Gwinnett Stripers triumphed over Indianapolis Indians 8-4 after extra innings, propelled by a grand slam from Matthew Batten. Blake Burkhalter had a strong start, allowing one run while striking out four in five innings. Early offense was limited, with only an RBI-triple from Cody Milligan helping the Stripers. The offense surged in the sixth inning with home runs from Eddys Leonard and Sandy Leon, but Indianapolis tied the game late, leading to extra innings. Batten's grand slam sealed the victory.
Blake Burkhalter made his first start since getting promoted to triple-A, and he didn't disappoint, allowing just one run on four hits and striking out four batters.
Matthew Batten turned on an 85 MPH cutter and hammered a grand slam over the left center field wall to give the Stripers an 8-4 lead.
The Stripers offense finally woke up, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth inning, all coming via home runs.
Offense was hard to come by for Columbus in this one, as the Clingstones managed just one run on four hits in the loss.
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