Stripers Crush Five Home Runs, Defeat Pawtucket 8-4
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett Stripers (19-16) hit five home runs for the third time this season in an 8-4 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox (13-19) on Friday night at Coolray Field. Austin Riley, Ryan LaMarre, Travis Demeritte, Andrés Blanco, and Adam Duvall all went deep to support 6.0
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett Stripers (19-16) hit five home runs for the third time this season in an 8-4 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox (13-19) on Friday night at Coolray Field.
Scoring Recap: Pawtucket took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by
Stripers Stats: Duvall went 2-for-5 with a double, homer, and two RBIs, and Demeritte went 1-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs. Blanco, Riley, and LaMarre all had two hits, a homer, and an RBI apiece. Wilson (W, 1-3) picked up his first win of the season, pitching 6.0 innings with four runs on nine hits.
Red Sox Stats: Shepherd (L, 0-5) surrendered five runs on seven hits, including three home runs. Tapia allowed three runs on three hits over 1.0 inning. Travis went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.
Quote: "I felt great," Demeritte said about his decisive three-run homer. "I was seeing the ball well and I was able to get a pitch I could handle with a 3-2 count and I didn't miss it."
Postgame Notes: The five home runs tied Gwinnett's single-game season high, last accomplished on May 1 at Charlotte. Riley is tied alongside Louisville's
Next Game (Saturday, May 11): Gwinnett vs. Pawtucket, 6:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. LHP