Savannah Sand Gnats Sneak Past the Rome Braves 5-4 - Recap and Box Score

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – Rome, GA – The Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Rome Braves 5-4 Thursday evening at State Mutual Stadium in front of 3,339 fans. 

Savannah got on board in the second, after Joaquin Rodriguez singled, and reached third on a Francisco Pena double.  Richard Pena grounded out to score Rodriguez and advancing  
F. Pena to third.  The Sand Gnats took the lead 2-0 after F. Pena scored on a BJ Hubbert single.  In the third the Braves scored when Adam Coe reached on with a walk and advanced to third on a CJ Lee double.  Jason Heyward grounded out to drive in Coe making the score 2-1.  

In the eighth Rome took the lead 3-2, after Freddie Freeman singled, advanced to second after Michael Fisher reached on a throwing error made by Greg Veloz.  Freeman later scored after a Cody Johnson single which advanced Fisher to second.  Benji Johnson then had a base hit to score Fisher giving Rome the lead.  

Savannah tied the game 3-3 in the ninth when Joaquin Rodriguez walked and later scored on a Carlos Guzman double. In the tenth inning, Greg Veloz tripled and later scored on a Craig Casey single allowing the Sand Gnats to take the lead 4-3.  They added an insurance run on a groundout for the 5-3 score.  Rome scored one run in the bottom of the tenth but the Savannah bullpen held on for the 5-4 final.  

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Steven Cheney (1-0) gets the win for the Sand Gnats while Cory Gearrin (3-2) is tagged with the loss for the Braves.  

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