The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,288 fans Sunday afternoon. Savannah scored 5 runs in the 8th inning to win the game 5-4. The win places Savannah in first place over Greenville by a half game in the Southern Division.
In the 3rd inning, the Drive had 4 hits and scored 2 runs. A triple by ssJose Garcia in the 7th inning scored 2 runs and gave Greenville a 4-0 lead.
Savannah had two hits in the first inning and went hitless until the 8th inning when they scored 5 runs. ssWilfredo Tovar and lfAlonso Harris walked. cfDarrell Ceciliani singled to drive in Tovar. ssRobbie Shields singled to load the bases. rfCory Vaughn hit a double to clear the bases and tie the game at 4-4. dhBlake Forsythe hit a single to score Vaughn and give Savannah the lead at 5-4.
The Gnats had 6 hits for the game. Vaughn was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. Shields went 2-for-4 with a run scored and extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games.
Savannah starting pitcher, Ryan Fraser went 6 1/3 innings, gave up 4 runs(3 earned), 8 hits and struck out 3. Angel Cuan pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up 3 hits and struck out 5. With the win, Cuan improved his record to(2-1).
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