Savannah, GA - Rafael Montero was brilliant over eight shutout innings to lead the Gnats to a 2-0 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers Friday night at Historic Grayson Stadium. The game, played in one hour and 49 minutes, was the fastest Gnats’ game of the year.
Montero threw a career-high eight innings to earn his fifth win of the year and lower his ERA to 2.43. He allowed just four hits, three of which were singles, did not walk a batter and struck out six.
The Gnats (32-22) scored the game’s only runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. 1B Cole Frenzel led off with a walk and after a 2B Brandon Brown infield single, scored on C Cam Maron’s single into centerfield. The second run scored on an RBI groundout by DH Travis Taijeron.
Jeff Walters worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his first save as a Gnat.
The Gnats send RHP Jacob deGrom (1-0, 1.85) to the hill in game three of the series Saturday against LHP Charlie Lowell (3-2, 4.67) for Greensboro (39-16). First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 pm and the gates to Historic Grayson Stadium open at 5 pm. The pregame show on the radio broadcast presented by Subway on News/Talk 630 and online at sandgnats.com begins at 5:45.
from team press release
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