The Gnats (4-10/45-36) scored both of their runs on solo homers.3B AderlinRodriguez gave the Gnats a 1-0 lead with ablast to leftfield to lead off the bottom of the second inning. Down 3-1, C Cam Maron brought the Gnats within arun in the fifth. It was the 14th homer of the year for Rodriguezand the third for Maron.
The RiverDogs (9-5/48-33) took the lead with two runsin the top of the third inning. Two groundball singles and an error on secondbaseman Brandon Brown loaded the baseswith one out. 2B Ali Castillo putCharleston out in front with a two-run single through the hole on the leftside.
Charleston added another run in the fifth. With twoouts and DH Francisco Arcia at thirdand SS Cito Culver at first, Culvertook off for second. C Albert Cordero’sthrow would have easily beat Culver, who pulled up short of second. By the timeBrown, who fielded the throw, looked toward home plate, Arcia was racing homewith the ‘Dogs third run. Brown’s throw to first hit Culver, allowing him to goto second.
Down 3-2, the Gnats rallied in the eighth. Rodriguezsingled with two outs. 1B Brian Harrisondoubled off the warning track in left, but Rodriguez was thrown out at homeplate on a well-executed Charleston relay.
Gnats starter JacobdeGrom (3-3, 2.64) was charged with three runs, two earned on six hits in5.2 innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter. He improved hisstrikeout-to-walk ratio to 6.6 (46 K/7 BB) in 58 innings this year.
The Gnats send RHP MichaelFulmer (5-4, 3.00) to the mound in game two of the series Thursday againstLHP Matt Bashore (1-2, 2.13) forCharleston. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 and gates open at 6 pm. Thepregame show on the radio broadcast, presented by Subway, on News/Talk 630 andonline at sandgnats.com begins at 6:45.
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