The first game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lexington Legends(Houston Astros) was played in front of 2,896 fans Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium. cAlbert Cordero had an outstanding game with 4 hits driving in 6 runs to help Savannah win over Lexington 7-6. In my seven years of watching Sand Gnat baseball, Cordero's performance was one of the best hitting performances I have seen.
Lexington scored one run in the 1st inning. They scored 3 runs in the 3rd-a 2 run home run by 1bJohnny Medrano followed by a solo home run rfBryce Lane gave the Legends a 4-1 lead. Lexington scored a run in the 3rd and a run in the 6th.
Savannah scored a run in the first when Cordero's single drove in a run. In the 6th inning, dhBlake Forsythe tripled and scored on a home run by Cordero over the left center field fence. cfDarrell Ceciliani and rfRafael Fernandez both singled in the 7th and both scored on a single by Cordero. Down 1 run going into the bottom of the 9th, a single by Cordero with the bases loaded scored a run to tie the game at 6-6. 1bJoe Bonfe ground ball single to right field scored the winning run and Bonfe drove in the winning run the night before in the 9th to win the game.
Plenty of hits during the game. Savannah had 13 hits and Lexington had 11 hits. Cordero was 4-for-5 with 6 RBI's, a home run and a run scored. Ceciliani was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Fernandez was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Forsythe was 2-for-3 with a triple and 2 runs scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Ryan Fraser pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed 6 runs on 10 hits, 4BB, and struck out 3. Luis Rojas went 2 1/3 innings, allowed 1 hit and walked 2. Ronny Morlapitched the 9th inning, did not allow a hit or run, was the winning pitcher and has record of (2-2)
Picture of Albert Cordero hitting his home run in the 6th inning. It was his 3rd home run of the season.
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