Savannah 5 Augusta 1

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 2,822 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah won the game 5-1.
Savannah got off to a fast start scoring 3 runs in the first inning getting a double, and a single, help from one error,  and three base on balls.
In the second inning, Savannah scored a run thanks to two walks and a RBI  single by Cam Maron.
The final Sand Gnat run was scored in the   6th inning: Yucarybert De La Cruz singled followed by doubles  by Gilbert Gomez and Brandon Brown driving in De La Cruz.
Savannah had multiple hits from Gomez who was 2-for-4, 1 run scored and 1RBI, De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored, and Dustin Lawley was 2-for-3.
Savannah starting pitcher, Jacob DeGrom, won the game to improve his record to 3-1, pitched 6 innings, allowed 1 earned run on 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Chasen Bradford, pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Closer T. J. Chism, pitched the 9th inning, struck out 1, allowed 1 hit and a double play ended the game.
Game three of the four game  series will be played Saturday evening at 6;05 pm at Grayson Stadium.