Gwinnett Stripers Game Notes
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Norfolk Tides (1-2, T-3rd in IL South) Gwinnett Stripers (2-1, T-1st in IL South) LHP Keegan Akin (NR) RHP Touki Toussaint (NR) Sunday, April 7, 2019 1:05 PM Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA Game #4 of 140 Home Game #4 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM Today’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue the opening six-game homestand of 2019 today with the finale of a four-game series vs. the Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles). Standings: The Stripers are tied with Charlotte (2-1) for first place in the International League Current Streak: Won 1 South Division…both teams lead Durham (T-3rd, 1-2) and Norfolk (T-3rd, 1-2) by 1.0 game. Last 10 Games: 2-1 All-Time vs. Norfolk: Gwinnett is 121-100 (.548) in 221 games vs. Norfolk since 2009 and has Long Winning Streak: 1G (1x, Current) won the season series over the Tides eight times in the previous 10 seasons (last: 2018, 13-11). Long Losing Streak: 1G (4/5) Record Since 2009: 703-728 (.491) Last Game: 3B Austin Riley blasted a pair of home runs and RHP Mike Soroka tossed 5.0 perfect innings to lead the Stripers to a 7-0 win over the Norfolk Tides Home: 2-1 Leading after 6: 2-0 last night at Coolray Field. Riley (3-for-5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI) belted (2-1) Road: 0-0 Leading after 7: 2-0 Day Games: 0-0 Leading after 8: 2-0 a two-run shot off RHP Luis Ortiz in the first inning, then added a Batting (10 Runs Scored): Night Games: 2-1 Tied after 6: 0-0 solo blast off Ortiz in the third. CF Ryan LaMarre (1-for-3, 2 RBI) .239 (22-for-92), 5 2B, 0 3B, Extra Innings: 0-0 Tied after 7: 0-0 added a sacrifice fly in the third and an RBI single in the fifth, and 3 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB Doubleheaders: 0-0 Tied after 8: 0-0 RF Travis Demeritte (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) laced a two-run double Pitching (7 Runs Allowed): Shutout W/L: 1-1 Trailing after 6: 0-1 in the fifth. Soroka (W, 1-0) retired all 15 batters he faced, striking 2.33 ERA (7 ER in 27.0 IP), Last AB W/L: 0-0 Trailing after 7: 0-1 8 BB, 27 SO, 0 QS, 1 SV out seven. RHP Andres Santiago yielded Norfolk’s only hit over Walk-Off W/L: 0-0 Trailing after 8: 0-1 2.0 frames, and LHP Grant Dayton and RHP Dan Winkler each Score First: 2-0 With a HR: 2-0 pitched 1.0 inning to finish off the one-hit shutout. Ortiz (L, 0-1) allowed four runs over 3.0 innings. Score Last: 0-0 Without a HR: 0-1 1-Run Games: 0-0 Allow a HR: 0-1 Austin Powers: Last night marked Austin Riley’s fifth career multi-homer game, his second with 2-Run Games: 1-0 Allow no HR: 2-0 Gwinnett. The two homers were his most in a game since 5/13/18, also vs. Norfolk at Coolray Field, 3-Run Games: 0-0 With an Error: 1-1 when he set a career high with three clouts (2-run, solo, grand slam) and tied Gwinnett single-game +3-Run Games: 1-1 Without an Error: 1-0 records for both homers (3) and RBI (8). Riley has now homered nine times in his last 19 games April: 2-1 Vs. LH Starter: 1-0 with the Stripers dating back to 8/21/18. He ranks among IL offensive leaders in homers (T-2nd, 2), May: 0-0 Vs. RH Starter: 1-1 total bases (4th, 11), extra-base hits (T-5th, 3), slugging (6th, .917), and OPS (9th, 1.301). June: 0-0 Vs. Rehab Starter: 0-0 July: 0-0 Pre-All-Star: 2-1 Top Prospect, Top Performance: Making his first start since 6/19/19 with Atlanta at Toronto, August: 0-0 Post-All-Star: 0-0 RHP Mike Soroka retired all 15 batters he faced over 5.0 innings last night, striking out seven in a 49- September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 0-0-0 pitch, 35-strike outing. He is currently tied for the IL lead in ERA (0.00), wins (1), BAA (.000), and WHIP (0.00). Ranked the Braves’ No. 1 prospect and No. 24 in baseball by MLB.com, Soroka is 3-1 (121-100 Since 2009) with a 1.69 ERA (6 ER in 32.0 IP), a 0.813 WHIP and a 10.7 SO/9.0 IP ratio in six career starts ’09- ‘18 2019 2019 vs. Norfolk with the Stripers (2-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.963 WHIP, 10.3 SO/9.0 IP ratio in 5 starts in 2018). Home: 66-44 2-1 Outscoring 10-7 Road: 53-55 0-0 .239, 3 HR, 9 RBI Jackson Gets the Call: The Atlanta Braves recalled C Alex Jackson from Gwinnett today, Overall: 119-99 2-1 2.33 ERA, .174 BAA placing C Brian McCann on the 10-day injured list. Jackson, the Braves’ No. 28 prospect according to MLB.com, is the first Stripers player to be promoted to Atlanta this season and is set to make his MLB debut. The 23-year-old batted .143 (1-for-7) in two games for Gwinnett this year. Batting: .239 (8th) ERA: 2.33 (1st) Folty on Rehab: Mike Foltynewicz, on the Braves’ 10-day injured list since 3/25 with a right Runs: 10 (11th) Runs: 7 (14th) elbow spur, earned the win in his first rehab start of 2019 on Thursday (5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, Hits: 22 (8th) ER: 7 (T-13th) 56p/34s). It was Folty’s third win with Gwinnett all-time, his first since 4/13/16 at Durham (6.0 IP, 2 H, 2B: 5 (T-7th) Innings: 27.0 (T-3rd) 0 R, 2 HB, 1 BB, 7 SO in 6-2 win). The 2018 National League All-Star is now 3-8 with a 2.74 ERA (27 3B: 0 (T-5th) SO: 27 (T-8th) ER in 88.2 IP) and one complete game in 17 career starts with Gwinnett (2015-16, 2019). HR: 3 (T-8th) BB: 8 (T-12th) RBI: 9 (T-11th) CG: 0 (T-1st) Rotation Domination: Gwinnett’s first three starters, Mike Foltynewicz, Bryse Wilson, and Steals: 0 (T-13th) SHO: 1 (T-1st) Mike Soroka have combined to go 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER in 15.0 IP) and a 9.00 SO/9.0 IP ratio OBP: .330 (8th) Holds: 2 (T-2nd) (15 SO in 15.0 IP). Wilson is the only starter to allow a hit thus far (4/5 vs. NOR: loss, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, SLG: .391 (6th) Saves: 1 (T-2nd) 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 SO). The Stripers’ 2.33 team ERA leads the IL by 0.15 points over Toledo (2.48). OPS: .721 (8th) WHIP: 0.89 (1st) Berryhill is Back: Manager Damon Berryhill has guided Gwinnett to a 143-141 (.504) record in (*Leads IL) 284 games over three seasons with the club. The former Atlanta Braves catcher is the sixth skipper in club history and has a career record of 561-528 (.515) in 1,089 games across 11 MiLB seasons. AVG: Ortega (.417) ERA: 2 Tied (0.00)* His previous stops include Advanced-A Bakersfield (Texas, 2008), Rookie-level Ogden (LA Dodgers, OBP: Ortega (.462) WHIP: Soroka (0.00*) 2009-13), Triple-A Albuquerque (LAD, 2014) and Triple-A Oklahoma City (LAD, 2015). SLG: Riley (.917) BAA: 2 Tied (.000*) OPS: Riley (1.301) Wins: 2 Tied (1)* New-Look Field Staff: Certified athletic trainer Nick Jensen (2nd season) is the only returnee to Hits: Ortega (5) IP: 3 Tied (5.0) Berryhill’s field staff this season. Pitching coach Mike Maroth, hitting coach Bobby Magallanes, coach 2B: 5 Tied (1) BB: 2 Tied (2) Einar Diaz, and strength and conditioning coach Paul Howey all enter their first seasons with the 3B: None SO: Soroka (7) Stripers in 2019. Maroth (4th season with Atlanta) served as the pitching coach with Advanced-A HR: Riley (2) CG: None Florida in 2018, while Howey (2nd season with Atlanta) was the S&C coach with Double-A Mississippi a Runs: 2 Tied (3) SHO: None year ago. Magallanes (bench coach with Triple-A Columbus in 2018) and Diaz (coach with the RBI: Riley (3) Holds: 2 Tied (1) Steals: None Saves: Burrows (1) Baltimore Orioles from 2013-18) are both new to the Braves organization. Prospecting: Gwinnett’s active roster features four members of the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects List: RHP Mike Soroka (24), 3B Austin Riley (37), RHP Touki Toussaint (49), and RHP Bryse Wilson (80). Soroka (1), Riley (5), Toussaint (6) and Wilson (7) are four of seven Stripers players currently ranked on the Braves’ Top 30 Prospects list by MLB.com…that list includes LHP Kolby Allard (11), LHP Thomas Burrows (18), and RHP Jacob Webb (26). Soroka (2-1, 2.00 ERA in 5 starts), Riley (.282, 12 HR, 47 RBI, .810 OPS in 75 games), Toussaint (5-0, 1.43 ERA in 8 starts), Wilson (3-0, 5.32 ERA in 5 games, 3 starts), Allard (6-4, 2.72 ERA in 19 starts), and Webb (2-2, 3.13 ERA, 11 saves in 30 games) all made their Triple-A debuts with Gwinnett last year.