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Stripers’ Win Streak Snapped in 11-Inning Loss to Memphis

Alex Jackson homers twice, Gwinnett falls 8-7 after erasing 5-0 deficit
Alex Jackson tallied his third multi-homer game in Gwinnett's 8-7 loss to Memphis on Wednesday night. (Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights)
July 29, 2021

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Gwinnett Stripers (38-36) scored three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game and force extra innings, but fell to the Memphis Redbirds (37-37) 8-7 in 11 innings at AutoZone Park on Wednesday night. The loss snaps Gwinnett’s six-game winning streak. Decisive Play: After Seth

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Gwinnett Stripers (38-36) scored three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game and force extra innings, but fell to the Memphis Redbirds (37-37) 8-7 in 11 innings at AutoZone Park on Wednesday night. The loss snaps Gwinnett’s six-game winning streak.

Decisive Play: After Seth Elledge (W, 1-1) kept Gwinnett from scoring in the top of the 11th inning, Evan Mendoza hit a ground ball to left field off Dylan Lee (L, 3-1) that scored Scott Hurst and gave Memphis a walk-off victory to even the series at 1-1.

Key Contributors:**Alex Jackson* hit two homers, a two-run blast (10) in the seventh and a ninth-inning solo shot (11), both off Matthew Liberatore. *Yolmer Sanchez* hit a two-out, two-run homer (3) to left field in the ninth to tie the contest at 6-6. *Travis Demeritte** gave Gwinnett a 7-6 lead with an RBI single in the 10th inning before Memphis knotted it back up in the bottom half. Juan Yepez homered twice to lead Memphis with three RBIs.

Noteworthy: Jackson has three multi-homer games this season, also hitting three homers on May 27 vs. Memphis and two on July 2 at Durham. Seven of Jackson’s 11 home runs for Gwinnett this season have come against the Redbirds. Sean Kazmar Jr. tallied his 1,000th career Triple-A hit with a single to left field in the ninth. The Stripers are now 9-8 in games decided in the last at-bat and 4-5 in extra innings this season.

Next Game (Thursday, July 29): *Gwinnett at Memphis, 8:10 p.m. at AutoZone Park. RHP *Jose Rodriguez (1-2, 6.91 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (1-1, 2.93 ERA) for the Redbirds. Radio Broadcast: 7:55 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.

*Next Home Game (Tuesday, August 3): *Gwinnett vs. Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field (Family Value Tuesday, $2 hot dogs and $1 desserts, presented by Coolray Heating & Cooling).