Gwinnett Stripers (47-53, T-3rd in IL South, 9.5 GB) Lehigh Valley IronPigs (60-39, 1st in IL North, 7.5 GA) LHP Luiz Gohara (1-4, 5.88 ERA) AT RHP Enyel De Los Santos (9-3, 1.89 ERA) Tuesday, July 24, 2018 7:05 PM Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA Game #101 of 140 Road Game #52 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM Tonight’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers start a six-game road trip tonight with the opener of a 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN three-game series vs. the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A, Philadelphia Phillies). IL Standings: The Stripers (47-53) are tied alongside Charlotte (47-53) for third in the International Current Streak: Won 3 st nd League South Division. Both clubs trail Durham (1 , 56-43) by 9.5 games and Norfolk (2 , 53-46) by Last 10 Games: 8-2 6.5 games. Gwinnett’s .470 winning percentage is tied for ninth in the 14-team circuit. Long Winning Streak: 5 Games (2x, last: 7/14-7/18) All-Time vs. Lehigh Valley: Gwinnett is 30-42 (.417) in 72 prior games vs. Lehigh Valley, winning Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (6/23-6/29) the season series three times in nine seasons: 2009 (6-2), 2010 (6-2) and 2015 (5-2). Record Since 2009: 678-711 (.488) th Last Game: The Stripers earned just their second extra-inning win of the season (2-9, .182, 14 in Home: 25-24 Leading after 6: 33-7 IL) on Sunday, beating the Pawtucket Red Sox 4-3 in 10 innings Road: 22-29 Leading after 7: 37-5 at Coolray Field. RF Rio Ruiz (1-for-5, RBI) delivered the walk-off LAST HOMESTAND (6-1) Day Games: 13-11 Leading after 8: 33-2 winner, singling off LHP Josh D. Smith (L, 5-5) to score C Chris Batting (34 Runs Scored): Night Games: 34-42 Tied after 6: 7-10 Stewart (0-for-4, R) from second base with one out. Gwinnett .333 (80-for-240), 17 2B, 3 3B, Extra Innings: 2-9 Tied after 7: 3-9 held a 3-2 lead through six innings, but Pawtucket tied it up in the 3 HR, 33 RBI, 5 SB Doubleheaders: 6-4 Tied after 8: 5-9 eighth on Kyle Wren’s inside-the-park solo homer off RHP Miguel Pitching (28 Runs Allowed): Shutout W/L: 8-5 Trailing after 6: 5-36 Socolovich (BS, 1). RHP Jacob Webb and RHP Jason Hursh 3.38 ERA (24 ER in 64.0 IP), Last AB W/L: 10-17 Trailing after 7: 5-39 (W, 2-4) each tossed 1.0 scoreless inning to hold the 3-3 tie. The 21 BB, 62 SO, 2 QS, 2 SV Walk-Off W/L: 5-9 Trailing after 8: 1-38 Score First: 30-16 With a HR: 31-23 Stripers also got RBI hits from SS Luis Marte (3-for-5, RBI), LF Score Last: 25-20 Without a HR: 16-30 (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) and DH (2-for-3, 2 2B, R, RBI) as they Dustin Peterson Alex Jackson swept the 1-Run Games: 15-20 Allow a HR: 15-24 home series vs. the PawSox for the second straight season (6-0 since 2017). 2-Run Games: 7-10 Allow no HR: 32-29 Walk It Off: Sunday’s game marked Gwinnett’s second straight walk-off win, the club’s fifth of the 3-Run Games: 7-6 With an Error: 22-30 +3-Run Games: 18-17 Without an Error: 25-23 season. The Stripers earned three walk-off wins on the last homestand, two on hits from Rio Ruiz th th April: 8-14 Vs. LH Starter: 10-17 (2-run HR in 9 for 4-2 win on 7/18 vs. IND, RBI single in 10 for 4-3 win on 7/22 vs. PAW) and one on 16-13 37-36 th May: Vs. RH Starter: a hit from Jonathan Morales (RBI single in 9 for 5-4 win on 7/21 vs. PAW). Gwinnett has won three June: 11-19 Vs. Rehab Starter: 3-2 th straight games in the last at-bat, including 7/20 (Alex Jackson 2-run triple in 8 for 7-4 win vs. PAW). July: 12-7 Pre All-Star: 38-51 August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 9-2 This is Why We’re Hot: The Stripers are 12-3 (.800) since 7/5, outscoring opponents 76-51 September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 12-13-6 in that span. Gwinnett has batted .323 (170-for-527, 31 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 74 RBI, 8 SB) and posted a 2.78 ERA (42 ER in 136.0 IP, 37 BB, 130 SO, 8 QS, 5 SV) over the 15-game stretch. VS. LEHIGH VALLEY (30-42 Since 2009) His Name is Rio: Rio Ruiz has hit safely in 22 of his last 24 games since 6/26, ranking eighth ’09- ‘17 2018 2018 vs. LHV in the IL in batting in that span (.340, 36-for-106, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 16 R, 27 RBI). The hot stretch Home: 14-21 0-3 Outscored 16-5 has raised his RBI total to 59, tied with Brandon Barnes of Columbus for the IL lead. Ruiz also ranks in Road: 16-18 0-0 .212, 2 HR, 5 RBI st st nd nd th the IL top 10 in games (1 , 100), at-bats (1 , 395), runs (2 , 55), hits (T-2 , 106), total bases (4 , Overall: 30-39 0-3 5.33 ERA, .274 BAA 155) and triples (T-6th, 4). He batted .276 (8-for-29, 2 3B, 2 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI) on the homestand. TEAM IL RANKINGS Multi-Hit Marte: Luis Marte leads the IL in batting since joining Gwinnett on 7/12, hitting .476 (20-for-42, 2 2B, 5 R, 10 RBI, 1 SB, .488 OBP, .524 SLG, 1.012 OPS) in 10 games. He has hit safely Batting: .253 (7th) ERA: 3.69 (6th) in nine of 10 games with the Stripers, including seven multi-hit games and an active eight-game Runs: 412 (7th) Runs: 406 (8th) hitting streak (.500, 17-for-34, 2 2B, 5 R, 9 RBI since 7/15). Marte ranks eighth in MiLB in batting in Hits: 839 (5th) ER: 354 (8th) July (.429, 30-for-70, 3 2B, 10 R, 11 RBI, 3 SB in 19G between Gwinnett and Mississippi). 2B: 176 (8th) Innings: 862.1 (T-5th) 3B: 20 (T-5th) SO: 846 (3rd) Powered by Peterson: Dustin Peterson enters play riding a 10-game hitting streak (.364, 16- HR: 71 (8th) BB: 346 (3rd) for-44, 5 2B, 2 HR, 8 R, 6 RBI) dating back to 7/13. He ranks ninth in the IL in batting in July, RBI: 395 (7th) CG: 3 (T-1st) hitting .329 (25-for-76, 5 2B, 3 HR, 11 R, 11 RBI, 1 SB, .386 OBP, .513 SLG, .899 OPS) in 19 games. Steals: 43 (12th) SHO: 8 (T-5th) Peterson is batting a team-best .270 with nine homers and 40 RBI in 74 games this year, eight more OBP: .316 (11th) Holds: 32 (T-6th) clouts than his entire injury-shortened Triple-A debut in 2017 (.248, 1 HR, 30 RBI in 87G). th th SLG: .382 (9 ) Saves: 20 (T-12 ) OPS: .698 (9th) WHIP: 1.34 (8th) All Good: Including Sunday’s start (ND, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO), Kolby Allard is 6-4 with a 2.80 ERA (34 ER in 109.1 IP), a .249 BAA (99-for-398, 6 HR, 33 BB, 87 SO) and 11 quality TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) starts in 18 starts on his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett. The 20-year-old ranks among IL pitching leaders th th th th th th in ERA (4 ), innings (T-4 ), starts (T-7 ), strikeouts (T-8 ), WHIP (9 , 1.21) and wins (T-9 ). AVG: Peterson (.270) ERA: Allard (2.80) OBP: Peterson (.328) WHIP: Allard (1.21) Stripers’ starting pitchers are 6-2 with a 2.28 ERA (22 ER in 87.0 IP) and Rotation Domination: SLG: Peterson (.421) BAA: Allard (.249) eight quality starts over the last 15 games since 7/5 (team is 12-3 in that span). OPS: Peterson (.749) Wins: 2 Tied (6) Wes Parsons: Is 6-2 with a 2.88 ERA (18 ER in 56.1 IP) in 10 games (9 starts) with Gwinnett in Hits: Ruiz (106) IP: Allard (109.1) 2018. He leads Braves’ full-season MiLB pitchers in ERA (2.31, 22 ER in 85.2 IP with GWN, MIS). HR: Franco (12) SO: Allard (87) Lucas Sims: Is 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA (17 ER in 69.0 IP) in 13 starts with Gwinnett this year, and Runs: Ruiz (55) CG: Wisler (2)* was named IL Pitcher of the Week for 7/2-7/8 (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 ER in 14.0 IP, 0 BB, 19 SO). RBI: Ruiz (59)* Holds: Hursh (5) Touki Toussaint: Is 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA (4 ER in 12.1 IP) over two starts on his Triple-A debut. In Steals: Santana (8) Saves: Phillips (7) 18 starts between Gwinnett and Mississippi, he’s 5-6 with a 2.93 ERA (32 ER in 98.1 IP) and 120 th strikeouts (12 in MiLB).