th st Gwinnett Stripers (35-47, 4 in IL South, 12.5 GB) Durham Bulls (47-34, 1 in IL South, 5.5 GA) LHP Michael Mader (1-0, 3.21 ERA) AT RHP Zach Lee (1-1, 3.46 ERA) Monday, July 2, 2018 6:35 PM Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC Game #83 of 140 Road Game #46 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM = Tonight’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue a season-long 10-game road trip tonight with the 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN opener of a two-game series against the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays). Standings: The Stripers (35-47) are fourth in the International League South Division, trailing Current Streak: Lost 1 Durham (1st, 47-34) by a season-high 12.5 games, Norfolk (2nd, 41-39) by 7.0 games and Charlotte Last 10 Games: 1-9 rd th (3 , 38-44) by 3.0 games. Gwinnett’s .427 winning percentage is 12 in the 14-team circuit. Long Winning Streak: 5 Games (5/26-5/31) All-Time vs. Durham: Gwinnett is 95-111 (.461) in 206 prior meetings with Durham and has won Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (6/23-6/29) the season series vs. the Bulls three times in nine years: 2010 (12-9), 2012 (11-10) and 2015 (12-9). Record Since 2009: 666-705 (.486) Last Game: The Stripers fell to 9-18 (.333, 14th in IL) in one-run games this season with a 7-6 loss Home: 16-21 Leading after 6: 26-6 to the Charlotte Knights last night at BB&T Ballpark. Gwinnett Road: 19-26 Leading after 7: 28-4 pitchers combined to walk nine batters, with LHP Rex Brothers ROAD TRIP (1-7) Day Games: 11-11 Leading after 8: 24-2 Night Games: 24-36 Tied after 6: 3-10 (L, 2-3) issuing three in the eighth, including a game-winning Batting (32 Runs Scored): Extra Innings: 1-8 Tied after 7: 1-9 bases-loaded walk to Dustin Garneau. The Stripers had led 5-3 .241 (63-for-261), 13 2B, 0 3B, Doubleheaders: 6-4 Tied after 8: 2-8 through three innings thanks to a second-inning grand slam by 6 HR, 30 RBI, 3 SB Shutout W/L: 7-4 Trailing after 6: 4-31 3B Rio Ruiz (1-for-5, HR, R, 4 RBI) off RHP Carson Fulmer, but Pitching (41 Runs Allowed): Last AB W/L: 5-15 Trailing after 7: 4-34 the Knights cut it to 5-4 in the fourth and put the tying run on base 5.60 ERA (39 ER in 62.2 IP), Walk-Off W/L: 1-7 Trailing after 8: 1-33 37 BB, 63 SO, 0 QS, 1 SV against LHP Kolby Allard in the sixth. RHP Elian Leyva (BS, 1) Score First: 22-15 With a HR: 26-21 replaced Allard and threw two wild pitches, scoring the tying run. Score Last: 16-18 Without a HR: 9-26 Charlotte took a 6-5 lead on Garneau’s RBI double off Leyva in the seventh, but C Sal Giardina (2-for- 1-Run Games: 9-18 Allow a HR: 12-21 4, RBI) stroked a game-tying single to knot the game at 6-6 in the eighth. RHP Ian Hamilton (W, 1-0) 2-Run Games: 6-10 Allow no HR: 23-26 held the Knights’ 7-6 lead, retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth. 3-Run Games: 5-6 With an Error: 15-26 +3-Run Games: 15-13 Without an Error: 20-21 Cold Snap: The Stripers are 1-9 over the last 10 games, outscored by opponents 58-41 in that April: 8-14 Vs. LH Starter: 7-17 span. Gwinnett is batting .236 (78-for-330, 16 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 3 SB) and posting a 5.95 ERA May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 28-30 (54 ER in 81.2 IP, 10 HR, 49 BB, 86 SO) in the 10-game stretch. The club had gone 10-4 over the June: 11-19 Vs. Rehab Starter: 1-2 previous 14 games from 6/9-6/22, outscoring opponents 60-35, batting .261 (113-for-433, 23 2B, 2 3B, July: 0-1 Pre All-Star: 35-47 12 HR, 58 RBI, 2 SB) and posting a 2.47 ERA (31 ER in 113.0 IP, 10 HR, 36 BB, 114 SO). August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 8-12-5 His Name is Rio: Rio Ruiz enters play riding a six-game hitting streak (.444, 12-for-27, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 R, 11 RBI) and six-game RBI streak (11 RBI, #33-43), both his longest this season. Last night, VS. DURHAM (95-111 Since 2009) Ruiz crushed his third career grand slam (off RHP Carson Fulmer), his first at the Triple-A level. He also hit grand slams on 6/11/14 with Advanced-A Lancaster vs. Rancho Cucamonga and 8/27/13 with ’09- ‘17 2018 2018 vs. Durham Class-A Quad Cities at Burlington. Ruiz currently ranks among IL leaders in games (1st, 82), at-bats Home: 47-47 3-4 Outscored 58-56 (1st, 316), runs (2nd, 46), hits (7th, 82), RBI (7th, 43), doubles (T-9th, 19) and total bases (T-10th, 120). Road: 41-57 4-3 .218, 14 HR, 52 RBI Overall: 88-104 7-7 3.53 ERA, .247 BAA All About Allard: Kolby Allard is 0-1 with a 6.55 ERA (8 ER in 11.0 IP) over his last two starts after posting 10-straight quality starts from 4/28-6/21 (4-1, 2.17 ERA, 16 ER in 66.1 IP). Allard is 5-3 TEAM IL RANKINGS with a 2.93 ERA (30 ER in 92.0 IP) in 15 total starts on his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett, ranking Batting: .241 (11th) ERA: 3.70 (6th) rd th th th th among IL pitching leaders in innings (3 ), starts (T-5 ), ERA (6 ), WHIP (8 , 1.20) and wins (T-10 ). Runs: 327 (8th) Runs: 329 (8th) The 20-year-old is currently ranked No. 50 on the MLB.com “Top 100 Prospects” list. Hits: 648 (10th) ER: 288 (9th) th th nd 2B: 143 (9 ) Innings: 700.2 (7 ) Franco Among Leaders: Carlos Franco enters play ranking among IL leaders in RBI (2 , 50), th th nd rd th th th 3B: 15 (6 ) SO: 688 (T-4 ) games (2 , 80), home runs (T-3 , 11), at-bats (4 , 297), runs (T-7 , 39), total bases (9 , 125) and th rd th HR: 62 (T-7 ) BB: 292 (3 ) extra-base hits (T-9 , 28)…he also leads the league in strikeouts (117). After posting a season-best RBI: 312 (7th) CG: 3 (T-1st) 14-game on-base streak from 6/12-6/25 (.292, 14-for-48, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 R, 8 RBI, 9 BB), Franco is Steals: 35 (11th) SHO: 7 (5th) batting just .050 (1-for-20, 1 R, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 11 SO) over his last five games. th th OBP: .307 (14 ) Holds: 26 (T-7 ) SLG: .374 (10th) Saves: 15 (T-12th) Reed, Between the Lines: The Braves selected the contract of Michael Reed from Gwinnett OPS: .681 (11th) WHIP: 1.32 (8th) today. Reed ranked second in the IL in batting from 5/29-7/1, hitting .369 (38-for-103, 8 2B, 5 HR, 17 R, 15 RBI, 1 SB, 20 BB, .480 OBP, .592 SLG, 1.072 OPS) in 30 games. He leads Braves’ full- TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) season minor leaguers with a .337 average (82-for-243, 21 2B, 9 HR, 50 R, 29 RBI, 7 SB in 74G). AVG: Santana (.279) ERA: Allard (2.93) Closing Time: The Braves also recalled Evan Phillips from Gwinnett today. Phillips is 4-4 with a OBP: Franco (.315) WHIP: Allard (1.20) 2.09 ERA (9 ER in 38.2 IP), a .200 BAA and seven saves (7-for-8, 87.5%) in 29 outings with the SLG: Santana (.539) BAA: Allard (.246) rd th th Stripers, ranking among IL relief leaders in SO/9.0 IP ratio (3 , 13.50), games (T-7 ) and saves (T-8 ). OPS: Santana (.839) Wins: Allard (5) th th He is set to become the 78 Gwinnett player to make his Major League debut (5 this season). Hits: Ruiz (82) IP: Allard (92.0) HR: 2 Tied (11) SO: Allard (71) All-Star Trio: On 6/27, the International League selected Stripers’ LHP Kolby Allard, 1B Carlos Runs: Ruiz (46) CG: Wisler (2)* Franco and RHP Evan Phillips to the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game (7/11 in Columbus, OH). It is RBI: Franco (50) Holds: 2 Tied (4) Franco’s first All-Star selection at any level, while it is the second for both Allard (2017, Double-A Steals: Santana (8) Saves: Phillips (7) Southern League) and Phillips (2016, Advanced-A Carolina League). Peterson Producing: Dustin Peterson extended his on-base streak to 16 games last night (2-for-5). He’s batting .310 (18-for-58, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, 7 BB) on the streak since 6/17, the longest by a Striper this season. Rated the Braves’ No. 15 prospect by MLB.com, Peterson is batting .252 (54-for-214, 11 2B, 6 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, 1 SB, .309 OBP, .388 SLG, .697 OPS) in 56 games in his second season with Gwinnett.