5/3/14

Savannah Sand Gnats 2 Rome Braves 1


Game one of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 1,708  fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Both teams had 6 hits and Savannah edged Rome 2-1.
Savannah scored in the first inning. Gavin Cecchini,ss led off with a triple and scored when Rome pitcher, Chuck Buchanan balked.
In the 6th inning, Savannah scored a run after two walks and a single by Cecchini loaded the bases- Jeff McNeil,3b  was hit by a pitch to score the run.
Rome scored their lone run in the 7th inning. Joey Meneses,1b led off with a single. Victor Reyes,rf singled. Alejandro Piloto hit a ground ball which Sand Gnat pitcher, Miller Diaz, fielded and threw to third base and the ball sailed past the third baseman for an error and allowed Memeses to score.
The hitting star for Savannah, Cecchini, went 3-for-4 with 2 singles, a triple and a run scored.
Another solid outing by the Savannah pitchers. Miller Diaz, allowed 1 run and gave up 6 hits, struck out 6 in 6.1 innings of work. With the win he is now 2-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.21.
Reliever Robert Coles pitched the 9th inning, striking out 2 to earn his 4th save.
Savannah pitching line:  IP.    Runs.    Hits.  K.   BB
Miller Diaz.                    6.1.      1.          6.    6.     0
Darwin Frias.                  1.2.      0.          0.    3.     0
Robert Coles.                   1.        0.          0.    2.     0
Game two of the series starts at 6:05pm Saturday at Grayson Stadium.

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