Stripers Outslugged in Toledo, 11-6
TOLEDO, OH - The Gwinnett Stripers lost to the Toledo Mud Hens by an 11-6 score Friday night in the opening game of the three-game series at Fifth-Third Field. Peter Bourjos posted his second consecutive four-hit game, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and his International League-leading fourth triple, but the Stripers
TOLEDO, OH - The Gwinnett Stripers lost to the Toledo Mud Hens by an 11-6 score Friday night in the opening game of the three-game series at Fifth-Third Field.
Toledo broke a scoreless game open in the bottom of the second inning by sending 10 men to the plate and scoring six runs off Gwinnett starter
The first Gwinnett run came in the top of the fourth as
The Stripers added another run an inning later as they loaded the bases with no outs.
But as quickly as the Stripers cut into the lead, the Mud Hens countered. In the bottom of the fifth, doubles by
The biggest inning for the Stripers came in the top of the eighth. Franco drew a one-out walk from reliever
Once again, Toledo had an answer. The Mud Hens scored three in the bottom of the eighth off Phillip Pfeifer to move back ahead by six at 11-5. RBI doubles by
The final run of the game came in the top of the ninth against reliever
Kennedy (L, 0-2) went 2.0 innings with seven hits, six runs (five earned) and one walk in a spot start for the Stripers. Bell tossed 3.0 innings with four hits, two earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts in his Gwinnett debut. Following 1.0 scoreless inning from
VerHagen worked 4.0 innings in his fourth start of the season for the Mud Hens. He allowed two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out nine.
In addition to the four-hit night from Bourjos, Avery was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Gwinnett.
Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a triple, run scored and two RBIs for Toledo. Stewart was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Krizan added a 2-for-4 night with a double and two runs. Former Brave Saltalamacchia was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
The Gwinnett Stripers (15-24) continue the series Saturday night in Toledo with game two against the Mud Hens (27-12). Left-hander