Charleston Evens Series with 3-2 Win against Rome
ROME, GA - The visiting Charleston RiverDogs used a three run homer and strong pitching to deny the Braves a win on Tuesday evening at State Mutual Stadium, setting the stage for a rubber match in the matinee finale.Rome scored two runs on eight hits but could not sustain rallies
ROME, GA - The visiting Charleston RiverDogs used a three run homer and strong pitching to deny the Braves a win on Tuesday evening at State Mutual Stadium, setting the stage for a rubber match in the matinee finale.
Rome scored two runs on eight hits but could not sustain rallies with runners in scoring position. The effort was unable to support strong pitching from starter LHP
Charleston took advantage of an error to break the scoreless tie in the 3rd inning. With two on and two out RiverDogs cleanup hitter
The Braves best chance to complete the comeback was in the 4th inning. Rome opened the frame with five consecutive singles, including RBI hits from
Noguera was tagged with the loss despite not surrendering an earned run. He threw 3 innings, giving up three unearned runs on two hits. He struck out one and walked three. Vodnik pitched four shutout frames and allowed three hits. He struck out two and walked two.
The Rome Braves pitching staff has not surrendered an earned run to the 1st place RiverDogs through the first two games and 19 innings of the series.
Rome and Charleston conclude their three game set on Wednesday afternoon. Game 3 is scheduled for 1 pm at State Mutual Stadium. Rome starts Monterrey, Mexico native RHP