INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – The Gwinnett Stripers (32-23) plated two runs in the top of the 10^th inning and held off the Indianapolis Indians (31-21) for a 7-6 win on Saturday night in game two of the three-game series at Victory Field. Adam Duvall and Alex Jackson each tallied RBIs in the 10^th, leading the Stripers to their first extra-inning win of 2019.

 

Scoring Recap:  Gwinnett took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Indianapolis starter Cam Vieaux. Ryan LaMarre made it 1-0 with an RBI double, and Jackson (11) followed with a two-run home run to left to push the lead to 3-0. Stripers’ starter Kolby Allard gave up homers to Jason Martin (5) in the second and Eric Wood (7) in the fourth to tie the game at 3-3. A two-run homer by Andres Blanco (8) in the top of the fifth off Vieaux put Gwinnett back up 5-3. The Indians cut it to 5-4 on a solo homer by Jake Elmore (3) off Grant Dayton in the eighth and tied it at 5-5 in the ninth on an RBI single by Will Craig off Chad Sobotka. In the top of the 10^th, with Blanco starting on second base and Sean Keselica on the mound, Duvall scorched an RBI double off the base of the wall in left-center for a 6-5 lead. Jackson followed with an RBI single to right for a 7-5 lead. The Indians got an RBI single from Ke’Bryan Hayes to trim the lead to 7-6 in the bottom of the 10^th, but Wes Parsons nailed down the win by picking up his first save of the season.

 

Stripers Stats: Jackson was 2-for-5 with a homer and a game-high three RBIs, while Blanco was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Duvall was 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. Allard, making his team-leading 11^th start of the season, went 5.0 innings with seven hits, three earned runs, and four strikeouts in a no-decision. Relievers Jason Creasy (H, 3), Dayton (H, 3), Sobotka (BS, 1, W, 1-0), and Parsons (S, 1) combined to allow three runs (two earned) over the final 5.0 innings.

 

Indians Stats: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jung Ho Kang, playing on a rehab assignment, was 3-for-4 with a double. Hayes and Craig each had two hits and an RBI. Vieaux went 5.0 innings with five runs on seven hits in a no-decision. Keselica (L, 1-3) yielded two runs (one earned) over 1.0 inning.

 

Postgame Notes: The Stripers raised their International League-leading home run total to 96 through 55 games. Travis Demeritte extended his IL-leading on-base streak to 34 games, going 1-for-4 with a double and a walk. Duvall returned to the lineup for the first time since May 24. With the win, Gwinnett moved into a two-way tie with Durham (also 32-23) for first place in the IL South Division.

 

Next Game (Sunday, June 2): Gwinnett at Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. RHP Patrick Weigel (0-0, 2.70 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Mitch Keller (5-0, 3.45 ERA) for the Indians. Radio Broadcast: 1:20 p.m. on 97.7 and 93.5 FM “The Other Side of the River.”

 

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The Gwinnett Stripers are the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, playing their 11^th season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga. For tickets, team merchandise or more information, visit GoStripers.com. Follow the Stripers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at GoStripers.