Savannah Sand Gnats 3 Rome Braves 2

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played Saturday at Grayson Stadium in front of 4,664fans(largest crowd since 2009).
Both teams had 7 hits and Savannah won 3-2.
The Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the 4th inning. Leading off the inning, cfEudy Piña singled and moved to third on a double by cKevin Plawecki. A ground out to first scored Piña. Plawecki scored on a single by rfMaiki De La Cruz( he is batting .400).
Rome scored their first run in the 6th inning on a walk, single, and a sacrifice fly.
Savannah scored their third run in the 6th inning when 1b Jayce Boyd hit a line drive home run over the left field fence( his third home run this season).
In the 8th inning, a double by cfBlake Brown and a double by lf Josh Elander scored the Braves second run.  Elander was 3-for-4.
Boyd was 2-for-4 for the Sand Gnats and is now batting .374.
Making his debut for Savannah, starter Robert Gsellman(W,1-0) , pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed 1run, gave up 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Relievers Julian Hilario, Hunter Carnevale, and Bret Mitchel combined for 3 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Mitchell earned his 6th save.
The final game of the four game series will be played Sunday at 2:05pm at Grayson Stadium.