Stripers Ride Five-Run Eighth to Split in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Gwinnett Stripers (6-4) plated five runs in the top of the eighth inning and beat the Louisville Bats (5-6) by a 7-4 score Sunday afternoon in the finale of the four-game series at Louisville Slugger Field. Rafael Ortega homered twice and Pedro Florimón hit a go-ahead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Gwinnett Stripers (6-4) plated five runs in the top of the eighth inning and beat the Louisville Bats (5-6) by a 7-4 score Sunday afternoon in the finale of the four-game series at Louisville Slugger Field.
Scoring Recap: Just as he did on Saturday, Ortega (4) led off the game with a solo home run to right off Louisville starting pitcher
Stripers Stats: Allard went 3.2 innings with three hits, one earned run, two walks, and four strikeouts. Johnstone (W, 1-0) worked 2.0 innings with one earned run on two hits. Burrows retired all three batters he faced over 1.0 inning, striking out one. Ortega was 2-for-5 with two homers and two RBIs, Florimon was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Blanco was 1-for-5 with a homer and one RBI.
Bats Stats: Despaigne pitched 4.0 innings with five hits and two earned runs. Romano (L, 0-2) allowed four runs (three earned) without recording an out. Longhi had the big game offensively for the Bats, going 2-for-4 with a triple, homer, and two RBIs.
Postgame Notes: Both starting pitchers exited the game after a two-hour, one-minute rain delay in the bottom of the fourth inning. Blanco finished the series 8-for-17 with three homers and eight RBIs. Ortega went 7-for-19 with four homers and four RBIs in the series and has homered in each of his last three games.
Next Game (Monday, April 15): Charlotte at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. Eastern. RHP