Augusta Rallies Late, Rome Falls 7-4
May 10, 2016 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release
Rome, GA - The Rome Braves fell to the Augusta GreenJackets 7-4 Tuesday morning by a final tally of 7-4. Rome had a two run lead heading into the ninth but Augusta bounced back with five runs to grab the win before a crowd of 4,808.
The GreenJackets got on the board in the second on a two run home run by Miguel Gomez (2). Rome struck back to make it a 2-1 game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout by Lucas Herbert. The Braves took the lead in the sixth following a throwing error allowing Alejandro Salazar to reach base and later scoring on a wild pitch. The other run would come off of a sacrifice fly by Justin Ellison giving Rome the 3-2 advantage. The Braves added another run in the eighth on Justin Ellison's RBI single for the 4-2 score.
Augusta would come charging back in the top of the ninth plating five runs. After a single and a walk, Kelvin Beltre had an RBI single. Following a wild pitch, Jean Angomas added a run scoring base hit that would score another run. After an RBI groundout, Jalen Miller would double to left scoring two more runs making the final score of 7-4.
Ryan Koziol (2-2) gets the win while Dalton Geekie (2-2) is charged with the loss. Ryan Halstead picks up his fourth save of the season.
The Braves head on the road to Hickory and Columbia before returning home on May 19th. For information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.
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