Gnats 7, RiverDogs 4

Second baseman Matt Gaski went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI to lead the Gnats to a, 7-4, win over the Charleston RiverDogs in front of 1,009 on a Thirsty Thursday at Historic Grayson Stadium. A single through the right side of the infield by Sean Ratliff plated Gaski for the go-ahead run in the seventh. With the win Thursday night, Savannah (26-27) stands four games behind first-place Charleston with 17 games left to play in the first half. A leadoff single by Gaski followed by a Rafael Fernandez double brought the Gnats within two in the third. It was the same twosome starting things off in the fifth when Gaski and Fernandez singled back-to-back with one away. Jefry Marte, who ended the game 2-for-4, drove in Gaski with a single to center to bring Savannah within one. After Ratliff struck out, Josh Satin drove in his second run of the game to tie it. In four games with Savannah so far the 23-year-old Gaski is hitting .500 (7-for-14). As a team, the Sand Gnats registered 13 hits and finally broke their hitless streak from innings three through six against the RiverDogs in this series. Eric Beaulac (3-3) notched the win in relief for the Sand Gnats after 4.0 innings of work without allowing a Charleston run. Savannah’s starter Kyle Allen did not factor into the decision after he allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits with six strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched. There was a brief stoppage in play in the top of the second inning when home plate umpire Matt Moisan was struck by a foul ball in the wrist and was forced to leave the game.