Stripers Hit Three Homers to Clip Clippers, 3-1

COLUMBUS, OH - Andrés Blanco, Ryan LaMarre, and Pedro Florimón each hit solo home runs as the Gwinnett Stripers (63-43) defeated the Columbus Clippers (60-45) 3-1 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game series at Huntington Park. Bryse Wilson tossed 7.0 scoreless innings for the win as the Stripers finished the road trip at 4-2.
Scoring Recap: Blanco (14) led off the top of the fourth inning with a long solo shot to center for a 1-0 lead. Two innings later, LaMarre (7) drilled a one-out homer to center to make it 2-0. The final Gwinnett run came in the top of the seventh as Florimon (6) cracked a long homer to right-center for a 3-0 lead. Columbus ended the shutout in the eighth as Brandon Barnes (23) hit a one-out solo homer to left off Thomas Burrows.

Stripers Stats: Wilson (W, 6-7) was dominant in his second straight win for the Stripers. He went 7.0 scoreless innings with five hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts. Burrows (H, 3) gave up one run on one hit over 1.0 inning, and Jason Creasy (S, 2) worked 1.0 perfect inning with one strikeout. Blanco and LaMarre each went 1-for-4 with a homer and one RBI, and Florimon went 1-for-3 with a homer and one RBI. Travis Demeritte and Luis Marté also had hits.
Clippers Stats: Starter Michael Peoples (L, 7-5) gave up all three solo homers and a total of five hits in 8.0 innings. Argenis Angulo pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. Barnes went 2-for-3 with a homer and one RBI.
Postgame Notes: Gwinnett raised its season home run total to 165 on the year, continuing to add to the single-season record for an Atlanta Braves Triple-A club. Wilson notched his seventh quality start with the Stripers and extended his scoreless innings streak to 14.1, the longest by a Gwinnett starter this year. With their International League-leading 63rd win of the year, the Stripers moved back to 20 games over .500.
Next Game (Monday, July 29): Gwinnett vs. Durham, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. RHP Huascar Ynoa (2-2, 4.79 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Aaron Slegers (4-5, 6.38 ERA) for the Bulls. Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on 97.7 and 93.5 FM "The Other Side of the River."