Rome Blanked by Augusta

Rome, GA – The Augusta GreenJackets defeated the Rome Braves in a pitching duel
2-0 Monday night at State Mutual Stadium in front 2,976 fans to gain a split in the four game series.

Augusta got on the board in the fourth inning when Thomas Neal was hit by a pitch and later scored on an RBI single by Andrew Davis. Augusta made it 2-0 in the fifth on a run scoring single by Juan Ciriaco. That’s all the GreenJackets would need.

Augusta starter Madison Bumgarner (10-3) was brilliant going seven innings with six strikeouts and giving up just five hits. It was his third win versus Rome this season. Yeliar Castro (3-6) pitched well posting five innings of work, giving up two runs, and striking out seven picking up the tough loss.

Rome begins a series against the Greenville Drive starting tomorrow at 7 PM. It’s 2fer Tuesday where fans can purchase two box seats for the price of one. For ticket information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.