Red Wings Hand Stripers Second Straight Extra-Inning Loss
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett Stripers fell short in extra innings for the second consecutive night against the Rochester Red Wings, losing 6-4 in 11 innings at Coolray Field.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett Stripers fell short in extra innings for the second consecutive night against the Rochester Red Wings, losing 6-4 in 11 innings at Coolray Field.
In yet another tactical showdown in the two extra frames that saw six runs combined, the Red Wings capitalized on a rough 11th inning by reliever
Socolovich (L, 1-2) finished with a line of 2.0 innings, five hits, four runs (two earned) and two walks with one strikeout.
A rally in the bottom of the 11th, highlighted by a single and stolen base by
The extra inning affair once again overshadowed an impressive performance by a Gwinnett starting pitcher.
In the second inning, Fried gave up consecutive singles to
After a clean third inning, Fried gave up two singles with one out but worked out of trouble by getting Buss and Wilson to fly out, ending the threat.
The 24-year-old Fried, ranked the No. 83 prospect in baseball by MLB.com, finished with four hits and two walks allowed while striking out six on 86 pitches (55 strikes).
The first two Gwinnett runs scored on solo home runs. In the fourth inning,
Not to be outdone by Camargo,
Gwinnett's two runs in the 10th inning came from an RBI single by
Franco went 1-for-4 with the homer to extend his team-best hitting streak to six games and team-best RBI streak to five games.
The Stripers will look to get one back Saturday at 6:05 p.m. against Rochester. Right-hander