Gwinnett Stripers Game Notes
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st th Durham Bulls (27-15, 1 in IL South, 4.0 GA) Gwinnett Stripers (16-26, 4 in IL South, 11.0 GB) G1: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (MLB Rehab) AT G1: RHP Wes Parsons (0-0, 4.50 ERA) G2: RHP Ryan Weber (0-0, 2.73 ERA) G2: RHP Matt Wisler (1-2, 3.90 ERA) Wednesday, May 23, 2018 5:05 PM Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA Games #43-44 of 140 Home Games #19-20 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM Tonight’s Games: Following last night’s rain postponement, the Gwinnett Stripers play games two 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN and three of a four-game series vs. the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays). The Stripers are 1-1 (.500) in one doubleheader thus far in 2018, a split on 4/23 at Rochester (won 1-0, lost 2-1). Current Streak: Lost 2 st In the South: The Stripers (16-26) are fourth in the IL South Division, trailing Durham (1 , 27-15) Last 10 Games: 3-7 nd rd by 11.0 games, Norfolk (2 , 23-19) by 7.0 games and Charlotte (3 , 17-27) by winning percentage. Long Winning Streak: 3 Games (4/16-4/18) Gwinnett is 89-110 (.447) in 199 prior meetings with Durham and has won All-Time vs. Durham: Long Losing Streak: 4 Games (2x, last: 4/25-4/29) the season series vs. the Bulls three times in nine years: 2010 (12-9), 2012 (11-10) and 2015 (12-9). Record Since 2009: 647-684 (.486) Last Game: The Stripers dropped the series opener 8-2 to the Durham Bulls on Monday night at Home: 6-12 Leading after 6: 10-5 Coolray Field. RHP Anibal Sanchez (L, 0-1), making a rehab Road: 10-14 Leading after 7: 11-4 start for the Atlanta Braves, yielded eight runs on eight hits – HOMESTAND (0-1) Day Games: 6-7 Leading after 8: 12-2 10-19 1-4 including two-run homers by both Jason Coats and Willy Adames Batting: Night Games: Tied after 6: – over 3.2 innings. Durham scored all eight runs over the first four .129 (4-for-31), 0 2B, 0 3B, Extra Innings: 0-5 Tied after 7: 0-5 innings to take an 8-0 lead, but did not score over the final 5.1 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 0 SB Doubleheaders: 1-1 Tied after 8: 1-5 4-2 4-17 innings against a trio of Gwinnett relievers. LHP Rex Brothers Pitching: Shutout W/L: Trailing after 6: 2-10 4-17 (1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 3 SO), RHP Jason Hursh (2.2 IP, 2 SO) and 8.00 ERA (8 ER in 9.0 IP), Last AB W/L: Trailing after 7: Walk-Off W/L: 0-5 Trailing after 8: 1-18 RHP Josh Ravin (1.1 IP, 3 SO) combined to allow one hit while 6 BB, 13 SO, 0 Holds, 0 Saves Score First: 9-10 With a HR: 11-12 striking out eight. The Stripers cut the deficit to 8-1 on a fifth- Score Last: 7-11 Without a HR: 5-14 inning RBI single by C Chris Stewart (2-for-3, RBI) and to 8-2 on a sixth-inning solo home run by LF 1-Run Games: 3-9 Allow a HR: 5-12 Danny Santana (1-for-4, HR, R, RBI). RHP Hunter Wood pitched 3.0 scoreless, one-hit innings in a 2-Run Games: 3-6 Allow no HR: 11-14 spot start for the Bulls, and RHP Andrew Kittredge (W, 2-0) allowed a run over 3.0 innings in relief. 3-Run Games: 3-3 With an Error: 7-14 +3-Run Games: 7-8 Without an Error: 9-12 Santana Stays Hot: Danny Santana’s opposite-field solo homer off RHP Andrew Kittredge on April: 8-14 Vs. LH Starter: 3-8 Monday was his second blast in his last three games (#2-3)…he also launched a solo shot on 5/19 at May: 8-12 Vs. RH Starter: 13-18 Toledo (off RHP A.J. Ladwig) to spark Gwinnett’s come-from-behind 5-3 victory. Santana is batting a June: 0-0 Vs. Rehab Starter: 0-1 team-best .291 (25-for-86, 8 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 14 R, 9 RBI, 4 SB) in 21 games since 4/22. July: 0-0 Pre All-Star: 16-26 August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 ‘Pen Performers: With 5.1 scoreless innings on Monday, Stripers’ relievers are 4-3 with a 3.02 September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 2-7-4 ERA (22 ER in 65.2 IP) and two saves (2-for-3) in 19 games in May. Josh Ravin has yet to allow an earned run in 12 games with Gwinnett (3 R, 0 ER in 12.1 IP, 4 H, 7 BB, 22 SO). has not Jason Hursh VS. DURHAM (89-110 Since 2009) allowed an earned run in his last eight games (1 R, 0 ER in 10.2 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 10 SO). Evan Phillips is 2-1 with a 0.45 ERA (1 ER in 20.0 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 30 SO) over his last 12 games. Luke Jackson is ’09- ‘17 2018 ’18 Offense vs. DUR 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 9.0 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 17 SO) over his last four games. Miguel Socolovich Home: 47-47 0-4 .186, 6 HR, 19 RBI has an 11.2-inning scoreless streak spanning his last six games, including a pair of spot starts. Road: 41-57 1-2 ’18 Pitching vs. DUR Overall: 88-104 1-6 4.43 ERA, .255 BAA Fantastic Franco: Carlos Franco leads the International League in RBI (35) and ranks among IL leaders in games (T-1st, 42), at-bats (2nd, 165), home runs (2nd, 8) and total bases (T-6th, 72). Franco TEAM IL RANKINGS homered twice (#7-8) and tallied seven RBI (#29-35) in six games on the last road trip…in 24 road Batting: .236 (11th) ERA: 3.60 (7th) games this season, he is batting .309 (29-for-94, 5 2B, 6 HR, 15 R, 22 RBI, .553 SLG, .919 OPS). th th Franco, named Gwinnett’s Player of the Month for April by Atlanta (.250, 22-for-88, 5 2B, 4 HR, 11 R, Runs: 166 (8 ) Runs: 178 (6 ) Hits: 335 (8th) ER: 148 (9th) 18 RBI in 22G), is batting .234 (18-for-77, 3 2B, 4 HR, 10 R, 17 RBI) in 20 games in May. th th 2B: 81 (5 ) Innings: 369.2 (4 ) th th Rise of Riley: Austin Riley is batting .313 (10-for-32, 3 HR, 4 R, 12 RBI) over his last eight 3B: 10 (T-4 ) SO: 375 (4 ) th rd games, including a career-best three-homer, eight-RBI effort on 5/13 vs. Norfolk (4-for-5). He is just HR: 30 (6 ) BB: 150 (T-3 ) th st the second GWN player to hit three homers in a game (Derrick Mitchell, 5/9/14 at Lehigh Valley), as RBI: 162 (7 ) CG: 2 (T-1 ) th th well as the second GWN player to tally eight RBI in a game (Mauro Gomez, 7/25/11 at Norfolk). Rated Steals: 24 (T-7 ) SHO: 4 (T-4 ) th th No. 77 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, Riley is batting .286 (16-for-56, 1 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 13 RBI, OBP: .300 (14 ) Holds: 12 (T-9 ) th th 1 SB, .464 SLG, .803 OPS) in 14 games on his Triple-A debut. Between Gwinnett and Mississippi, he SLG: .371 (8 ) Saves: 5 (14 ) OPS: .671 (11th) WHIP: 1.28 (6th) is batting .316 (49-for-155, 11 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 23 R, 33 RBI, .600 SLG, .974 OPS) in 41 games. Rotation Reversal: Stripers’ starting pitchers are 4-9 with a 4.54 ERA (53 ER in 105.0 IP) in 20 TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) games in May after going 5-6 with a 2.75 ERA (32 ER in 104.2 IP) in 22 starts in April. Gwinnett has Santana (.250) Allard (2.02) used 14 different starting pitchers in 42 games this season (Allard, Blair, Fried, Gohara, Kennedy, AVG: ERA: Parsons, Pfeifer, Sanchez, Santiago, Sims, Socolovich, Soroka, Whitley, Wisler) after using 19 starters OBP: Franco (.298) WHIP: Allard (1.08) in 142 games in 2017. That 14-man group has received 87 runs of support (2.07 RPG). SLG: Santana (.450) Wins: Allard (3) OPS: Franco (.735) IP: Allard (49.0) All Good: Though he saw his rotation-best scoreless innings streak snapped at 14.1 IP on 5/19 at Hits: Franco (40) SO: Allard (36) Toledo, Kolby Allard delivered his fifth straight quality start (ND, 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 1 HB, 0 HR: Franco (8) QS: Allard (5) BB, 4 SO)…he is 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA (5 ER in 34.1 IP) and a .224 BAA (28-for-125, 2 HR, 7 BB, 23 Runs: Ruiz (24) CG: 2 Tied (1)* SO) in that five-start span. Allard, rated No. 54 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, is 3-1 with a RBI: Franco (35)* Holds: Phillips (3) 2.02 ERA (11 ER in 49.0 IP) in eight starts on his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett…he ranks among IL Steals: Carrera (7) Saves: Ravin (2) pitching leaders in innings (3rd), ERA (4th), starts (T-6th), WHIP (8th, 1.08) and BAA (10th, .223).