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Stripers Split with Jacksonville, Win 7-0 and Lose 4-3

September 3, 2022 - International League (IL)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett Stripers (61-67) finished off a 7-0 win in the resumed action of Friday's suspended game but lost 4-3 in nine innings in the nightcap to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (69-59) on Saturday night at Coolray Field. Hernan Perez tallied four hits and three RBIs between the two contests.

Decisive Plays (Game 1): Gwinnett pounced for four runs in the third coming on an RBI single by Perez and a three-run home run by Tyler White (16). Ozzie Albies' single and Alex Dickerson's two-run homer (11) in the fourth inning finished off the scoring. All runs were scored before the suspension of the game on Friday night.

Decisive Plays (Game 2): Jacksonville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning against Gwinnett starter Darius Vines. The Stripers grabbed a run back in the bottom of the inning on a Perez RBI double scoring Taylor Motter, but the Jumbo Shrimp neutralized it in the fifth via Avisail Garcia's sacrifice fly. Gwinnett tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth on Motter's RBI double and Perez' RBI single. Brian Miller smoked the go-ahead triple to right field off William Woods (L, 1-1) in the ninth inning to score Payton Henry.

Key Contributors: Perez went 4-for-7 (2 doubles, run, 3 RBIs) over the two contests, while Pat Valaika went 3-for-8 (double, stolen base). Mike Soroka tossed 4.0 scoreless innings in Game 1 on Friday night, striking out five, while Albies went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Noteworthy: The Stripers' shutout victory in Game 1 was their eighth of the season. After their Game 2 loss, the team is now 14-12 in games decided in the final at-bat and 5-4 in extra-inning games. Rylan Bannon extended his on-base streak to 13 games with a walk before departing Game 1 on Friday night after a collision at home plate. Jake Marisnick recorded his first base hit as a Striper in the sixth inning of Game 2, a leadoff triple.

Next Game (Sunday, September 4): Gwinnett vs. Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. RHP Freddy Tarnok (1-0, 2.45 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Parker Bugg (1-0, 1.89 ERA) for the Jumbo Shrimp. Radio Broadcast: 12:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. It's Sunday Funday at Coolray Field presented by Georgia United Credit Union, with Postgame Kids Run the Bases.

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