GWINNETT STRIPERS (22-25, 4th in SE, 9.0 GB) at DURHAM BULLS (31-16, 1st in SE, 0.5 GA) Tuesday, June 29, 2021 • 6:35 PM • Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC • Game #48 of 120 • Road Game #25 GWN: RHP Nolan Kingham (Triple-A Debut) vs. DUR: RHP Joe Ryan (2-3, 4.04 ERA) STRIPERS MEDIA RELATIONS: Dave Lezotte ([email protected]), Collin Perry ([email protected]) TWITTER: @GoStripers MEDIA CENTER: GoStripers.com/Media TONIGHT: The Stripers continue a 12-game, 13-day road KAZ CLIMBING CAREER LISTS: Over eight seasons with LAST GAME (6/27) trip with game one of a six-game series vs. the Durham Gwinnett dating back to 2013, Sean Kazmar Jr. is batting STREAKS F/9 (2:40) R H E Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays) at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. .266 (637-for-2,397, 131 2B, 12 3B, 41 HR, 290 R, 284 RBI, Current Streak: L3 Gwinnett 2 7 0 Gwinnett looks to snap a three-game road losing streak 24 SB) in 698 games. He holds Gwinnett career records for Last 10 Games: 3-7 Norfolk 4 7 0 with a win in their first game at Durham since the 2019 games, at-bats, hits, total bases (915), doubles, runs, and Long Winning Streak: W: E. Phillips (1-0) regular season finale (won 8-5 on 9/2/19). RBI. “Kaz” is also just 20 hits shy of tying the Atlanta Braves 4G (2x, last: 5/25-5/28) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO Triple-A record (Richmond/Gwinnett combined history). Long Losing Streak: L: J. Rodriguez (0-2) COOLING TREND: After opening the season 9-3 (.750) and 6G (5/18-5/23) No. 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 SO, 1 HR leading the Triple-A East Southeast Division by 1.0 game GWINNETT CAREER LEADERS Triples 1. Jose Constanza (2011-14) 13 S: D. Knight (2) through 5/17, the Stripers are 13-22 (.371) in the last 35 2. Sean Kazmar Jr. (2013-Current) 12 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO games, falling to fourth place (season-high 9.0 GB). With a SOUTHEAST Homers 1. Ernesto Mejia (2012-14) 59 GWN: 22-25 (.468) record overall, Gwinnett is three games under STANDINGS .500 for the first time since 8/22/18 (62-65, .488). 2. Stefan Gartrell (2011-13) 54 Arcia: 3-4, SB T-3. Sean Kazmar Jr. (2013-Current) 41 W-L PCT GB Waters: 1-4, R, SB T-3. Joey Terdoslavich (2012-15) 41 DUR 31-16 .660 --- DOUBLE-DIGIT DOMINANCE: The Stripers are 8-0 (1.000) NOR: ATLANTA BRAVES TRIPLE-A CAREER LEADERS No. NAS 30-16 .652 0.5 Mejias-Brean: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI when scoring 10-plus runs this season, and have yet to allow an opponent to top nine runs in a game (have yielded Hits 1. Larry Whisenton ('76-'81, '83-'85) 657 JAX 26-20 .565 4.5 nine runs five times). Gwinnett is 13-9 (.591) in games 2. Damon Hollins ('96-'98, '01-'04) 648 GWN 22-25 .468 9.0 3. Paul Runge ('81-'84, '86-'87) 642 ROAD TRIP decided by more than three runs, compared to 9-16 (.360) NOR 20-25 .444 10.0 4. Sean Kazmar Jr. (2013-Current) 637 CLT 18-28 .391 12.5 (1-5 @ NOR, 0-0 @ DUR) in games decided by three-or-less runs. MEM 18-30 .375 13.5 Batting (17 RS) is riding a seven-game hitting KINGHAM DEBUTS: RHP Nolan Kingham is set to start JOLTS IN JUNE: Ryan Goins .198 (37-187) streak since 6/18, batting .429 (9-for-21, 1 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, and make his Triple-A debut tonight. The 24-year-old was promoted today from Double-A Mississippi, where he went .976 OPS) in that span. Through 19 games in June, he is RECORD 16 RBI, 5 SB 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA and .234 BAA in nine starts. He hasn't batting a team-best .322 (19-for-59, 3 2B, 7 R, 6 RBI, .793 BREAKDOWN Pitching (30 RA) OPS), raising his season average from .231 to .274. Phillip allowed a run over his last three starts since 6/12 (3-0), 803-811 5.80 ERA Ervin leads the team in homers (4) and RBI (11) this month, All-Time: totaling 22.0 IP (12 H, 2 BB, 17 SO) in that span. 13-10 (29 ER in 45.0 IP) despite hitting just .105 (6-for-57). Home: 9-15 0 SV, 0 QS Road: ORLANDO, ON BASE: Orlando Arcia has reached base Day Games: 3-5 , batting ALRIGHT, WE'RE SLAMMIN': Ryan Casteel belted a game- safely in 42 of 46 games (91.3%) with Gwinnett Night Games: 19-20 .312 (58-for-186, 11 2B, 11 HR, 39 R, 26 RBI, 5 SB, 20 winning grand slam (off LHP Zac Lowther) in Thursday's VS. DURHAM Extra Innings: 4-3 BB, .926 OPS). He posted a team-best 14-game on-base 6-2 win at Norfolk, already the third slam by a Stripers Doubleheaders: 2-2 (112-129 SINCE 2009) streak from 6/5-6/23 (.333, 17-for-51, 4 2B, 3 HR, 11 R, 8 player this year (Abraham Almonte on 5/7 at CLT, Alex Shutout W/L: 4-3 ‘09-’19 2021 RBI, 1 SB, 6 BB), his second double-digit on-base streak Jackson on 5/27 vs. MEM). It was Casteel's second career Last At-Bat W/L: 7-5 Home: 59-57 0-0 of the year (opened with a 13-game streak from 5/4-5/18). grand slam, first since 7/20/13 with Advanced-A Modesto at Road: 53-72 0-0 Rancho Cucamonga (1-for-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI). Walk-Off W/L: 3-2 Total: 112-129 0-0 ARCIA AMONG TRIPLE-A EAST TOP 10 (ENTERING 6/29) Score First: 14-10 is 12-for-13 (92.3%) in 8-15 ‘21 vs. GWN DUR Stat No. Rank Stat No. Rank GORE-Y DETAILS: Terrance Gore Score Second: Runs 39 1st Homers 11 T-5th stolen base attempts over 17 games, including a pair of 1-Run Games: 7-9 Runs: 0 0 Hits 58 1st Batting .312 8th two-steal games (5/18 at NAS, 6/18 vs. NAS). Entering 2-Run Games: 1-3 AVG: .000 .000 Total Bases 102 2nd Doubles 11 T-9th 6/29, he ranks tied for third in Triple-A East in steals (12). 3-Run Games: 1-4 ERA: 0.00 0.00 XBH 22 T-4th Gore has 348 career steals in 805 MiLB and MLB games. +3-Run Games: 13-9 May: 14-10 Entering 6/29, Gwinnett ranks second LEAGUE RANKINGS YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE JOHAN: Johan Camargo has 'PEN PRODUCERS: June: 8-15 in Triple-A Baseball in relief ERA (2.92, 69 ER in 212.1 IP). Stripers Batting hit safely in 12 of 15 games since 6/10, batting .368 (21- July: 0-0 • RH Jay Flaa: Has not allowed an earned run in 10 0-0 AVG: .242 (T-11th) for-57, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 R, 7 RBI, .990 OPS) with six August: multi-hit efforts in that span. Career with Gwinnett since games with Gwinnett (1 R in 11.0 IP, 7 H, 9 BB, 15 SO). September: 0-0 OBP: .339 (8th) 2017, he has tallied hits in 67 of 89 games (75.3%), batting • RH Trevor Kelley: Has allowed runs in two of 13 games Leading after 6: 16-4 SLG: .405 (12th) .331 (115-for-347, 23 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 62 R, 59 RBI, 1 SB, (1.72 ERA, 3 ER in 15.2 IP, 13 H, 6 BB, 15 SO). Leading after 7: 16-1 OPS: .744 (9th) .930 OPS) with 33 multi-hit efforts. • LH Dylan Lee: Has a 1.46 ERA (2 ER in 12.1 IP) and Leading after 8: 17-0 239 (8th) Runs: .163 BAA over his last nine games since 5/26. Tied after 6: 4-2 CAMARGO AMONG TRIPLE-A EAST TOP 10 (ENTERING 6/29) Doubles: 75 (9th) Tied after 7: 4-4 Stat No. Rank Stat No. Rank Triples: 5 (T-15th) THE BRYSE-MAN COMETH: RHP Bryse Wilson lost for just Tied after 8: 2-1 OBP .409 7th Batting .307 T-9th Homers: 56 (11th) the second time in his last 13 Triple-A starts on Friday at Trailing after 6: 2-19 Runs 29 T-8th Norfolk (5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 3 HR). He is 10-2 Steals: 46 (T-4th) Trailing after 7: 1-20 with a 2.76 ERA (24 ER in 78.1 IP), .256 BAA, 20 walks, Stripers Pitching Trailing after 8: 1-22 and 69 strikeouts in his last 13 outings with Gwinnett dating Low ERA: 4.00 (4th) TOUKI ON REHAB: Atlanta Braves RHP Touki Toussaint With HR: 18-12 back to 7/21/19. In seven Triple-A starts this year, he is 4-2 Low BAA: .241 (T-8th) made his first rehab start for the Stripers on Saturday at Without HR: 4-13 Norfolk (ND, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 HB), his first with a 4.70 ERA (20 ER in 38.1 IP) and one complete game.