Stripers Fall In Extras at Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, RI - The Gwinnett Stripers led 4-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Pawtucket Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 win in 11 innings on Friday night at McCoy Stadium. Mike Olt's walk-off double won it for the PawSox.
PAWTUCKET, RI - The Gwinnett Stripers led 4-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Pawtucket Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 win in 11 innings on Friday night at McCoy Stadium.
With the loss, Gwinnett fell to 0-3 in extra innings under the new rules instituted by Minor League Baseball for 2018.
The Stripers opened a 3-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by
That lead stood entering the eighth, until the PawSox struck for three runs.
Hursh got a strikeout and a double play to escape the eighth with a 4-4 tie. After both teams went down in order in the ninth, the game went to extras.
The Stripers failed to score in the top of the 10th, and
Gwinnett also put a runner at third base with none out in the 11th as
In the bottom of the 11th, Phillips (L, 1-2) walked Travis before allowing Olt's towering double to straightaway center, ending the game.
The loss spoiled a fantastic first Triple-A start for
Dustin Peterson went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to seven games. Franco tallied his team-leading 11th and 12th RBIs of the year, going 1-for-4.
Travis finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Pawtucket.
The Stripers (5-7) and PawSox (6-6) continue the series on Saturday night at McCoy Stadium with first pitch scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Left-hander