Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 876 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
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.
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