Stripers Pile Up Runs Early, Cruise to 10-2 Triumph in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Jim Jarvis went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs, and Garrett Baumann scattered four hits over 5.0 scoreless innings as the Gwinnett Stripers (35-32, 73-68) rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-38, 70-70) on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark. Gwinnett leads the series 3-1.

Decisive Plays:  The Stripers stormed to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Jace Beck (L, 1-2) as Jarvis led off the game with a triple and scored on a wild pitch, Lizandro Espinoza walked and scored on a wild pitch, and David McCabe socked a solo home run (4) to left-center field. That lead surged to 7-0 an inning later as Jose Azocar singled and scored on a wild pitch, Espinoza laced a two-run double, and Rowdy Tellez ripped an RBI double. Jarvis drilled another RBI double in the third to make it 8-0. Sac flies by McCabe in the sixth and Jarvis in the seventh extended the Gwinnett advantage to 10-0. Jacksonville ended the shutout in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Olmstead and got a homer from Brayden Taylor (4) in the ninth.

Key Contributors: Baumann (W, 3-4) allowed four hits and no walks while striking out four over 5.0 innings, beating Jacksonville for the second time this season. Jarvis (2-for-3, double, triple, 3 runs, 2 RBIs) and Azocar (3-for-5, double, 3 runs) each had multi-hit nights for the Stripers, while Espinoza (1-for-3, double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) and McCabe (1-for-3, homer, 2 RBIs) also had multi-RBI games. Taylor went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, and one RBI for the Jumbo Shrimp.

Noteworthy: Gwinnett pitchers posted 20 consecutive scoreless innings spanning the third inning in game two of the doubleheader on Tuesday through the sixth inning on Thursday. Following Baumann’s outing, Stripers’ starting pitchers are posting a 1.54 ERA (9 ER in 52.2 IP) in 10 games this month. McCabe has homered in back-to-back games, recording eight RBIs in that stretch.

Next Game (Friday, September 11):  Gwinnett Stripers at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 7:05 p.m. ET at VyStar Ballpark. Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on 1077TheBreeze.com. Live Video Stream: Bally Sports Live.