SAL1 Rome Emperors

Tenth Inning Magic, Braves Walk off Win 7-6

Published on May 11, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Rome Braves beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers Monday night in walk off fashion winning the game 7-6 in the tenth inning in front of 1,617 fans at State Mutual Stadium.

Greensboro got the game started early by putting two runs on the board in the first inning on a double by Justin Twine who later scored on a wild pitch. The Braves quickly tied the contest in the bottom of the first on an RBI ground out by Keith Curcio and a run scoring double by Wigberto Nevarez.

The Braves added four more runs in the bottom of the third when Matt Tellor cracked a grand slam (1) to left field on a 2-1 pitch scoring Curcio, Jordan Edgerton and Nevarez making it a 6-2 game. The Grasshoppers added a run in the fourth on a RBI single by Zach Sullivan and scored three times in the ninth to tie the game. With the bases loaded, a fielding error by Omar Obregon allowed two runs to score and a sacrifice fly RBI by KJ Woods knotted the game 6-6. In the bottom of the tenth, Rome put runners on first and second and Codey McElroy singled home the winning run for the 7-6 final.

Braves reliever Kyle Kinman (1-0) gets the win and Josh Hodges (2-1) the loss.

Roster Move: Prior to the game, Rome has transferred RHP Daniel Cordero to the Gulf Coast League and has received LHP Oriel Caicedo from Danville. The roster is at 25 players.

Rome and Greensboro conclude the series tomorrow morning at 10:30. For information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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