SAL1 Rome Emperors

Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short

June 20, 2013 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Rome Braves were defeated Thursday night 4-2 by the Charleston Riverdogs at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 2,049. Down 4-1 in the ninth the Braves rallied to make it a 4-2 game but fell short in their comeback bid.

Charleston took an early lead with a run in the first inning thanks to a run scoring double by Gregory Bird. The Riverdogs added to their lead in the second when Danny Oh reached on a fielder's choice allowing Kelvin De Leon to score from third making it a 2-0 game. Rome made it a 2-1 contest in the fourth on an RBI double by Casey Kalenkosky.

In the seventh, Charleston posted two runs for the 4-1 lead on a run scoring singles by Oh and Bird. Rome tried to rally with a single run in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a one out run scoring double by Ronald Luna but Charleston's pitching shut down the Braves for the final two outs to preserve the win 4-2.

Evan Rutckyj (7-4) earns the win for the Riverdogs and Phil Wetherell (2) the save. Rome starter Wes Parsons (2-4) takes the loss for the Braves going five innings, allowing one earned run on two hits while fanning seven.

The Braves and Riverdogs play game two of the series Friday at 7pm. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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