Tourists Blank Gnats 5-0 Saturday
Published on June 26, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
SAVANNAH, GA - The Asheville Tourists blanked the Savannah Sand Gnats 5-0 Saturday night at Historic Grayson Stadium. The Gnats (1-2/43-30) were shut out for the second time in three games in the second half.
Asheville (2-1/31-41) took control of the game with a five-run top of the sixth inning. The big blow was a three-run home run off the bat of DH Jared Clark, his team-leading tenth. Four of the five runs scored against RHP Collin McHugh, who lost his fifth start in a row, were unearned.
The Gnats had runners on base in seven of the game's nine innings, but couldn't string more than two together in any inning.
Pedro Zapata's nine-game hitting streak came to an end with an 0-4.
For the second night in a row, the Gnats bullpen threw three scoreless innings.
The Gnats send LHP Darin Gorski (2-2, 2.94) to the hill on Sunday at 6:05 pm to take on Asheville's RHP Nick Schnaitmann (5-5, 5.94). The pre-game show on News/Talk 630 begins at 5:50 pm.
Kids Eat Free Sunday and Bark in the Park
Watch the game with your best friend on Sunday when you can bring your dog out to Historic Grayson Stadium on Sunday for Bark in the Park. All dogs must be current on all of their vaccinations.
All kids 12-years old and younger, eat free thanks to Subway.
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