Greenville Sneaks Past Braves

Rome, GA – The Greenville Drive defeated the Rome Braves 3-0 Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium in front of 2,429 fans. The start of the game was delayed by 2:02 because of rain.

The only scoring of the game came in the sixth inning when Carlos Fernandez and Ryan Kalish both singled. Jered Stanley then hit the first pitch to left centerfield which hit off the top of the outfield wall and bounced back into play. The umpires then ruled it a home run allowing all three runs to score. Greenville pitching then shut down Rome the rest of the game allowing just three hits and striking out eleven for the 3-0 shutout win.

Felix Doubront (12-6) gets the win for Greenville going six shutout innings while Robert McClain (2) earns the save. Cole Rohrbough (2-4) is the tough luck loser going six innings and striking out eleven. The Rome bullpen allowed no runs and no hits in three innings of work.

Rome concludes their series against Greenville tomorrow at 7 PM start. For ticket information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.