Rome Braves Win Second Straight With 3-0 Blanking og Augusta GreenJackets
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 08:07AM MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com -
MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Rome , GA – The Rome Braves defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 3-0 Sunday Afternoon at State Mutual Stadium before 2,579 fans. It was Rome ’s second win in a row over Augusta .
Rome got on the board in the first inning when Jason Heyward doubled and later scored on a single by Freddie Freeman making the score 1-0.
Rome added two runs in the fourth when Freddie Freeman (17) drove the ball deep to right field making it a 2-0 game. The second run of the inning was scored as Adam Coe singled, stole second base, and later crossed the plate on an Augusta throwing error by Angel Villalona making the score 3-0. The Braves bullpen held the GreenJackets the rest of the way for the 3-0 shutout.
Edgar Osuna (5-4) gets the win for Rome going seven shutout innings, striking out four, and holding Augusta to just four hits. Oliver Odule (8-5) is tagged with the loss for Augusta . Tommy Pailica (4) earned the save going two innings giving up just one hit.
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