Savannah Sand Gnats 3 Delmarva Shorebirds 1

The second game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Delmarva Shorebirds was played in front of 2,258  fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah got a strong pitching performance from starter, Domingo Tapia, who went deep, 7 1/3 innings, allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 1BB, and struck out 3. The majority of his fastballs were in the 92-97 range. Winning the game improved his record to (2-1) and he lowered his ERA to 4.78.

Sand Gnats scored their first run in the 1st inning when Brandon Brown led off with a double and scored on a single by Travis Taijeron . Savannah scored their second run in the 2nd inning when Albert Cordero hit a home run down the left field line. The final run was scored in the 6th, Taijeron singled and scored when Charley Thurber hit a triple to right field.

Hitting stars for Savannah: Taijeron went 3-for-4, 1RBI and 1 run scored. Cordero hit his first home run of the season- the previous night he drove in 3 runs.

Pitching the final 1 2/3 innings for Savannah, Estarlin Morel allowed 3 hits, 0 runs, 2BB, and 2 strike outs earning his second save this year.

The final game of the three game series will be played Friday evening at 7:05 at Grayson Stadium.