Down 4-2 heading to the bottom of the ninth, the Gnats (24-16) rallied.RF Charley Thurber led off with atriple to right-centerfield and scored on DH Gregory Pron’s RBI groundout to bring the Gnats within a run at4-3. A single from 2B Brandon Brownand a walk from C Cam Maron put thetying run at second and the go-ahead run at first with one out. However,GreenJackets’ closer Cody Hallrebounded to strikeout SS TJ Riveraand LF Dustin Lawley to end thegame. Hall is a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities this year.
For the second night in a row, the GreenJackets (19-20) nevertrailed. Augusta took a 2-0 lead against Savannah starter Tyler Pill in the second inning on three singles, an error, asacrifice, and an RBI groundout. Augusta added a run in the sixth for a 3-0lead on a single, a stolen base, and an RBI single. Pill allowed three runs,all earned in his six innings of work with no walks and five strikeouts. Alleight hits against him were singles.
The Gnats made it a one-run game with single runs in the sixth andeighth innings. In the sixth, CF TravisTaijeron walked, and came home on 1B BrianHarrison’s double to left-center field. In the eighth, 3B Aderlin Rodriguez, who was 2-for-4,crushed a solo home run to left field to make the score 3-2. Rodriguez has hitsafely in six straight games.
Augusta added an insurance run in the top of the ninth that scoredon a throwing error on the second baseman Brown, to establish a 4-2 lead.
The Gnats look to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday at 6:05by handing the ball to RHP MichaelFulmer (2-2, 3.25) who will take on GreenJackets’ RHP Kyle Crick (1-2, 2.03).Gates open at 5 pm. The radio broadcast, presented by Subway, begins onNews/Talk 630 and online at sandgnats.com at 5:45 pm
from team press release
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