Power Outage
May 2, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Charleston, WV: The Augusta GreenJackets, South Atlantic League affiliate of San Francisco Giants, won game two of a three game series 3-1 on Wednesday night against the West Virginia Power.
The GreenJackets showed once again why they have one of the best pitching staffs in the South Atlantic League. Jose Marte went 5 2/3 innings for the GreenJackets, earning his third win of the season. Marte only gave up three hits and one run, while striking out seven.
Then the GreenJackets bullpen took over for the final 3 1/3 innings. CJ Gettman threw 1 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball only giving up one hit. From there, Camilo Doval came in for the eighth inning and was productive only giving up one hit. Then Frank Rubio came on for the save in the bottom of the ninth inning. He gave up two hits and earned his fifth save of the season.
At the plate, Manuel Geraldo shined for the GreenJackets. In the second inning, his double to center field scored Ryan Kirby and Orlando Garcia to give the GreenJackets a 2-0 lead. Then in the seventh inning, Geraldo singled to get on and then stole second. This put him in position to score after Tyler Brown doubled to left field. The GreenJackets then had a 3-1 lead, which they would hold till the end of the game.
The GreenJackets will try to win the series tomorrow night at 7:05 pm in West Virginia.
Starting May 9th, the GreenJackets will be back home for a homestand against the Rome Braves. Wednesday night will be Big Beers, Brats, and BBQ night presented by Maurice's Piggy Park. The next night, we will have Thirsty Thursday presented by Scene Nightclub and Tribute to Nurses where we honor medical professionals all around the CSRA. Finally on Friday, we will have Dr. Rogers and Andrews Orthodontics patients celebration night at SRP Park. The game will also be Ladies Night, followed by kids running the bases presented by Moe's Southwest Grill at the conclusion of the game.
The fun doesn't stop there as the GreenJackets welcome the Greensboro Grasshoppers to town for a four game series. On May 12th, the GreenJackets will have Pink in the Park, State Farm Family Saturdays, Saturday concert series performance #3, post game fireworks, and kids-run-the-bases presented by Moe's Southwest Grill. On the 13th, we will celebrate Mother's Day, as we give away Picture Frames to the first 1,500 guests presented by Augusta University. We will also have pre-game catch on the field and kids-run-the-bases presented by Moe's Southwest Grill. On the 14th, we will have Military Monday and reading program night #5. On the 15th, there will be Comfort Keepers Baseball Bingo and Education Day #2. Gates will open at 9 am!
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