CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) – The Hickory Crawdads visit the Charleston RiverDogs on Tuesday at Joseph Riley Ballpark in a matchup of teams separated by one game in the standings.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. EDT with the forecast calling for 80 degrees and partly cloudy skies. Hickory enters at 31-24, while Charleston stands at 32-25.

Right-hander Evan Siary is a player to watch for Hickory. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his past four starts, including a six-inning shutout performance against Charleston on May 23, when he allowed three hits and struck out three in a 1-0 Crawdads win. In his most recent outing Sunday against Kannapolis, Siary went five innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs and striking out four.

Left-hander Alex Wallace is a player to watch for Charleston. He bounced back from a rough start May 28 at Columbia with four scoreless innings Sunday against Myrtle Beach, allowing no hits and striking out one. Wallace struggled in his previous start against Hickory on May 21, surrendering four earned runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 5-2 loss.

The teams met six times in Hickory from May 19-24, with the Crawdads winning five of those games. Charleston’s only victory in that stretch was a 5-4 decision May 20.

Hickory enters having lost three of its past five games. The Crawdads fell 5-3 to Kannapolis on Sunday. Outfielder Hector Osorio went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in that game, and reliever Owen Proksch threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

Charleston has won three straight, including Sunday’s 5-4 victory over Myrtle Beach. Catcher Logan Driscoll went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in that game. Reliever Aidan Cremarosa tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 7-5 Charleston win.

The game opens a six-game series between the teams that runs through Sunday at Riley Park.