The Rome Braves returned to Grayson Stadium July 4th to play the first game of a four game set against the Savannah Sand Gnats.
The 3,376 fans saw an outstanding performance by starting Sand Gnat pitcher, John Church,who pitched a 7 inning shutout and allowed only 4 hits. He struck out 2 and walked one. Church was sharp, throwing many 1st pitches for strikes and many of them were curve balls. The pitch-o-meter on the giant scoreboard clocked Church's fastball in the 90-94 range. Church improved his record to 4-0 and lowered his ERA to 1.14.
The Gnats scored their run in the 2nd inning when 1bTravis Ozga doubled and scored on a double by 3bJet Butler. A single by 2bAlonso Harris in the inning, was the third and final hit of the game for the Gnats.
In the 8th, reliever Brandon Sage retired the three batters he faced, and in the 9th Michael Powers retired his first three batters to earn his 10th save of the season.
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