IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

Gwinnett Stripers Game Notes (6.6.18 vs. Lehigh Valley)

Published on June 6, 2018 under International League (IL1)
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Gwinnett Stripers (24-31, 4th in IL South) vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs (31-25, 1st in IL North)

Wednesday - 7:05 PM - Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA - Game #56 of 140

GWN: RHP Mike Soroka (2-0, 1.99 - MLR) vs. LHV: RHP Drew Anderson (1-1, 4.26)

Radio Broadcast: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM - Online Broadcast: MiLB.TV

Selections from tonight's Game Notes (attached in PDF):

Tonight's Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue a six-game homestand tonight with game two of a three-game series vs. the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies). The Stripers (24-31) are fourth in the IL South Division, trailing Durham (1st, 31-25) by 6.5 games, Norfolk (2nd, 29-25) by 5.5 games and Charlotte (3rd, 25-32) by winning percentage.

Tonight's Starting Pitcher Mike Soroka: The 20-year-old right-hander, on the Atlanta Braves' 10-day disabled list since 5/14 (right shoulder strain), makes a rehab start for the Stripers tonight in game two of this three-game series vs. Lehigh Valley. It is his 67th career Minor League appearance (65th start). Soroka opened the season with Gwinnett, going 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA (5 ER in 22.2 IP) in four starts on his Triple-A debut. His last start with the Stripers on 4/23 at Rochester (G1 of DH) was a 7.0-inning complete-game shutout (3 H, 3 BB, 4 SO) in a 1-0 victory. He had his contract selected by Atlanta on 5/1 and made his Major League debut that night at the New York Mets, starting opposite Noah Syndergaard. He went 6.0 innings (6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 SO) to earn his first career MLB victory as the Braves won 3-2. Soroka went on to make two more starts for Atlanta, going 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA (6 ER in 14.2 IP) and a .333 BAA before being placed on the disabled list.

Cooling Trend: The Stripers are 0-4 in June, outscored by opponents 17-7 this month while batting .206 (26-for-126, 5 2B, 1 HR, 7 R, 6 RBI, 0 SB) and posting a 4.64 ERA (17 ER in 33.0 IP, 18 BB, 26 HR, 0 holds, 0 saves). That's a stark contrast to Gwinnett's final nine games in May, when the club went 8-1 (.889), outscored opponents 49-26, batted .260 (72-for-277, 14 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 6 SB) and posted a 2.71 ERA (23 ER in 76.1 IP, 28 BB, 65 SO, 4 HR, 2 holds, 5 saves).

Reed Between the Lines: Michael Reed has reached base safely in all seven games since joining Gwinnett on 5/29, batting .476 (10-for-21, 3 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 8 BB, .621 OBP, .619 SLG, 1.240 OPS). Including 44 games with Double-A Mississippi from 4/5-5/27, he's batting .335 (54-for-161, 16 2B, 4 HR, 38 R, 16 RBI, 6 SB, 38 BB, .471 OBP, .509 SLG, .980 OPS) in 51 games this season.

Surging Santana: Danny Santana went 0-for-4 on Sunday at Louisville to snap his 11-game on-base streak (.289, 13-for-45, 3 2B, 5 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 2 BB from 5/21-6/2), but will look to extend a 13-game home hitting streak tonight. He has hit safely in every game at Coolray Field since 4/17, batting .352 (19-for-54, 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 R, 10 RBI) in that span. In 40 total games with Gwinnett, Santana is batting .255 (42-for-165, 12 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 25 R, 19 RBI, 6 SB). He ranks among IL leaders in triples (T-3rd), extra-base hits (T-7th, 22) and slugging percentage (10th, .491).

Franco Among Leaders: Despite driving in just one run in his last eight games, Carlos Franco still leads the International League in RBI (39). He also ranks among IL leaders in games (T-1st, 55), at-bats (3rd, 208), home runs (T-3rd, 9), runs (T-4th, 31), total bases (6th, 92) and extra-base hits (T-7th, 22). Franco has done the bulk of his damage away from Coolray Field this season, hitting .307 (35-for-114, 7 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 19 R, 23 RBI, .544 SLG, .904 OPS) in 30 road games compared to .170 (16-for-94, 5 2B, 3 HR, 12 R, 16 RBI, .319 SLG, .545 OPS) in 25 home games.

Rotation Recap: Stripers' starting pitchers are 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA (7 ER in 9.0 IP) and no quality starts in the last two games (team is 0-2) after going 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA (14 ER in 56.0 IP) and five quality starts over 11 games from 5/23-6/2 (team went 8-3). Overall this season, Gwinnett starters (17 total) are 13-16 with a 3.47 ERA (106 ER in 274.2 IP) and 16 quality starts in 55 games.

Allard, Riley Win May Awards: The Atlanta Braves named Kolby Allard as Gwinnett's Pitcher of the Month for May and Austin Riley as Gwinnett's Player of the Month for May. Allard went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (7 ER in 35.0 IP) and a .240 BAA (30-for-125, 2 HR, 8 BB, 20 SO) in five May starts, while Riley hit .293 (27-for-92, 3 2B, 4 HR, 10 R, 18 RBI, .457 SLG, .803 OPS) in 23 May games.

'Pen Performers: Stripers' relievers are 8-7 with a 3.35 ERA (41 ER in 110.0 IP) and seven saves (7-for-9) over the last 33 games. Josh Ravin has yet to allow an earned run in 16 games (3 R, 0 ER in 16.2 IP, 8 H, 8 BB, 28 SO) with Gwinnett. Evan Phillips is 2-2 with a 1.04 ERA (3 ER in 26.0 IP, 16 H, 6 BB, 39 SO) and four saves (4-for-4) over his last 17 games. Chad Bell is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA (3 ER in 9.1 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 10 SO) in five games since joining Gwinnett on 5/15.

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