Charleston Wins Second in a Row over Rome

Rome, GA – The Charleston RiverDogs defeated the Rome Braves 6-1Tuesday evening at State Mutual Stadium in front of 2,927 fans.

Charleston got on board in the second inning, after Brandon Laird singled and advanced to second when Carmen Angelini walked. Laird scored on an Austin Krum single while Angelini advanced to third. Almonte grounded out which scored Angelini allowing the RiverDogs to take the lead 2-0. The Braves scored their lone run in the second when Michael Fisher doubled and advanced to third after Yohan Silva grounded out. Fisher scored on a throwing error by Lance Pendleton for the 3-1 Charleston lead. In the third RiverDogs’ Jesus Montero singled and reached third after Austin Romine doubled. Montero scored after Laird singled for the 4-1 score. Austin Krum slammed an inside-the-park homerun (4) in the fourth giving the RiverDogs a 5-1 lead.

In the eighth the RiverDogs added two insurance runs when Austin Romine singled and went to third after Angelini singled. Romine then scored on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Holiday. Angelini stole second and later scored on a triple by Austin Krum for the final 6-1 score.

Lance Pendleton gets the win for the RiverDogs (6-2) while Chad Rodgers is tagged with the loss (1-9).

Rome faces Charleston again tomorrow night at seven in the last game of the four day series. It’s dollar drink night at the stadium. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.