Stripers’ Offense Pours it on Buffalo in Misty Affair at Coolray Field

Gwinnett put runs on the board in five of eight trips to the plate in 6-1 win

Joe Dunand lit up a 420-foot homer (1) in the fifth inning to give the Stripers an insurance run. (Jamie Spaar)

By Jack Johnson (@jackjohnson25)

April 27, 2023

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.. – Allan Winans did not get the start as planned, but he struck out five over 4.0 scoreless relief innings to set the table for the Gwinnett Stripers (9-14) offense, which sprayed the ball all over the yard in a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons (9-14) on

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.. – Allan Winans did not get the start as planned, but he struck out five over 4.0 scoreless relief innings to set the table for the Gwinnett Stripers (9-14) offense, which sprayed the ball all over the yard in a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons (9-14) on a misty Thursday night at Coolray Field. The victory marks the first time the Stripers have won consecutive games at home this season.

Decisive Plays: After loading the bases with nobody out in the third, Winans (W, 2-2) struck out the next three Bisons he faced to keep the score tied at 1-1. In the home half of the third, Braden Shewmake brought in Justin Dean on an RBI groundout to give Gwinnett a 2-1 lead. Joe Dunand crushed a 420-foot home run (1) for a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning. The Stripers added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings to enter the ninth with a 6-1 lead, where Kyle Wilcox stranded two runners to lock up the victory.

Key Contributors: Dunand (2-for-4, homer, 2 RBIs), recorded his first RBI and home run of the season on the same pitch. Winans (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 SO) is now up to 8.0 scoreless innings as a reliever this season. Forrest Wall (2-for-5, RBI) notched the other multi-hit game for Gwinnett. For Buffalo, Spencer Horwitz (1-for-3, RBI) reached base twice and collected his sixth RBI of the year.

Noteworthy: The Stripers have now won back-to-back home games for the first time since September 13-14, 2022 (5-4 and 7-2 wins vs. Durham). Dunand’s 420-foot home run in the fifth was the third longest home run hit by a Striper this season, behind only Justin Dean (427 ft) and Forrest Wall (423 feet). Wall extended his on-base streak to 16 games, and his hit streak to eight games, matching the longest hit streak this season (Vaughn Grissom, 3/31-4/9). Michael Harris II (0-for-4) and Raisel Iglesias (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) both made rehab appearances.

Next Game (April 28th): Gwinnett vs. Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com and the Bally Live app. LHP Dylan Dodd (1-0, 1.54 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Drew Hutchison (0-1, 3.00 ERA) for the Bisons. The Stripers are celebrating the midway point to our spookiest holiday with Halfway to Halloween, as well as launching the regular Fireworks Friday show postgame.