Lien's Homers Back Foltynewicz in 11-2 Rout of Lehigh Valley
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Connor Lien homered twice and Mike Foltynewicz pitched 6.0 innings of one-run baseball to lead the Gwinnett Stripers (56-41) past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (47-48) 11-2 on Thursday afternoon at Coolray Field. Pedro Florimón and Travis Demeritte also homered as Gwinnett split the four-game series.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -
Scoring Recap: Lien (1) got the Stripers on the board in the bottom of the second with a 415-foot two-run homer to left off
Stripers Stats: Florimon went 3-for-5 with a triple and a homer, and tied his career high with five RBIs. Lien was 2-for-2 with two homers and three RBIs. Foltynewicz (W, 4-1) allowed one run on four hits and struck out six over 6.0 innings.
IronPigs Stats: Gosselin went 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Morrison went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Viza (L, 1-8) pitched 2.2 innings and gave up six runs on five hits.
Quote: "Slider was working well for me today," Foltynewicz said. "It's a pitch that I am down here to work on. I wasn't surprised by it but it was good for me today."
Postgame Notes: Lien hit his first two Triple-A homers and produced the fourth two-homer game of his career. Florimon's grand slam - the fourth of his career - was the seventh by a Striper this season, tying the Gwinnett single-season record set in 2011. Foltynewicz is 3-0 with a 3.42 ERA and two quality starts in four outings since returning to Gwinnett on June 23.
Next Game (Friday, July 19): Gwinnett vs. Rochester, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. RHP