Augusta Greenjackets score two in ninth, beat Charleston RiverDogs 6‑2
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Dallas Macias doubled twice and drove in three runs, including a two-run ninth-inning double, as Augusta Greenjackets beat Charleston RiverDogs 6-2 on Friday, Sept. 4, at Joseph Riley Ballpark.
Macias’ ninth-inning line drive scored Caleb Klein and Dominic Kibler to give Augusta its final margin. Klein went 3 for 4 and scored twice. Augusta had taken a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning with two runs before Charleston trimmed it to 4-2 on Slater de Brun’s fielding error that brought home J.D. Gonzalez.
Charleston opened the scoring in the second on a wild pitch by Wil Libbert that allowed Dean Moss to cross. Augusta tied it in the fourth when Dominic Kibler hit a sacrifice fly, then moved ahead in the sixth on Macias’ RBI double.
John Damozonio (1-0) earned the win with 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out four. Adiel Melendez recorded his first save, and Jordi Infante (1-2) took the loss.
Augusta improved to 70-59; Charleston fell to 70-59. The Greenjackets had 10 hits to Charleston’s two. Attendance was 4,133, and the game lasted 2:58.