#gwinnett-stripers

#gwinnett-stripers

For the next five innings, however, the Stripers were held at bay as the offense failed to produce anything meaningful. That changed in the top half of the seventh, as Jesus Bastidas - more on him later - worked a bases-loaded walk to bring home Jonathan Ornelas to tie the game at 3-3. In the next at-bat, Luke Waddell came through with a sacrifice fly that scored Chandler Seagle, giving Gwinnett the 4-3 lead. The real backbreaker provided by the Gwinnett offense came in the top of the eighth, as Bastidas homered on a 1-1 pitch, sending the ball over the center field wall for a three-run shot and extending the Gwinnett lead to 7-3.

"Hurston Waldrep was very solid, allowing two earned runs and walking a pair of batters, while managing to strike out nine, showcasing impressive skills."

Nathan Wiles dominated the Bulls, striking out nine batters in 6.1 innings, leading to a season-best ERA of 1.72 while securing a vital victory for Gwinnett.

Smith-Shawver topped out at 97.2 miles per hour and induced 11 swings and misses on the night despite his breaking pitches not being as sharp as they have been at the big league level.