th rd Gwinnett Stripers (35-46, 4 in IL South, 11.5 GB) Charlotte Knights (37-44, 3 in IL South, 9.5 GB) LHP Kolby Allard (5-3, 2.60 ERA) AT RHP Carson Fulmer (3-4, 4.46 ERA) Sunday, July 1, 2018 5:05 PM BB&T Ballpark, Charlotte, NC Game #82 of 140 Road Game #45 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM = Tonight’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue a nine-day, 10-game road trip tonight with the 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN finale of a four-game series vs. the Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox). In the South: The Stripers (35-46) are fourth in the IL South Division, trailing Durham (1st, 46-34) Current Streak: Won 1 by 11.5 games, Norfolk (2nd, 41-38) by 7.0 games and Charlotte (3rd, 37-44) by 2.0 games. Last 10 Games: 2-8 All-Time vs. Charlotte: Gwinnett is 107-108 (.498) in 215 prior meetings with Charlotte, winning Long Winning Streak: 5 Games (5/26-5/31) the season series four times in nine years: 2011 (13-8), 2013 (13-9), 2014 (13-9) and 2017 (14-11). Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (6/23-6/29) Last Game: The Stripers snapped a season-long eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Record Since 2009: 666-704 (.486) Charlotte Knights last night at BB&T Ballpark. Gwinnett took a 2-0 Home: 16-21 Leading after 6: 26-6 lead in the first inning on an RBI fielder’s choice by LF Preston ROAD TRIP (1-6) Road: 19-25 Leading after 7: 28-4 Tucker (0-for-4, RBI) and a sacrifice fly by DH Dustin Peterson Batting (26 Runs Scored): Day Games: 11-11 Leading after 8: 24-2 (0-for-2, RBI), but Charlotte tied it at 2-2 in the third on a two-run .237 (53-for-224), 13 2B, 0 3B, Night Games: 24-35 Tied after 6: 3-9 home run by Jose Rondon. The Stripers answered back with an 5 HR, 25 RBI, 3 SB Extra Innings: 1-8 Tied after 7: 1-9 RBI single from 3B Phil Gosselin (1-for-4, R, RBI) to pull ahead Pitching (34 Runs Allowed): Doubleheaders: 6-4 Tied after 8: 2-8 3-2 in the fourth. LHP Luiz Gohara (W, 1-3) exited after allowing 5.27 ERA (32 ER in 54.2 IP), Shutout W/L: 7-4 Trailing after 6: 4-31 two runs on three hits over 5.0 innings. 1B Rio Ruiz (2-for-5, HR, 28 BB, 56 SO, 0 QS, 1 SV Last AB W/L: 5-14 Trailing after 7: 4-33 2 R, 2 RBI) belted a two-run homer in the seventh to raise the Walk-Off W/L: 1-7 Trailing after 8: 1-32 Score First: 22-15 With a HR: 26-20 lead to 5-2. RHP Jason Hursh (H, 4) gave up a run in the seventh, but LHP Chad Bell (H, 2) and Score Last: 16-18 Without a HR: 9-26 RHP Jacob Webb (H, 1) combined to strand two inherited runners. RHP Evan Phillips (S, 7) struck 1-Run Games: 9-17 Allow a HR: 12-21 out two in a perfect ninth. Knights’ RHP Michael Kopech (L, 3-6) yielded three runs over 6.0 innings. 2-Run Games: 6-10 Allow no HR: 23-25 End of the Slide: Last night’s win was Gwinnett’s first since sweeping a doubleheader on 6/22 vs. 3-Run Games: 5-6 With an Error: 15-25 +3-Run Games: 15-13 Without an Error: 20-21 Columbus (5-1 and 5-0 wins). The Stripers were outscored by opponents 48-30 on the eight-game April: 8-14 Vs. LH Starter: 7-17 losing streak from 6/23-6/29, batting .238 (62-for-261, 16 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 2 SB) and posting a May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 28-29 6.12 ERA (44 ER in 64.2 IP, 9 HR, 37 BB, 70 SO) in that span. June: 11-19 Vs. Rehab Starter: 1-2 July: 0-0 Pre All-Star: 35-46 Rio Ruiz enters play riding a five-game hitting streak (.500, 11-for-22, 2 2B, 1 His Name is Rio: August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 HR, 6 R, 7 RBI), five-game RBI streak (7 RBI, #33-39) and team-best four-game multi-hit streak September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 8-11-5 (.526, 10-for-19, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI). On Friday, he matched his career high with four hits (4-for-5, 2B, R, RBI), just his second four-hit game in seven pro seasons (also on 4/14/14 with Advanced-A VS. CHARLOTTE (107-108 Since 2009) Lancaster at High Desert, 4-for-5, 2 2B, HR, R, 5 RBI). Ruiz currently ranks among IL leaders in games (1st, 81), at-bats (1st, 311), runs (2nd, 45), hits (7th, 81), doubles (T-8th, 19) and RBI (T-9th, 39). ’09- ‘17 2018 ’18 Offense vs. CHA Home: 54-47 2-2 .283, 8 HR, 50 RBI Reed, Between the Lines: Michael Reed ranks second in the IL in batting since joining the Road: 48-56 3-3 ’18 Pitching vs. CHA Stripers on 5/29, hitting .369 (38-for-103, 8 2B, 5 HR, 17 R, 15 RBI, 1 SB, 20 BB, .480 OBP, .592 Overall: 102-103 5-5 3.62 ERA, .241 BAA SLG, 1.072 OPS) in 30 games. Only Francisco Mejia of Columbus has posted a higher average since 5/29 (.443 in 26G). Reed leads Braves’ full-season minor leaguers in batting with a .337 average TEAM IL RANKINGS (82-for-243, 21 2B, 9 HR, 50 R, 29 RBI, 50 BB, 7 SB, .460 OBP, .535 SLG, .995 OPS) in 74 games. Batting: .241 (11th) ERA: 3.65 (6th) Closing Time: Evan Phillips locked down his team-leading seventh save last night (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 Runs: 321 (T-8th) Runs: 322 (9th) R, 0 BB, 2 SO). He is 4-4 with a 2.09 ERA, .200 BAA (27-for-135, 1 HR, 14 BB, 58 SO) and seven Hits: 638 (10th) ER: 281 (9th) saves (7-for-8, 87.5%) in 29 outings with Gwinnett this season, and ranks among IL relief leaders in 2B: 143 (9th) Innings: 692.2 (7th) SO/9.0 IP ratio (4th, 13.50), games (T-7th) and saves (T-8th). Atlanta selected his contract on 6/24, but 3B: 15 (6th) SO: 681 (4th) Phillips did not make his Major League debut before being optioned back to Gwinnett on 6/25. HR: 61 (7th) BB: 283 (3rd) RBI: 307 (7th) CG: 3 (T-1st) Fantastic Franco: Carlos Franco enters the day tied for the IL lead in RBI with 50 (Brandon th th nd rd Steals: 35 (11 ) SHO: 7 (5 ) Barnes of Columbus also has 50). He also ranks among IL leaders in games (2 , 79), homers (T-3 , th th th th th th OBP: .306 (14 ) Holds: 26 (T-7 ) 11), at-bats (4 , 292), runs (T-7 , 39), total bases (9 , 124) and extra-base hits (T-9 , 28). Though SLG: .375 (10th) Saves: 15 (T-11th) he’s 0-for-15 in four games since posting a 14-game on-base streak from 6/12-6/25, Franco is still OPS: .681 (12th) WHIP: 1.31 (6th) hitting a solid .258 (25-for-97, 5 2B, 2 HR, 10 R, 11 RBI) in 28 games since the start of June. All Good: Kolby Allard is 5-3 with a 2.60 ERA (25 ER in 86.2 IP) and a .240 BAA (75-for-313, 6 TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) HR, 24 BB, 67 SO) in 14 starts on his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett, including a team-best 10-game AVG: Santana (.279) ERA: Allard (2.60) quality start streak from 4/28-6/21 (4-1, 2.17 ERA, 16 ER in 66.1 IP, .248 BAA). Rated No. 50 on the OBP: Franco (.317) WHIP: Allard (1.14) th MLB.com “Top 100 Prospects” list, Allard currently ranks among IL pitching leaders in ERA (4 ), WHIP SLG: Santana (.539) BAA: Allard (.240) th th th th (4 , 1.14), fewest baserunners/9.0 IP ratio for starters (4 , 10.49), innings (5 ) and wins (T-10 ). OPS: Santana (.839) Wins: Allard (5) All-Star Trio: On 6/27, the International League selected Stripers’ LHP Kolby Allard, 1B Carlos Hits: Ruiz (81) IP: Allard (86.2) HR: 2 Tied (11) SO: Allard (67) Franco and RHP Evan Phillips to the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game (7/11 in Columbus, OH). The three Runs: Ruiz (45) CG: Wisler (2)* selections are tied for second-most in Gwinnett history and the most since 2011 (4, Jose Constanza, RBI: Franco (50)* Holds: 2 Tied (4) Stefan Gartrell, Mauro Gomez, Julio Teheran). It is Franco’s first All-Star selection at any level, while Steals: Santana (8) Saves: Phillips (7) it is the second for both Allard (2017, Southern League) and Phillips (2016, Carolina League). Peterson Producing: Dustin Peterson extended his on-base streak to 15 games last night (0-for-2, BB, RBI). He’s batting .302 (16-for-53, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, 7 BB) on the streak since 6/17, passing Carlos Franco (14G, 6/12-6/25) for the longest by a Striper this season.