Jenista's Two-Homer Game Not Enough in Stripers' 8-5 Loss to Durham

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Despite Greyson Jenista's two-homer effort, the Gwinnett Stripers (65-72) could not overcome a two-homer, five-RBI game by Durham's Luke Raley, falling 8-5 to the Bulls (77-62) on Friday night at Coolray Field.

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Decisive Plays: After the team's traded solo home runs from Raley (12) and Jenista (13) in the second inning, Durham put up five runs in the third against Mike Soroka (L, 0-2), starting with Grant Witherspoon's leadoff shot (10) and capped off by Raley's three-run homer (13). Jenista cut the lead to 6-3 with a gargantuan two-run blast (14) to deep right-center in the bottom of the fourth.

Key Contributors: Jenista finished 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBIs. Ryan Casteel, Joe Dunand, and Yariel Gonzalez each finished 1-for-4. Ryan Goins (0-for-4) knocked in a run. For Durham, Raley (3-for-4, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs), Miles Mastrobuoni (2-for-4, walk, run, stolen base), Vidal Brujan (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases), and Tristan Gray (2-for-4) all picked up multiple hits.

Noteworthy: Jenista's multi-homer game was his second and the team's ninth of the season. He also launched two homers on April 12 vs. Nashville. The only Stripers player with more multi-homer games this season is Taylor Motter (3).

Next Game (Saturday, September 17): Gwinnett vs. Durham, 6:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. Radio Broadcast: 5:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. RHP Darius Vines (1-0, 2.91 ERA) for the Stripers vs. TBD for the Bulls. The first 2,500 fans in the stadium will collect this bobblehead of Max Fried, the former Stripers pitcher who has gone on to become the ace of the Atlanta Braves' pitching staff and a World Champion! Please note, this giveaway is ONE PER PERSON, and fans with extra tickets will not be permitted to exit the ballpark and re-enter to claim additional bobbleheads.