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Kazmar Jr. Homers as Stripers Drop Fourth Straight

Gwinnett held scoreless after fourth inning in 6-3 loss to Jacksonville
Sean Kazmar Jr. hit his fourth home run of the season in Gwinnett's 6-3 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday. (Bernie Connelly/Gwinnett Stripers)
June 6, 2021

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Sean Kazmar Jr. blasted his fourth home run of the season, but the Gwinnett Stripers (15-15) fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (19-11) 6-3 at Coolray Field on Sunday. Decisive Play: An RBI triple by Brian Miller off Jasseel De La Cruz (L, 0-1) gave Jacksonville a

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Sean Kazmar Jr. blasted his fourth home run of the season, but the Gwinnett Stripers (15-15) fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (19-11) 6-3 at Coolray Field on Sunday.

Decisive Play: *An RBI triple by Brian Miller off *Jasseel De La Cruz (L, 0-1) gave Jacksonville a 4-3 advantage in the fifth inning. Lewin Díaz added a solo shot (7) and Justin Twine hit a sacrifice fly to pad the lead for Jacksonville.

Key Contributors: Kazmar Jr.’s solo home run tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth inning. De La Cruz added a second-inning RBI in his only at-bat of the contest. Drew Waters, Travis Demeritte and Jonathan Lucroy also recorded hits for the Stripers. Miller went 3-for-5 with a triple, run, and RBI for the Jumbo Shrimp.

Noteworthy: Kazmar Jr.’s home run was his 41st for Gwinnett since 2013, tying him with Joey Terdoslavich for third on the Gwinnett career home run list. De La Cruz’s RBI-single was his first ever MiLB RBI and his first Triple-A hit.

Next Game (Tuesday, June 8): Gwinnett at Memphis, 8:10 p.m. at AutoZone Park. LHP Kyle Muller (2-1 5.33 ERA) for the Stripers vs. TBD for the Redbirds. Radio Broadcast: 7:55 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.

Next Home Game (Tuesday, June 15): Gwinnett vs. Nashville, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field (Family Value Tuesday, $2 hot dogs and $1 desserts, presented by Coolray Heating & Cooling).