Fried Fans 11 in Stripers' 10-2 Win at Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. - The Gwinnett Stripers, behind 7.0 strong innings from Max Fried and a 14-hit offensive attack, throttled the Norfolk Tides 10-2 Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Harbor Park.
NORFOLK, Va. - The Gwinnett Stripers, behind 7.0 strong innings from
Fried (W, 2-3) matched a career-high with 7.0 innings and set a career best with 11 strikeouts. He allowed only three hits and one earned run.
The Stripers gave Fried plenty of run support. After Norfolk right-hander
In the top of the second, with
The only run off Fried came in the bottom of the second as
But the Stripers got the run back in the top of the sixth as Avery plated
The big inning for Gwinnett was the top of the seventh against reliever
The other run by Norfolk came in the bottom of the eighth, when Yastrzemski scored from third on a double play ball by
Brothers worked 1.0 inning with one hit, one earned run and one walk allowed.
Wojciechowski (L, 3-3) went 5.2 innings with eight hits, six earned runs, one walk allowed with four strikeouts. Snelten worked 1.0 inning with four hits and four runs (one earned) with one strikeout.
At the plate, the Stripers were led by Reed who was 3-for-5 with the homer, boosting his average to .421 in 12 games with Gwinnett thus far. Kazmar was 2-for-4 with a run, two doubles and two RBIs. Giardina was also 2-for-4 with the homer. Ruiz and Franco were each 2-for-5.
For the Tides, Rosa was 1-for-3 with a run, and Yastrzemski was 1-for-1 with a run and an RBI.
The Stripers (28-35) continue their road trip Thursday at 7:05 p.m. in Durham for the first game of a four-game set. Lefty