SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
07/10/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 10711 - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston RiverDogs (40-46) 4 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 15 17 0
Savannah Sand Gnats (47-38) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Multi-HR Game for Kuchelai in 15-3 Win
The Charleston RiverDogs scored a convincing win at Grayson Stadium, defeating the Savannah Sand Gnats, 15-3. One of the hitting stars was Badar Kuchelai, who is tied for 3rd in the SAL with a .492 slugging percentage, who slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 4 and driving in 7. The winning pitcher was Greg Saunders. He tossed 81 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. Picking up his 2nd save was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Mario Aguilar.

With Charleston leading 12-3 in the top of the seventh, Kuchelai came up to bat against Savannah pitcher Jim Unknown. Kuchelai hit a fastball to left-center for a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the RiverDogs on top, 15-3.

"It feels good to get this one," Kuchelai told the Charleston Daily.

The RiverDogs improved their record to 40-46 by beating Savannah.
CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alvarado RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .276 3 23
T. Brown CF 5 3 1 1 0 2 2 .289 6 24
D. Smith 2B 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 .314 0 35
B. Gustafson DH 5 3 3 1 1 0 2 .246 12 53
B. Kuchelai 1B 5 4 3 7 1 1 1 .314 6 26
J. Phipps LF 5 2 2 3 1 2 0 .266 6 27
J. Sánchez C 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 .276 1 7
M. Mullins 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .208 1 14
J. Mendoza SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .237 3 20
Totals 44 15 17 14 7 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sánchez (5, 1st Inning off P. Manning, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Gustafson 2 (17, 1st Inning off P. Manning, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Phipps 2 (6, 3rd Inning off P. Manning, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kuchelai 2 (6, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alvarado 2 , T. Brown , D. Smith 2 , B. Gustafson 5 , B. Kuchelai 9 , J. Phipps 8 , J. Sánchez 2 , M. Mullins 2 , J. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvarado , B. Gustafson , J. Mendoza 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Brown
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Alvarado (9) , T. Brown (2)

FIELDING
PB: J. Sánchez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lee 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .271 2 20
M. Nance 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .281 2 29
B. Cox CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .218 3 15
B. Goodwin RF, LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 2 10
M. McLaughlin SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .266 3 13
N. Dougherty 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .391 1 2
   b-N. Puescu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 14
L. Pollard DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .240 5 31
K. Yamaguchi LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 3 27
   a-J. Adams LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 1 21
J. Farías C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .230 1 9
Totals 38 3 11 3 4 2 23      
a - J. Adams substituted for K. Yamaguchi in the 5th
b - N. Puescu pinch hit for N. Dougherty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Dougherty (2, 2nd Inning off G. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Goodwin (4, 3rd Inning off G. Saunders, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Yamaguchi (16, 4th Inning off G. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Farías (4, 6th Inning off M. Aguilar, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Nance 2 (21, 7th Inning off M. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lee 2 , M. Nance 4 , B. Cox , B. Goodwin 2 , M. McLaughlin , N. Dougherty 2 , K. Yamaguchi 2 , J. Farías 3
2-out RBI: G. Lee , B. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lee , B. Cox , M. McLaughlin , N. Dougherty , L. Pollard , K. Yamaguchi
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
PB: J. Farías
CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Saunders W (8-9) 5.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 26 81 5.21   
M. Aguilar SV (2) 3.1 5 0 0 1 1 0 16 60 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Saunders 43
Batters Faced: G. Saunders 26, M. Aguilar 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Saunders 4-12, M. Aguilar 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Saunders 81-47, M. Aguilar 60-37
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Manning L (3-4) 2.0 6 6 6 3 2 1 15 65 3.52   
G. Compagne 3.1 3 3 3 2 3 0 15 58 10.67   
J. Unknown 1.0 6 6 6 1 1 3 11 35 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 11 48 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Manning 15
Batters Faced: P. Manning 15, G. Compagne 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Manning 1-3, G. Compagne 3-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Manning 65-37, G. Compagne 58-38, J. Unknown 35-21, J. Unknown 48-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
WP: G. Compagne
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Badar Kuchelai
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 7983
Special Notes: CF Kijuro Yamaguchi was injured while running the bases. RP Greg Saunders was injured while pitching. Badar Kuchelai ties the CHA regular season game record for runs with 4. Badar Kuchelai ties the CHA regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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