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Corry Continues to Dominate, Jackets Beat Lexington 9-1

July 29, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release


LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY: The Augusta GreenJackets (58-48, 22-16) are rolling and it was Seth Corry who was brilliant yet again on Monday night. The GreenJackets beat the Lexington Legends (53-53, 16-21) by a final of 9-1. Augusta has now won four consecutive series, and they will keep their two-game lead over the Asheville Tourists in the 2nd half standings.

The GreenJackets finish the road trip with a 5-2 mark, and they are 10-games above the .500 mark for the first time in 2019. Corry ends his night after 5.2 innings and he did not allow a hit, or a run, while finishing with a career high 10 strikeouts. Ryan Walker took over and went 1.1 innings of no-hit baseball before Brhet Bewley singled to end the no-hit bid in the 8th.

The Augusta offense struggled against Lexington starter C.J. Eldred in the first three innings. In the 4th, Jacob Gonzalez hit his 7th home run of the season, a two-run shot, and they took a 2-0 advantage. In the 5th inning, the GreenJackets gave their starting pitcher Corry some run support. Ismael Munguia drove in two runs with a single, followed by an RBI for Simon Whiteman, and the Jackets lead was 5-0. Then, Frankie Tostado sent a baseball to the moon, his 14th home run of the season, and the Jackets grabbed a 7-0 lead.

Corry came back out in the 6th inning, and recorded the first two outs, but with his pitch count at 90, the Jackets went with Ryan Walker out of the bullpen. Walker got the final out of the 6th to keep the no-hitter intact. Augusta's offense came roaring back in the 7th with two more runs. An RBI single for Diego Rincones, along with a sacrifice fly for Tostado, and the Jackets led 9-0.

Tostado ends his night going 2-4, with a run-scored, and three RBI's. The first five men of the GreenJackets lineup, (Munguia, Whiteman, Rincones, Tostado, Gonzalez) finish 10-22 at the plate with nine RBI's.

Walker pitched a scoreless 7th for the Jackets, but in the 8th inning, Rubendy Jaquez reached base on an error from 2nd baseman Shane Matheny. He then moved to 2nd base on a wild pitch. Brhet Bewley ended the no-hitter with a single to left field, scoring Jaquez, to make the score 9-1. It was an unearned run for Walker as he went 2.1 innings.

Peter Lannoo pitched a scoreless 9th inning, and the Jackets collected a 9-1 win.

Player of the Game: Seth Corry, 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 10 K

Seth Corry hasn't allowed a run in his last three starts (16.2 innings), and he collected his 7th consecutive win on Monday night. The southpaw is 7-0 with a 0.84 ERA since the All-Star break, and he has 56 strikeouts to only 11 walks in the 2nd half. His 10 strikeouts on Monday were a career high.

Wednesday's Game: 7:05 PM vs Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies), SRP Park, North Augusta, South Carolina

Pitching Matchup: (LAK) RHP Francisco Morales (1-5, 4.08 ERA) vs (AUG) RHP Trenton Toplikar (2-1, 3.45 ERA)

The series opener with Lakewood will begin with the GreenJackets Trenton Toplikar on the mound. Toplikar was impressive in his last two outings. Between his last two starts, Toplikar has gone 11.2 innings on the mound and allowed just two runs. Wednesday will be the 4th start of his GreenJackets career after he started 2019 with Class-A Advanced San Jose. While there, Toplikar posted a 3.98 ERA in 15 appearances. He made eight starts with San Jose in 2019. Toplikar was a 16th round pick by the San Francisco Giants in the 2018 MLB Draft. He played his college baseball at UC Riverside.

Francisco Morales will take the hill for Lakewood on Wednesday. He has pitched in 20 games this season and has made 11 starts on the mound. Morales has only gone five-innings three times so far in 2019, as he has shifted between a starting and bullpen role. In his last start back on July 19th at Kannapolis, Morales went three innings while allowing only two runs. Lakewood has been very cautious with the 19-year old, as he has never thrown more than 75 pitches in an outing this year. Morales is listed as the Phillies #7 overall prospect according to MLB.com. He was signed from San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela as an International Free Agent in 2016.

Next Homestand: Wednesday July 31st -Tuesday August 6th

July 31st -August 2nd vs Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)

August 3rd -August 6th vs Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers)

The Augusta GreenJackets return home on Wednesday, July 31st to begin a seven-game homestand. The Jackets will welcome the Lakewood BlueClaws to town for Casino Night to kick-off the homestand. Fans can come celebrate Dodgeball night at the ballpark on August 1st as we honor Average Joe's gymnasium and their Dodgeball victory from 15 years ago. It will also be Thirsty Thursday, which means $1 PBR and Natty Light's all night long. On Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd, it's two of the most highly anticipated nights in GreenJackets history. The Jackets will transform into the Augusta Pimento Cheese wearing those slick Pimento Cheese uniforms that have had the Hive Pro Shop buzzing since the logo was released in June! Sunday August 4th will be Little Rascals Night as we highlight another great film on this homestand. Monday, August 5th will be a Bark in the Park Day so bring your four-legged friends to SRP Park and cheer the GreenJackets on. The last day of the homestand will be our Tuesday Brew & Q presented by Maurice's BBQ. The GreenJackets will have a $3 special on beer and BBQ and there will be a Happy Hour Select Beer Special from 6-8 PM! It will also be Chamber Night for the Augusta Metro.

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