Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Augusta GreenJackets 1

Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played Monday evening in front of 2,669 fans at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah  beat Augusta 6-1 to win their 11th  game in a row.
Savannah starter, John Gant, was sharpe with excellent control. He pitched 8 innings allowed only 1 run on 5 hits, struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. Gant improved his record to 9-4 with the win and lowered his ERA to 2.64
Augusta scored their only run in the 1st inning. Lead off batter, Chris Lofton, cf singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tyler Horan,rf.
In the 4th inning, Savannah scored 3 runs. Yeixon Ruiz,ss walked. Dominic Smith,1b singled. Matt Oberste,dh doubled to drive in 1run. Two runs scored when Jorge Rivero,2b reached base on a fielders choice and a throwing error by the second baseman, Jeremy Sy allowed Rivero to go to second base.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 8th inning. Both Smith and Oberste reached base on singles. Cole Frenzel, 1b was intentionally walked to load the bases.  Rivero, singled to drive in Smith. With the bases loaded, Victor Cruzado,rf walked scoring Oberste. A ground  out by Stefan Sabol,lf scored Frenzel.
Sand Gnats had 9 hits for the game. Oberste was 3-for-4 with an RBI and he improved his batting average to .319. Smith was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and raised his average to .296.
Pitching the 9th inning for Savannah, Paul Paez , walked 2 batters and gave up 1 hit
Game two of the series starts at 11:05am Tuesday at Grayson Stadium.