Knights Outpace Stripers Monday to Split Series
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Gwinnett Stripers mustered only two hits in a 3-1 loss to the Charlotte Knights Monday in the final game of a four-game series at BB&T Ballpark.With the loss, the Stripers finished the nine-game road trip with a 5-4 record and fell to 4.5 games back of
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Gwinnett Stripers mustered only two hits in a 3-1 loss to the Charlotte Knights Monday in the final game of a four-game series at BB&T Ballpark.
With the loss, the Stripers finished the nine-game road trip with a 5-4 record and fell to 4.5 games back of the International League Wild Card lead with just seven games remaining.
With the loss, the Stripers finished the nine-game road trip with a 5-4 record and fell to 4.5 games back of the International League Wild Card lead with just seven games remaining.
In the top of the first,
However, the only other hit for Gwinnett did not come until the top of the eighth when
Meanwhile, Charlotte tied the game in the bottom of third against Gwinnett right-hander
The Knights took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth as
The final run of the game came in the bottom of the seventh when the Knights picked up an unearned run off Atlanta's
Parsons (L, 6-4) pitched 6.0 innings with seven hits, two earned runs, two walks and seven strikeouts. Moylan worked 1.0 inning with two hits, one unearned run, one walk and two strikeouts. Atlanta's
Turner tossed 4.0 innings with one hit, one earned run, two walks and one strikeout.
At the plate, Riley was 1-for-4 with a solo homer and Giardina went 1-for-3.
Jimenez led Charlotte with a 4-for-4 night and scored once. Skole was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.
The Stripers (65-67) return to Coolray Field Tuesday night for the final homestand of the 2018 season. Tuesday will open a three-game series against the Norfolk Tides. Righty