Savannah, GA - Tuesday’sgame, in which the Gnats beat the Charleston RiverDogs 5-3, played out like atwisted reprise of Monday’s game. Monday, the Charleston came from behind tobeat the Gnats 5-3 in 11 innings. Tuesday, the Gnats (27-17) scored three inthe bottom of the eighth inning to grab the win by the same score, and moveback within three games of the first-place RiverDogs (30-13).
Down 3-2 heading to the bottom of the eighth, SS TJ Rivera and 3B Aderlin Rodriguez each drew walks to put the tying and go-aheadruns on base. With two outs, 1B BrianHarrison, who has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, roped a singleinto leftfield to drive home Rivera with the tying run. RF Charley Thurber followed by ripping a triple up the right-centerfield gap to score Rodriguez and Harrison for a 5-3 lead.
Thurber, who finished 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and a walk,was also responsible for the first Gnats’ run of the night. In the secondinning, he doubled, advanced to third on ‘Dogs’ CF Mason Williams’ fielding error and scored on a wild pitch to putthe Gnats in front 1-0. In the fourth, Rodriguez lined an RBI single into leftto drive home Rivera for a 2-0 lead.
The RiverDogs bounced back to take the lead with a three-run topof the sixth against Savannah reliever RandyFontanez. 2B Angelo Gumbsdoubled to start the rally, and scored on 1B Raymond Nunez’s single into center to make the score 2-1. Twobatters later, SS Cito Culver’striple over the head of CF Gilbert Gomezdrove home two runs for a 3-2 Charleston advantage.
Savannah reliever ChasenBradford worked a scoreless seventh and eighth innings with two strikeoutsfor his first Savannah win. LHP TJ Chismset down the ‘Dogs 1-2-3 in the ninth to earn his sixth save of the year.
Savannah starter AlexPanteliodis fought his way through four innings in which he allowed fivehits and three walks, but no runs.
from team press release
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