Stripers Score Late to Slip Past Sounds, 4-3

Hudson’s homer ties it in sixth, Gwinnett scores twice in seventh and hangs on

Forrest Wall went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases on Friday night at First Horizon Park. (Josh Conner)

By Dave Lezotte (@davelezotte)

May 12, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Joe Hudson tied the game in the sixth inning with a solo home run and a key error by Nashville first baseman Jon Singleton plated the winning runs in the seventh as the Gwinnett Stripers (14-22) edged the Nashville Sounds (19-17) 4-3 on Friday night at First Horizon

Decisive Plays: Gwinnett took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI groundout from Magneuris Sierra scoring Daniel Robertson, but it was quickly erased in the bottom of the second as Patrick Dorrian clubbed a two-run homer (4) off Beau Burrows. Hudson’s solo shot (3) off Bennett Sousa tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth. In the seventh, Forrest Wall singled, Vaughn Grissom doubled, and both came home as Nick Solak grounded a ball off the drawn-in Singleton at first base. The 4-2 Stripers’ lead was cut to 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Keston Hiura, but Nashville’s comeback ended there.

Key Contributors: Following 4.0 two-run innings from Burrows, Gwinnett relievers Brian Moran, Ty Tice (W, 3-0), Kyle Wilcox (H, 1), and Yacksel Rios (S, 5) combined on 5.0 innings of two-hit, one-run baseball. Wall went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases and one run, while Grissom went 2-for-4 with a double and one run. Hudson, Solak, and Sierra each had one RBI. For the Sounds, Hiura went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Noteworthy: The Stripers improved to 2-4 in one-run games with the win, notching their eighth come-from-behind victory of the year. Wall stole three bases for the second time this year (also May 5 vs. Charlotte), tying the Gwinnett single-game record. Grissom has hit safely in all five games since returning from Atlanta, batting .450 (9-for-20, 3 doubles, 1 homer, 5 runs, 3 RBIs, 1.250 OPS).

Next Game (Saturday, May 13): Gwinnett at Nashville, 7:35 p.m. ET at First Horizon Park. RHP Tanner Gordon (0-1, 60.75 ERA) for the Stripers vs. LHP Robert Gasser (1-0, 5.47 ERA) for the Sounds. Broadcast: 7:20 p.m. on MyCountry993.com and the Bally Live app.

Next Home Game (Tuesday, May 23): Gwinnett vs. Durham, 7:05 p.m. ET at Coolray Field. Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com and the Bally Live app. It’s Family Value Tuesday, presented by Coolray Heating & Cooling, with hot dogs for $2 and desserts for $1.