Savannah Sand Gnats 5 Lakewood BlueClaws 0

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lakewood BlueClaws was played in front of 1,379 fans Monday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Outstanding Savannah pitching and timely hitting saw the Sand Gnats beat the BlueClaws 5-0.

According to the Savannah Sand Gnat Roster, starting Savannah pitcher, Jacob DeGrom, was transferred the day of the game(5-7-12) from Extended Spring Training to Savannah. He was brilliant, pitching  6 2/3 shutout innings allowing only 1 hit by 3b  Maikel Franco, a double in the 5th inning. DeGrom had great control, a good curve ball, kept the ball low, threw strikes, did not walk a batter, and struck out 7. He had a low pitch count.

Sand Gnats scored 4 runs in the 7th inning. After 3 consecutively Sand Gnats batters were walked to load the bases, Albert Cordero doubled down the right field line to drive in two runs. Luis Nieves followed with a single to drive in two runs-Nieves was 3-for-3 for the game.

The final Savannah run was scored in the 8th inning, when Brian Harrison doubled to drive in a run.

Pitching the final 2 1/3 shutout innings, Carlos Vasquez, struck out 2 to win the game and improve  his record to (3-1). He lowered his ERA to 2.53.

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