IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

Indians Top G-Braves 5-3

Published on June 4, 2017 under International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The Indianapolis Indians (31-24) beat the Gwinnett Braves (28-27) by a 5-3 score on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series at Victory Field.

The loss ends a disappointing road trip for the G-Braves, who went 1-5 on the six-game trip through Louisville and Indianapolis.

As they did in the first two games of this series, Gwinnett scored a run in the top of the first inning. With one out, Jace Peterson lined a single to left off Indians' starter Clay Holmes. Mel Rojas Jr. walked and Matt Tuiasosopo was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dustin Peterson grounded out to second, scoring Jace Peterson from third for a 1-0 lead.

Indianapolis tied the game in the bottom of the third against Gwinnett starter Matt Wisler. Holmes hit a long fly ball to center that was dropped by Xavier Avery. Gift Ngoepe followed with a single, moving Holmes to third, and a sacrifice fly to right by Christopher Bostick plated Holmes to tie the game 1-1.

Gwinnett took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth as Jace Peterson walked, stole second base and scored on an error by Holmes on a ball hit to first by Rojas.

But in the bottom of the fifth, Ngoepe led off with a long solo homer to left of Wisler, tying the game at 2-2. Austin Meadows then doubled to left-center and scored when Danny Ortiz dropped a two-out single into right field to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.

The Indianapolis lead grew to 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Anderson Feliz drilled an infield single off the right shoulder of Gwinnett relief pitcher Akeel Morris. With two out, Ngoepe walked moving Feliz to second, and Meadows knocked Feliz in from second with a bloop double to left.

Gwinnett cut the deficit to 4-3 in the top of the seventh as Jace Peterson crushed a long solo homer to right off reliever Angel Sanchez.

However, in the bottom of the eighth, the Indians got the run back as pinch hitter Jason Rogers lined a two-out solo homer to left off Andrew Albers.

Wisler (L, 1-4) pitched 5.0 innings with six hits, three runs (two earned), two walks and four strikeouts. Morris went 0.2 innings with two hits, one earned run and one walk. Evan Phillips worked 1.1 innings with one walk. Albers pitched 1.0 inning with one hit and one earned run.

For the Indians, Holmes (W, 4-1) went 5.0 innings with three hits, two runs (one earned), four walks and three strikeouts. Sanchez (H, 3) worked 2.0 innings with two hits, one earned run and three strikeouts. Dovydas Neverauskas pitched 1.0 inning with two hits and two strikeouts. Pat Light (S, 4) went 1.0 inning with one hit, one walk and one strikeout.

Offensively for Gwinnett, Jace Peterson was 2-for-3 with his first homer of the season, three runs scored and an RBI. Tuiasosopo went 2-for-4. Dustin Peterson was 1-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to six games. Ozzie Albies went 0-for-4 to end his hitting streak at nine games.

For the Indians, Meadows was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Ngoepe went 2-for-4 with the solo homer, his second of the season. Rogers' pinch-hit blast was his seventh of the year.

The G-Braves return to Coolray Field on Monday night to begin a seven-game homestand. Game one of a three-game series against the Norfolk Tides begins at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Lucas Sims (4-3, 3.54) is slated to start for Gwinnett, while Norfolk will counter with right-hander Gabriel Ynoa (1-4, 6.04). Tony Schiavone has the play-by-play call on 97.7 FM "The Other Side of the River" beginning at 6:35 p.m.

Check out the Gwinnett Stripers Statistics

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



International League Stories from June 4, 2017


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