Braves Edge Gnats 4-3 in Savannah's Final Home Game of 2012
Published on August 26, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
Savannah, GA - The Rome Braves defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats 4-3 Sunday in the Gnats' final home game at Historic Grayson Stadium in 2012. The first place Braves have now won 10 of 12 games, while the last place Gnats finished their final homestand at 6-1 and have dropped nine of their last 10 games.
Down 4-2, the Gnats (25-37/66-63) rallied for a run the ninth inning on C Albert Cordero's RBI single to pull within a run at 4-3. Savannah had the potential tying at second, and winning run at first, but pinch-hitter Dustin Lawley struck out to end the game.
The Braves (40-21/58-73) drew first blood in the first inning with an unearned run that scored when SS Yucarybert De La Cruz dropped a popup in shallow leftfield.
Rome added two runs on four singles in the top of the sixth inning against Savannah starter Marcos Camarena to establish a 3-0 advantage.
Camarena completed six innings, allowing three runs, two earned with three strikeouts and one walk, but was charged with the loss to fall to 7-6.
The Gnats picked up two runs back in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, De La Cruz and 3B Brandon Brown each singled. CF Gilbert Gomez ripped a double down the leftfield line to score the two runners and pull the Gnats back within a run at 3-2.
Rome pushed their lead back to two runs in the eighth, when 1B William Beckwith blasted a solo homerun to the base of the videoboard in right-center field off Gnats' reliever Randy Fontanez.
Braves starter Alex Wood, a University of Georgia product, who was the team's second round draft pick in 2012, shutout the Gnats through five innings Sunday. He struck out five and did not walk a batter while yielding just two hits to pick up his fourth win.
After an off-day Monday, the Gnats finish the 2012 season with seven games on the road: three in Asheville and then four in Kannapolis. Follow all of the action live on News/Talk 630 and online at sandgnats.com.
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