Yankees MiLB Roundup for August 12th: Starting Pitching and Rain Headline The Day

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Chalreston RiverDogs (60-62) defeat Hickory Crawdads (70-51) 3-2

Luis Niebla went five innings for Charleston, allowing just one run on seven hits. He struck out one and issued one base-on-balls. The solid outing gave him his second win and lowered his ERA to 2.70. Angel Rincon came in and pitched two and two-thirds innings, allowing one run. Eric Ruth came in to record a four-out save, his fifth of the year. Yeicok Calderon had two hits, including his second home run in three games, and Miguel Andujar also had a pair of hits. Mike Ford and Michael O’Neill each drove in a run.

The win was the second in a row against the Crawdads and guarantees a series win. The RiverDogs look for the sweep Wednesday afternoon, when Rookie Davis (6-8, 4.54 ERA) faces off against Collin Wiles (1-2, 3.32 ERA). First pitch from Joseph P. Riley Jr, Ballpark is 12:05.

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