Fans saw an exciting and strange finish to the 3:54 hour game. With Charleston leading 8-6, Savannah won the game in the 9th inning. Two Gnats on base scored on throwing errors by the shortstop and the right fielder. Then with the bases loaded, Victor Cruzado,rf walked on four pitches and the winning run scored. It was the 5th straight win for Savannah.
Savannah scored their first run in the first inning when Champ Stuart,cf tripled and scored on a ground out.
In the second inning for Savannah, Jorge Rivero,2b walked and Cruzado hit a home run over the left field fence, his 5th of the season.
Charleston scored in their third inning when Michael O'Neil,cf doubled, went to third on a ground out and scored on a sac fly. The RiverDogs scored 3runs in the 4th inning and 1run in the 5th inning.
Going into the 9th inning, Charleston trailed 6-5 and scored 3 runs to take the lead, 8-6. A home run over the right field fence by Gosuke Katoh,2b scored 3 runs, it was his 3rd home run of the year. The 3 runs were scored off Sand Gnat reliever, Akeel Morris, pitching the 9th inning. Morris won the game and is 4-0.
For Savannah, Cruzado was 2-for-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI's. Dominic Smith,1b was 4-for-4.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K. BB
Robert Gsellman. 5.2. 5. 8. 4. 3
Paul Paez. 1.1. 0. 0. 1. 1
Dawrin Frias. 1.0. 0. 1. 0. 0
Akeel Morris(W,4-0). 1.0. 3. 1. 1. 1
Game two starts at 7:05pm Wednesday at Grayson Stadium.
Close to time to promote Dominic Smith? He's hit great since mid-April.
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ReplyDeleteI am under the assumption that Dominic Smith will follow the same development path as Brandon Nimmo.
2014: Full Season with Savannah
Strong Off-Season Strength and Conditioning Program
2015: Start with Port St. Lucie and Finish with Binghamton
2016: Start with AAA team (hopefully not Vegas by this time), July/August Call-up to MLB
Reasonable projection. Nimmo, though, was more flawed as a hitter then (more K's less hits). Smith as a pure hitter and a great glove could suddenly accelerate faster than your normal strong candidate. Elite hitters can just move faster. Gooden was elite and moved real fast.
ReplyDeleteI'm still holding out for a possible late 2015 debut. Just need to start adding a few HRs now, Mr. Smith.
Nimmo's K's were more a byproduct of his OVERpatience at the plate. Nimmo has really bought into the Organization philosophy of hunting strikes and his increased production at the plate is showing it.
ReplyDeleteVery true that elite players move fast. HR power will come next year once after he leaves Savannah.