Stripers Downed by Durham Walk-Off Again

Gwinnett suffers second straight last-at-bat loss, 5-4, in road trip finale

Ryan Goins blasted a two-run homer in the first inning on Sunday at Durham. (Jamie Spaar)

By Dave Lezotte

July 4, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. – Drew Waters had three hits and two stolen bases and Ryan Goins blasted a two-run home run, but the Gwinnett Stripers (23-30) suffered a second straight walk-off loss to the Durham Bulls (36-17) 5-4 on Sunday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Decisive Play: Esteban Quiroz smacked

DURHAM, N.C. – Drew Waters had three hits and two stolen bases and Ryan Goins blasted a two-run home run, but the Gwinnett Stripers (23-30) suffered a second straight walk-off loss to the Durham Bulls (36-17) 5-4 on Sunday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Decisive Play: Esteban Quiroz smacked a walk-off single to left scoring pinch runner Vidal Brujan for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Yoan Lopez (L, 2-2) had yielded a leadoff double to Tristan Gray before serving up the winning hit.

Key Contributors: Waters went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two steals, Goins went 1-for-4 with the homer (2) and two RBIs, and Johan Camargo and Ryan Casteel each had RBI singles for the Stripers. Mike Ford hit a first-inning grand slam (4) for Durham off Jasseel De La Cruz.

Noteworthy: Waters is batting .500 (6-for-12) with two doubles, one homer, five runs, three RBIs, and two stolen bases in his last three games. Camargo has eight multi-hit efforts in his last 21 games since June 10, batting .354 with a .966 OPS in that span. Gwinnett went 2-10 on the 12-game road trip to Norfolk and Durham.

Next Game (Tuesday, July 6): Gwinnett vs. Nashville, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field (Family Value Tuesday, $2 hot dogs and $1 desserts, presented by Coolray Heating & Cooling). Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.