IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

G-Braves lose in road trip opener to Columbus

Published on June 25, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


The Lead: The Columbus Clippers beat the Gwinnett Braves 7-5 at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio Friday night in game one of the four-game series and the first game on the Braves' 11-game road trip. The Clippers move to 45-30 on the season; still in first in the International League West. The G-Braves drop to 34-41 and are 10.5 games in back of the Durham Bulls in the IL South. The Braves also are now 0-5 on games that begin a road trip.

It Was Over When: The Clippers scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. It turned a Braves 3-1 lead around and gave the Clippers a 5-3 lead heading to the seventh. The Braves had broken a 1-1 tie with two runs in the top of the inning on solo homers by Barbaro Canizares and Jordan Schafer. The Braves trailed 7-3 entering the top of the ninth, but rallied for two runs. However, they left the tying runs on base as the game ended.

Braves Beat:

On the Mound: LHP Jose Ortegano again failed to hold a lead and suffered the loss: His line: 5.0 IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K. Scott Proctor relieved Ortegano in the sixth: 1.1 IP, 2H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 1K. Corey Gearrin entered in the 7th: 1.2 IP, 2H, 2R/ER, 2BB, 1K.

At the plate: Matt Young went 3-for- 5 with a RBI to move his average to .300 on the season. Barbaro Canizares went 2-for-5 with his fourth homer of the season. Jordan Schafer went 1-for-4 with his first home run. Luis Bolivar was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

The opposition:

On the Mound: RHP Carlos Carrasco got the win. His line: 7.0 IP, 8H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 8K. Josh Judy entered in the eighth: 1.2 IP, 4H, 2R 0ER, 0BB, 1K. Justin Germano pitched to one batter and got the save.

At the plate: Michael Brantley, former Georgia Tech star Wes Hodges and Brian Bixler each had two hits. Jared Goedert hit a solo homer in the 6th. It was his 7th of the year.

On Deck: The Braves and Clippers continue the four-game series Saturday night with game two of the series in Columbus. First pitch at 7:05 p.m. RHP Tim Gustafson (7-4, 4.92 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Braves. Columbus will start RHP Jeanmar Gomez (4-7, 5.76 ERA).

Check out the Gwinnett Stripers Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



International League Stories from June 25, 2010


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central