Legends break tie ninth, win 3-2
Marten Gasparini drove in the tie-breaking run with a double in the ninth inning, and the Lexington Legends held on a for a 3-2 win over the Augusta GreenJackets Saturday night in Augusta. Meibrys Viloria led off the ninth with a double and took third on a sacrifice bunt
The GreenJackets threatened in the bottom of the ninth.
The Legends took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Castellano singled with one out, stole second, and came home on a double by Gabriel Cancel.
Augusta tied the game in the fifth on two walks, a hit batsman and a ground out, but the Legends reclaimed the lead in the sixth. With one out,
The scored remained 2-1 until the bottom of the eighth inning when Beltre led off with a single and scored on a two-out triple by
Matt Wynne (1-0), who just joined the Legends from extended spring training, got the win in his first appearance with Lexington.
Game two of the four-game series will be played Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2:05.