Greenville Drive Win Over Asheville Tourist 12-7
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The Greenville Drive (6-5, 32-45) compiled a season-high 18 hits on the night including two homers from Allan Castro and four RBI from Miguel Ugueto as the Drive downed the Asheville Tourists (5-5, 33-41) 12-7 to pick up back-to-back wins at McCormick Field.
Back-to-back at Historic McCormick. pic.twitter.com/NwbH8ug5rl
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) July 3, 2024
Castro’s two-homer night marked the first multi-homer game in his professional career and the first time he’s homered in back-to-back games since joining the Red Sox organization. Castro has now homered five times in his last 10 games.
Night number two at Historic McCormick!
Drive at @GoTourists
6:35 p.m. | McCormick Field📻: https://t.co/Ro6gty4DFT pic.twitter.com/j78lsvMBnB
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) July 2, 2024
Ugueto’s four RBI, which included a three-run homer in the third, tied his career high which he first set back in Single-A on April 15 2022, against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, also like Asheville, an affiliate of the Houston Astros.
Drive collected season-high 18 hits as the pitching staff combines to collect 17 Ks in the 12-7 victory over Asheville.https://t.co/4qhNydaCat
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) July 3, 2024
The pitching trio of Yordanny Monegro, Zach Fogell, and Reidis Sena combined for 17 strikeouts, tying the season high set just five days ago against the Hickory Crawdads. Of the Drive’s highest marks for strikeouts in a game, four of those games have come against Asheville.
Courtesy: milb.com/greenville
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