Braves Over Legends - Braves Take Two at Home

Rome, GA – The Rome Braves won their second in a row over the Lexington Legends 8-3 Tuesday night in front of 3,034 fans. It was the Braves who dominated the scoreboard early putting up six runs in the first three innings. Rome was 11-1 at home in the month of July.

The Braves struck early when Travis Jones walked in the first inning. Phillip Britton singled to right advancing Jones to third and with runners on the corners, Jon Mark Owings grounded into a double play scoring Jones for the early 1-0 score.

Lexington answered back when Koby Clemens lined a ground rule double to center in the second and Greg Buchanan singled to left scoring Clemens matching the score at 1-1. The Braves got things rolling in the second inning when Chase Fontaine doubled to right followed by another double by Brandon Hicks, scoring Fontaine, making the score 2-1. The Braves loaded the bases when both Yohan Silva and Travis Jones were walked sending Hicks to third. All runners were driven home thanks to a Phillip Britton double to center giving Rome a 5-1 lead.

Lexington added a run in the third when Nick Moresi homered (7) over the left field wall making the score 5-2. Shortly afterward, Rome answered back when both Tyler Flowers and Danny Brezeale singled and Concepcion Rodriguez delivered with a run scoring single raising the score to 6-2. The Legends added another run in the fourth when Clemens hit a solo home run (10) for the 6-3 score. The Braves added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings and hold on for the 8-3 win.

Sergio Valenzuela gets the win (1-1) for Rome while Bud Norris is tagged with the lose (1-5) for Lexington.

The Braves play at home again tomorrow against the Legends at one o’clock. It’s Weenie Wednesday presented by Q102 with 50 cent hot dogs available during the game. For ticket information call 706-378-5144 or log on to www.romebraves.com.