IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

Gwinnett Clips Columbus, 6-1

Published on May 23, 2015 under International League (IL1)
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COLUMBUS, OH -The Gwinnett Braves (19-24) beat the Columbus Clippers (24-19) by a 6-1 score Saturday night in game three of the four-game series at Huntington Park.

Pitching led the way for the G-Braves as starter Manny Banuelos and three relievers combined to scatter four hits, allow one run and strike out 10 in the win.

For the third night in a row, Eury Perez led the early charge to get Gwinnett on the board first. Perez led off the game with a deep double to left off Columbus starting pitcher Jordan Cooper. After one out, Cedric Hunter doubled off the wall in right-center, scoring Perez for a 1-0 lead.

The Gwinnett lead increased to 2-0 in the top of the third when Perez led off the inning with a solo home run to left, his second blast of the season.

The G-Braves' big inning would come in the top of the fourth as Sean Kazmar, Wil Nieves and Daniel Castro each singled to load the bases against Cooper with none out. Mycal Jones walked, pushing across Kazmar for a 3-0 lead. With one out, Perez knocked in Nieves from third with a sacrifice fly to right, making it 4-0. After walking Jose Peraza to re-load the bases, Cooper was pulled in favor of right-hander Jeff Manship from the bullpen. Hunter greeted him with a single into shallow center, scoring both Castro and Jones for a 6-0 lead.

The lone run for the Clippers came in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Michael Martinez on first and one out, Banuelos walked Tyler Holt and James Ramsey to load the bases. He then hit Jesus Aguilar with a pitch, pushing across Martinez to make it 6-1. Right-hander David Carpenter replaced Banuelos and stranded three inherited runners, striking out Jerry Sands and inducing Zach Walters into a ground out to short to end the inning.

Carpenter (W, 1-0) got the win in relief by going 1.2 innings with one strikeout. Banuelos, in his ninth Gwinnett start, worked 4.1 innings with four hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Carlos Fisher pitched 2.0 innings with two walks and three strikeouts. Donnie Veal worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

Cooper (L, 2-2) went 3.2 innings with seven hits, six earned runs, two walks and one strikeout. Manship pitched 2.1 innings with one hit and two strikeouts. Kyle Crockett worked 1.0 inning with two hits, Shawn Armstrong gave the Clippers 1.0 inning with two strikeouts and Dustin Molleken went 1.0 inning with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.

Gwinnett was led at the plate by Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, two runs and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to seven games. Hunter was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, extending his hitting streak to five games. Kazmar, Nieves and Castro each went 2-for-5 with a run. Kazmar raised his on-base streak to 17 games. Peraza saw his eight-game hitting streak end with an 0-for-4 night.

For Columbus, Holt and Giovanny Urshela were each 1-for-3.

The G-Braves and Clippers conclude the four-game series Sunday afternoon at Huntington Park, first pitch set for 1:05 p.m. Right-hander Cody Martin (0-0, 0.00) will be on the mound for Gwinnett. Columbus will start right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (0-1, 6.75). Tony Schiavone has the play-by-play call from Columbus on 97.7 FM and WSBRadio.com beginning at 12:35 p.m.

The Gwinnett Braves return to Coolray Field on Monday, May 25 for a 6:35 p.m. game against Lehigh Valley. Tickets are on sale now at the Coolray Field Ticket Office, call 678-277-0340 or visit GwinnettBraves.com/tickets.

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