Asheville 2, at Rome 3

ROME, Ga. (Interstat) — The Rome Braves used a late rally to edge the Asheville Tourists 3-2 on Saturday at State Mutual Stadium, securing the series victory in a tightly contested matchup defined by strong pitching. A crowd of 1,134 watched as Dalton McIntyre delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the eighth inning, lining a single to center field to score Logan Braunschweig with the go-ahead run. The hit broke a 2-2 deadlock that had persisted since the third inning. The game’s most critical sequence began with Braunschweig drawing a one-out walk from Asheville reliever Jose Guedez. After… Read more...