, a two-run shot in the fifth, and scored twice. Christopher Malec chipped in two hits and three runs scored, while Jose Gil and Luis Nunez slugged solo shots for the RiverDogs (30-28).

Charleston's Grant Duff (7-4) tossed six shutout innings, scattering four hits and four walks while fanning four. He has won back-to-back starts.

Sand Gnats starter Jeremy Mizell (2-5) surrendered seven runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two in 3 1/3 innings.

Brahiam Maldonado had two hits for Savannah (18-40.