SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
08/29/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 11010 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Hammers (78-51) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Savannah Sand Gnats (64-65) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 14 0
Hammers Beaten by Sand Gnats, 7-4
Savannah and Rome duked it out and the Sand Gnats came out victorious.

The Savannah Sand Gnats topped the Rome Hammers, 7-4, in South Atlantic League action at Grayson Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Savannah left fielder Kijuro Yamaguchi. Savannah is now 64-65, Rome 78-51.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Yamaguchi delivered big-time for Savannah, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Joe Burton. The game-changing hit put the Sand Gnats on top, 5-4.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Yamaguchi.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Boulay 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .296 11 57
J. García CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299 5 53
J. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .262 13 56
C. Lutz SS, 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .345 9 51
J. González DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .345 4 35
B. Anderson LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .313 9 44
E. Huff RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271 5 33
D. Hill 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 3 23
   a-J. Valle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 10 46
   b-J. Mendoza 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 9 44
L. Britt C 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .276 7 44
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 7 18      
a - J. Valle pinch hit for D. Hill in the 8th
b - J. Mendoza substituted for J. Valle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González 2 (16, 2nd Inning off B. Morris, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Morris, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Britt (15, 6th Inning off B. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , J. González 4 , B. Anderson , E. Huff , L. Britt 3
2-out RBI: , L. Britt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Boulay , J. González , D. Hill
GIDP: J. Valle
Hit by Pitch: D. Hill , L. Britt
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lutz-Jones-Boulay, Jones-Lutz-Boulay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lee 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .270 3 26
K. Yamaguchi LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .282 6 45
B. Goodwin RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 5 .221 4 19
M. Nance 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .273 4 48
M. McLaughlin SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .280 3 19
T. Jackson DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 15 44
E. Gardner CF 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .218 2 19
   a-J. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 1 32
   c-J. Farías C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 12
K. Richardson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 1 18
   b-S. Rose PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 2 7
N. Puescu 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .216 1 14
Totals 34 7 14 7 4 6 16      
a - J. Adams pinch hit for E. Gardner in the 8th
b - S. Rose pinch hit for K. Richardson in the 8th
c - J. Farías substituted for J. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McLaughlin 2 (13, 1st Inning off T. Ryan, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Lee (13, 2nd Inning off T. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lee 3 , K. Yamaguchi 4 , B. Goodwin 2 , M. McLaughlin 5 , T. Jackson , N. Puescu 2
2-out RBI: K. Yamaguchi , B. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Goodwin 2 , M. Nance , E. Gardner
GIDP: K. Yamaguchi , T. Jackson
Sac Fly: T. Jackson , E. Gardner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamaguchi (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nance-McLaughlin-Nance)
OF assists: 1 (Goodwin(Britt at 3rd base))
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Ryan 6.1 11 4 4 3 4 0 32 106 3.02   
J. Burton L (6-3) 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 25 2.63   
B. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ryan 36
Batters Faced: T. Ryan 32, J. Burton 7, B. Anderson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ryan 7-7, J. Burton 2-0, B. Anderson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ryan 106-67, J. Burton 25-13, B. Anderson 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burton 1-0 , B. Anderson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Morris 6.0 6 3 3 2 6 0 27 112 2.81   
J. Jiménez H (6) 1.0 0 1 1 3 1 0 6 31 3.71   
P. Manning W (6-7), BS (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 3.52   
S. Hodge SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Morris 52
Batters Faced: B. Morris 27, J. Jiménez 6, P. Manning 4, S. Hodge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Morris 6-5, J. Jiménez 2-0, P. Manning 1-1, S. Hodge 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Morris 112-66, J. Jiménez 31-16, P. Manning 11-7, S. Hodge 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Manning 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Morris 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kijuro Yamaguchi
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 7952
Saturday, August 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76