In the first game Charleston outhit Savannah 4-2 but lost 2-0.
Leading off the first inning for Savannah, Yeixon Ruiz,ss doubled and went to third on a ground out and scored on a ground out.
In the 6th inning, Savannah scored when Dominic Smith,1b doubled and went to third on a ground out double play. A wild pitch allowed Smith to score.
Starting pitcher for the Sand Gnats, Robert Whalen, improved his record to7-0 with the win, pitched 5.1 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, walked 3 and struck out 3. Reliever Akeel Morris was outstanding, pitched 1.2 innings faceing 5 batters recorded a fly out and struck out 4. Morris earned his 13th save this year.
Game Two: Charleston scored a run in the first inning. Shortstop Abiata Avelino reached base on a fielding error by the pitcher. Tyler Wade walked. Avelino scored on a single by Michael O'Neill,lf.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning when Matt Oberste,dh singled and scored on a double by Nelfi Zapata,3b.
Charleston took a 2-1 lead when they scored a run in the 5th inning.
Savannah scored in the 5th inning on Stafon Sabol's two run home run, a line drive over the left field fence, his 7th of the season.
The RiverDogs tied the score at 3-3 when they scored in the 6th inning. Brandon Thomas,cf doubled and scored on a double by Yeicok Calderon,rf.
In the 7th inning for Savannah, catcher Jeff Glenn led off with a single and was replaced by pinch runner, Victor Cruzado. After several tries to sacrifice bunt, on a 2-2 count, Sabol laced a line drive home run over the left field fence giving the Sand Gnats a 5-3 win.
Savannah starter, Octavio Acosta, just transferred from Brooklyn, pitched 5 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 3 and struck out 7. Reliever Dawrin Frias pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 run on 3 hits, and struck out 4. With the win, Frias is 5-1.
The announced attendance was 1,309.
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