Rehabbing Rosario Hits Grand Slam in Stripers’ 4-1 Victory at Louisville

Muller and three Gwinnett relievers combine to one-hit Bats

Eddie Rosario hit a go-ahead solo home run in Gwinnett's 3-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday night. (Jamie Spaar/Gwinnett Stripers)

August 18, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eddie Rosario smashed a fifth-inning grand slam (1) to lift the Gwinnett Stripers (52-40) to a 4-1 victory over the Louisville Bats (37-54) on Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Decisive Plays: With the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth, Rosario sent a 1-2 pitch

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eddie Rosario smashed a fifth-inning grand slam (1) to lift the Gwinnett Stripers (52-40) to a 4-1 victory over the Louisville Bats (37-54) on Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field.

Decisive Play**s**: With the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth, Rosario sent a 1-2 pitch from Michael Mariot (L, 3-4) over the right field wall to make it 4-0 Gwinnett.

Key Contributors:**Kyle Muller* (W, 3-2) allowed just one unearned run on one hit over 6.0 innings in his first start for Gwinnett since being optioned by Atlanta on August 13. *Cristian Pache* went 2-for-3 with two singles, a walk, and a run scored. *Jesse Biddle, **Trevor Kelley, and Dylan Lee (S, 1) combined to strike out five over 3.0 scoreless, hitless innings.

Noteworthy: Rosario’s grand slam – Gwinnett’s eighth of the year – was his first homer since going deep for Cleveland on July 4 vs. Houston. Pache is now batting .348 (16-for-46) with 10 runs in August. Over his last six Gwinnett starts, Muller is 3-1 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER in 32.0 IP), 0.78 WHIP, and .147 BAA. Lee has not allowed a run in his last six appearances (7.1 IP) with the Stripers.

Next Game (Thursday, August 19): *Gwinnett at Louisville, 6:30 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field. RHP *Kyle Wright (4-4, 3.64 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Bo Takahashi (3-6, 4.50 ERA) for the Bats. Radio Broadcast: 6:15 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.

*Next Home Game (Tuesday, August 31): *Gwinnett vs. Memphis, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field (Family Value Tuesday, hot dogs for $2 and desserts for $1, presented by Coolray Heating & Cooling).