SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Judge's Offense Not Enough against Tourists

Published on May 31, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, SC - All four Charleston RiverDogs runs were driven in by Aaron Judge, including his sixth home run of the season, but the Asheville Tourists secured an 8-4 victory on Saturday night in front of 3,922 fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in South Atlantic League action.

Charleston is now 27-28 while Asheville jumps to 31-23. The Tourists have won this series with three victories against the RiverDogs and can earn a sweep with a win in Sunday's finale.

Asheville grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Raimel Tapia reached on a two-out single against Ian Clarkin and scored during a triple to center field by Ryan McMahon.

The RiverDogs answered by surging ahead 2-1 in their half of the opening inning. Jose Rosario singled and Jackson Valera doubled off Zach Jemiola, putting runners in scoring position. Judge doubled to bring in Rosario and Valera to put Charleston in the lead.

Clarkin retired eight straight batters after McMahon's triple until the Tourists got rolling in the fourth. McMahon had a one-out single and moved to second base after a two-out walk to Jordan Patterson. Jose Briceno drove in McMahon during a single that tied the game at 2-2.

In the fifth, David Dahl blasted Asheville to a 3-2 advantage. Dahl sent a drive to right field that just cleared the wall for a go-ahead home run. It was Dahl's ninth round-tripper this season.

The Tourists strengthened their lead during the top of the seventh. After two straight walks from Rony Bautista, Cesar Vargas came in and fielded a sacrifice bunt that moved Cesar Galvez and Dahl into scoring position. Raimel Tapia grounded out and Ryan McMahon had an 0-1 count when a wild pitch was thrown. Galvez was hit by the throw to home plate before he scored, and the deflection allowed Dahl to score to give Asheville a 5-2 lead.

Judge closed Charleston's gap to 5-4 with an eighth-inning home run. Valera received a four-pitch walk from Daniel Palo before Judge homered to center field for his sixth shot of the year. Mike Ford singled and Miguel Andujar walked to continue the scoring threat, and John Murphy's sacrifice bunt against Andrew Brown pushed the runners up a base. However, Briceno picked Tyler Wade off third base and Brown finished the inning with a strikeout.

After escaping the eighth with a lead, Asheville extended the lead to 8-4 in the ninth. A two-out single from Tapia, coupled with an error, brought in Ashley Graeter and Galvez for a three-run lead. Tapia reached second base on the play and scored when McMahon singled.

Jemiola evened his record at 5-5 with the victory. Clarkin recorded a career-high seven strikeouts in a loss to fall to 1-3. Brown earned his first professional save.

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