Stripers Hang On in Ninth For Fifth Straight Win in Louisville

Jimmy Herget gets out of bases-loaded jam in final frame, Gwinnett wins 5-4

Jimmy Herget finished off the 5-4 win on Saturday night in Louisville, earning his third save with Gwinnett. (Matthew Caldwell)

By Dave Lezotte (@davelezotte)

August 24, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – The Gwinnett Stripers (28-22) survived a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Louisville Bats (19-30) 5-4 on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Jimmy Herget delivered a strikeout and induced a game-ending double play to send the Stripers to their

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – The Gwinnett Stripers (28-22) survived a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Louisville Bats (19-30) 5-4 on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Jimmy Herget delivered a strikeout and induced a game-ending double play to send the Stripers to their fifth straight win.

Decisive Plays: The Stripers built a 5-1 lead on the strength of an RBI double from Chadwick Tromp, solo home run from Nacho Alvarez Jr. (9), and RBI singles from Luis Liberato and Harold Ramirez. Louisville started a comeback with two runs off Allan Winans (W, 6-4) in the seventh, then closed to within one run against Hayden Harris (H, 3) in the eighth as Ivan Johnson tripled and scored on an Edwin Rios groundout. In the ninth, Herget (S, 3) was greeted by a single from P.J. Higgins and double from Tony Kemp. After issuing a walk to load the bases, he struck out Tucker Barnhart and got Erik Gonzalez to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.

Key Contributors: Alvarez (3-for-5, homer, RBI) and Andrew Velazquez (3-for-3) each had three-hit nights, while Ramirez (2-for-5, RBI) and Tromp (2-for-4, double, RBI) also had multi-hit efforts. Winans turned in his eighth quality start for the win (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO). For Louisville, Kemp went 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and one RBI.

Noteworthy: The Stripers have won 10 of their last 11 games, including five straight games for the second time this season (also from August 13-17). Alvarez has homered in consecutive games, batting .600 (6-for-10) with four RBIs. Eli White went 0-for-4 to snap his 13-game hitting streak.

Next Game (Sunday, August 25): Gwinnett at Louisville, 1:05 p.m. ET at Louisville Slugger Field. Broadcast: 12:50 p.m. ET on MyCountry993.com.

Next Home Game (Tuesday, August 27): Gwinnett vs. Columbus, 7:05 p.m. ET at Coolray Field. Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. ET on MyCountry993.com and Bally Live. It's Coolray Family Value Tuesday at Coolray Field, as fans can load up on $2 hot dogs and $1 desserts.