"With 40% of the Stripers starting pitching currently in Atlanta, the Stripers had another bullpen game and picked up another win in what has been a great start to the season for the Braves Triple-A affiliate. They turned to Anthony Molina who had his struggles, but still kept the Stripers in the game, giving up four over three innings of work."
"Luckily for the Stripers they turned to Victor Mederos who was absolutely lights out, getting nine whiffs and six strikeouts across four great innings. This allowed DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to come up big in the top of the eighth with an RBI double that scored Nacho Alvarez Jr., to tie the game at 4 each."
"DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to come up big in the top of the eighth with an RBI double that scored Nacho Alvarez Jr., to tie the game at 4 each. Two batters later Chadwick Tromp singled in DaShawn to give the Stripers their first lead of the game."
The Gwinnett Stripers, the Braves' Triple-A affiliate, won 8-6 against Norfolk despite starting pitcher Anthony Molina struggling early. Molina allowed four runs in three innings, including back-to-back home runs in the first inning that put Gwinnett down 3-0. Brewer Hicklen's two-run homer in the second inning kept the deficit manageable. Victor Mederos took over and pitched four scoreless innings with six strikeouts, stabilizing the game. The Stripers rallied with runs in the fifth and eighth innings, with DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Chadwick Tromp delivering crucial hits. Despite Joel Payamps allowing two runs in the eighth, Gwinnett scored two more runs in the ninth to secure the win.
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