Rome Braves (42-51)
Thursday
Rome swept a double-header against Charleston on Thursday. In the first game, Rome defeated the RiverDogs 4-1 behind an excellent start from Wes Parsons, who went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 2. A lead off home run to Vicente Conde in the 1st inning was Parsons’ only real mistake. The Braves did not have any hitters who reached base multiple times, but Ozhaino Albies had a double, Bryan De La Rosa hit his 4th home run of the season, and Connor Oliver and Omar Obregon each stole bases in the victory.
Sean Furney returned to Rome after struggling in his promotion to Carolina, and he threw a gem in the 2nd game of the double-header to lead Rome to a 3-0 win. Furney threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit as well as 3 walks while striking out 2. Omar Obregon had two singles and stole his 25th base of the season. Braxton Davidson added a double.
Friday
Rome lost Friday to the Lakewood BlueClaws (have to love that name!) 5-4. Yean Carlos Gil threw 7 1/3 innings, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4. Braxton Davidson was the offensive star of the day with a double, a home run, and a walk. Ozhaino Albies knocked around two doubles of his own. Tanner Murphy also added a home run. Wigberto Nevarez had two singles. Stephen Gaylor had a single and a walk along with his 6th stolen base of the season.
Saturday
Rome’s pitching staff shut out Lakewood on Saturday 7-0. Zach Quintana started the game and threw 6 innings, allowing 3 hits. The Braves had 5 extra base hits on the day. Connor Oliver had a double and a triple on the day. Joseph Daris and Ozhaino Albies had 2 hits, including a double. Daris also added his 16 steal of the year. Omar Obregon had two singles. Braxton Davidson added his 17th double of the season.
Sunday
Lakewood’s offense exploded Sunday, defeating the Braves 13-3. Oriel Caicedo got the start and went 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 2. Erison Mendez had two hits, including a double. Jordan Edgerton had a single and a walk. Bryan De La Rosa, Connor Oliver, and Matt Tellor each had a double. Mendez also added a stolen base.
Leaders
BA: Ozhaino Albies .331
OBP: Braxton Davidson .396
SLG: Ozhaino Albies .431
HR: Braxton Davidson 7
SB: Ozhaino Albies 27
W: Caleb Beech, Sean Furney 5
SV: Brad Roney 4
SO: Carlos Salazar 46
ERA: Mitchell Osnowitz 1.53
WHIP: Sean Furney 1.08
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