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Stripers' Skid Hits Ten with Sunday Loss to Memphis

April 16, 2023 - International League (IL)
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.. - Dylan Dodd delivered a gem on Sunday, striking out eight and shutting out Memphis over 5.2 innings of work. But after his exit with a 2-0 lead, the Redbirds (10-5) pounced on the Gwinnett bullpen for three home runs and seven runs in a 7-4 victory over the Stripers (2-12) at Coolray Field. Memphis swept the six-game series, sending the Stripers to their 10th-straight loss.

Decisive Plays: Hoy Park pulled a two-out single through the right side to score Forrest Wall and Luke Waddell in the first inning to give the Stripers a 2-0 lead. The score would hold until Juniel Querecuto (1) blasted a three-run home run off Connor Johnstone (L, 0-1) as part of a six-run Memphis seventh inning. Down 6-2 in the seventh with the bases loaded, Joshua Fuentes dumped a single to left field to score Charlie Culberson. Park would later score as the Stripers trimmed the deficit to 6-4. Memphis added one more in the eighth for a 7-4 lead and JoJo Romero (S, 2) struck out four of the five batters he faced to finish off the win.

Key Contributors: Dodd finished one out away from the Stripers' third quality start of the series (5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO). Park (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) recorded his first multi-RBI game as a Striper and raised his season batting average to .310. Querecuto of the Redbirds (2-for-5, double, homer, 4 RBIs) finished his scorching-hot series with 11 RBIs. Paul DeJong (1) and Luken Baker (4) also homered for Memphis.

Noteworthy: The sweep by Memphis marks the second time a Gwinnett club has been swept in a six-game series. The previous time was May 18-23, 2021 at Nashville. The Stripers are now 3-for-28 with runners in scoring position over their past two games. Dodd's scoreless outing was the first for a Stripers' starting pitcher in 2023.

Next Game (Tuesday, April 18): Gwinnett at Omaha, 7:35 p.m. EST at Werner Park. Starting pitchers TBD. Radio Broadcast: 7:20 p.m., EST on MyCountry993.com.

Next Home Game (Tuesday, April 25): Gwinnett vs. Buffalo, 11:05 a.m. at Coolray Field. Radio Broadcast: 10:50 a.m. on MyCountry993.com and the Bally Live app. The Stripers will welcome area students for the season's second Education Day matinee.

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