Late Comeback Not Enough
June 2, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Lexington, KY: The Augusta GreenJackets, South Atlantic League affiliate of San Francisco Giants, lost 8-5 on Saturday night to the Lexington Legends.
The GreenJackets got down early in the ballgame as the Legends took at 3-0 lead after three innings. In the fourth inning, Shane Matheny singled to right field to score Ryan Kirby to cut the lead to 3-1. After the Legends put up another run in the fifth inning, the GreenJackets responded with two runs in the top of the sixth inning. Orlando Garcia singled to score Kirby, then a double to left field by Jeffry Parra scored Garcia.
With the score 4-3, the GreenJackets had the momentum and were close to tying the game. Then in the seventh and eighth inning, the Legends put up two runs in both innings. This gave them the 8-3 advantage, which seemed at the time, to be the end of the GreenJackets.
Then the bats got going for Augusta in the top of the ninth inning. With Parra on at first with no outs, Nick Hill hit his first home run as a GreenJacket to cut the lead to 8-5. The GreenJackets would then go on to load the bases with two outs in the inning. With the tying run on first base, Shane Matheny stepped up to the plate. After a long at bat, he eventually flied out to left field to end the ballgame.
The GreenJackets will play the finale of the series tomorrow against the Legends at 2:00 pm. The lead for Augusta is now two games over the Rome Braves in the Southern Division.
After our eight game road trip, Join us for our three game homestanding starting June 5th vs the Greenville Drive! On the 5th, we will have baseball bingo and Tin Lizzy's Taco Tuesdays! On the 6th, we celebrate nationals runners day along with Big Beers, Brats, and BBQ presented by Maurice's Piggie Park. Then on the 7th, we have Thirsty Thursday presented by the Scene Nightclub, along with our tribute to teachers and Baseball and Chill night! Come join us at SRP Park!
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