Gosselin, Tucker Propel Stripers to 3-2 Victory Over Memphis

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Phil Gosselin and Preston Tucker drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning as the Gwinnett Stripers (20-20) took down the Memphis Redbirds (21-19) 3-2 on Friday night at Coolray Field. The Stripers moved back to .500 with their third straight win.

Decisive Plays: Gosselin tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hernan Perez to give Gwinnett a 1-0 lead in the fourth, but the Redbirds scored twice off Kyle Muller to go up 2-1. Gosselin tied the game in the eighth with a broken-bat groundout scoring Delino DeShields Jr. from third, and Tucker put Gwinnett ahead for good with a single to right scoring Drew Waters.

Key Contributors: Gosselin and Tucker each finished 1-for-4 with an RBI. DeShields (2-for-3) and Waters (1-for-4) both singled and scored in the eighth. Thomas Burrows (W, 3-1) earned the win with a scoreless top of the eighth, while Brad Brach (S, 2) tossed a scoreless ninth.

Noteworthy: Gosselin stretched his hitting streak to eight games with his 10th career triple with the Stripers, tying him with Todd Cunningham for fourth all-time in Gwinnett history. The Stripers picked up their sixth last-at-bat victory, improving to 6-3 in such decisions this year.

Next Game (Saturday, May 21): Gwinnett vs. Memphis, 6:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. RHP Touki Toussaint (1-1, 5.16 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Aaron Brooks (0-1, 4.91 ERA) for the Redbirds. Radio Broadcast: 5:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. Bring the kids to get their pictures taken with Peppa Pig from the famous cartoon. Peppa will be out for four 30-minute meet and greets with a half hour in between starting at 5:15 p.m.