on four walks and a passed ball, and went on to a 7-3 win over the Savannah
Sand Gnats Friday night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.
Savannah moved out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. With one
out, Juan Torres reached first on an error by second baseman Delino
DeShields Jr. After Cam Maron was called out on strikes for the second out,
Luis Nieves walked. A wild pitch by Legends' starter Luis Cruz moved the
runners to second and third, and both scored when Juan Gamboa tripled to
center field.
The Legends got on the board in the fourth on a single by Emilio King, a
double by Domingo Santana and a sacrifice fly by Telvin Nash.
Savannah starter Erik Goeddel did not walk a batter in the first four
innings, but with one out in the fifth, Roberto Pena drew a base on balls.
Bryce Lane flied out, but Goeddel walked DeShields, King and Santana to
force in the tying run. After Brandon Sage relieved Goeddel, a passed ball
charged to catcher Albert Cordero allowed DeShields to score, giving the
Legends a 3-2 advantage.
The Legends added a run in the sixth on a triple by Ben Orloff and a single
by Lane, and scored three more in seventh. King led off with a single, but
was forced out at second on Santana's grounder. Ryan Fraser replaced Sage,
and threw a wild pitch that allowed Santana to go to second. Nash was
called out on strikes, but Mike Kvasnicka reached first safely on an error
by Nieves at second base as Santana advanced to third. After Ben Heath
walked to load the bases, Orloff lined a single to right field, scoring
Santana and Kvasnicka, and when the ball got by right fielder Rafael
Fernandez, Heath came home, giving the Legends a 7-2 lead.
Savannah's Dustin Lawler lined a leadoff homer into the left field bleachers
in the eighth to close out the scoring.
Cruz (5-4) worked the first six innings and got the win. Goeddel (3-5) was
the losing pitcher.
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