Waters Tallies Four Hits in Stripers’ 3-1 Loss to Nashville

Kyle Muller adds 11 strikeouts, yet Gwinnett unable to come through late

Drew Waters totaled four hits in Gwinnett's 3-1 loss to Nashville on Friday night. (Bernie Connelly) (Bernie Connelly/Gwinnett Stripers)

July 9, 2021

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Despite a 4-for-4 performance from Atlanta Braves’ No. 2 prospect Drew Waters, the Gwinnett Stripers (25-33) could not rally in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds (36-21) on Friday night at Coolray Field. Decisive Play: Matt Lipka hit a sacrifice fly off Kyle Muller (L, 2-2)

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Despite a 4-for-4 performance from Atlanta Braves’ No. 2 prospect Drew Waters, the Gwinnett Stripers (25-33) could not rally in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds (36-21) on Friday night at Coolray Field.

Decisive Play: Matt Lipka hit a sacrifice fly off Kyle Muller (L, 2-2) that scored Cooper Hummel from third base to give Nashville a 2-0 advantage in the fourth inning. Kevin Kramer added a sacrifice fly RBI in the ninth for a Sounds’ insurance run.

Key Contributors: Waters notched a double and three singles with an RBI to lead the Stripers. Muller tossed 6.0 two-run innings, piling up a season-high 11 strikeouts. Nashville’s Jamie Westbrook went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Sounds’ starter Josh Lindblom (W, 3-0) went 5.0 innings, allowing just one run.

Noteworthy: Waters totaled four hits in a game for the second time the season, the first since going 4-for-5 with a double and homer on May 19 at Nashville. Muller’s 11 strikeouts were his most in a start since July 9, 2018, when he finished with a career-best 12 strikeouts for Advanced-A Florida at Daytona. Johan Camargo’s 18-game on-base streak came to an end as he went 0-for-4.

Next Game (Saturday, July 10): Gwinnett vs. Nashville, 6:05 p.m. at Coolray Field (The first 1,000 fans will receive a retro-style Stripers Lowercase “g” Cap, presented by Gwinnett Daily Post). RHP Jose Rodriguez (0-2, 9.82 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Thomas Jankins (1-3, 6.80 ERA) for the Sounds. Radio Broadcast: 5:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.