The second game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played Tuesday evening in front of 1,052 fans at Grayson Stadium.
Three Rome pitchers limited Savannah to only 4 hits and 1 run to win their first game of the year, 3-1. Rome scored 2 runs in the 5th inning: Back to back doubles by Chase Larsson andFelix Marte scored Larsson. A single by Elmer Reyes scored Marte. In the 9th, Rome scored their final run.
Savannah scored their run in the 7th inning. Greg Pron walked and stole second base and advanced to third on a ground out. Pron scored after a Gnat strike out.
T. J. Rivera was 2-for-4 for the Gnats and ended the game with a .348 batting average.
Savannah starting pitcher, Michael Fulmer, (L,0-1) was sharp the first four innings, and gave up 2 runs on back to back doubles and a single in the 5th inning. Fulmer went 4 2/3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 2BB, and 4 strike outs. Marco Camarena pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings, allowed 1 hit, and struck out 6. Pitching the 9th inning, T. J. Chism gave up 1 run on 2 hits, 1BB and 1K.
The final game of the three game series will be played Wednesday starting at 7:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.
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