Stripers Serve Up Pair of Grand Slams in 12-5 Loss at Nashville

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The Gwinnett Stripers (0-1, 38-37) led 4-2 through five innings, but a pair of grand slams against the bullpen led the Nashville Sounds (1-0, 44-32) to win 12-5 on Tuesday night at First Horizon Park. Nashville leads the series 1-0.

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Stripers Lose opening game of series! @GreenvilleSM @erinnicolee17 pic.twitter.com/50pBm3jUS4
— GSM Sports (@GSM_Sports13) June 24, 2026

Decisive Plays: The Stripers trailed 2-0 through four innings and had just one hit against Thomas Pannone entering the fifth. In the top of the fifth, RBI singles by Brett Wisely and Brewer Hicklen coupled with a pair of run-scoring errors by the Sounds pushed Gwinnett ahead 4-2. Nashville turned the game around with a five-run sixth highlighted by a go-ahead grand slam from Brock Wilken (5) and RBI double from Luis Lara. The Stripers cut it to 7-5 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Jose Azocar, but the comeback ended there. The Sounds got their second grand slam from Tyler Black (3) in a five-run eighth to break it open at 12-5.

A WISELY SINGLE GIVES US THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/cNJdLcY316
— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) June 24, 2026

Key Contributors: Wisely had a perfect night (4-for-4, double, 2 runs, RBI, steal), while Jarvis doubled twice (2-for-4, run, steal). Stripers’ starter Drue Hackenberg went 5.0 innings (7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO) in a no-decision. For Nashville, Lara (5-for-5, double, 2 RBIs) and Quero (4-for-4, triple, homer, RBI) had multi-hit games, while Wilken (1-for-2, homer, 4 RBIs) and Black (1-for-4, homer, 5 RBIs) had the grand slams.

In case you missed the launch 🚀 https://t.co/iikM97aZ7t pic.twitter.com/3uJSA4MQAl
— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) June 24, 2026

Noteworthy: Jarvis extended his on-base streak to 14 games with his multi-hit effort. Aaron Schunk saw his six-game hitting streak snapped, going 0-for-5. Rolddy Munoz allowed a season-high five earned runs, raising his ERA from 0.94 (had led International League relievers min. 28.0 IP entering play) to 2.45.

Can confirm that Jeferson Quero's invite to the launch party 🚀 did not get lost in the mail. pic.twitter.com/5Cgm6OdUOs
— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) June 24, 2026

Next Game (Wednesday, June 24): Gwinnett Stripers at Nashville Sounds, 7:35 p.m. ET at First Horizon Park. Radio Broadcast: 7:20 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. Live Video Stream: Bally Sports Live.

Crushing grand slams like we are at a Dennys. pic.twitter.com/hKNHro5Ull
— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) June 24, 2026

Next Home Game (Tuesday, July 7): Gwinnett Stripers vs. Memphis Redbirds, 6:35 p.m. ET at Gwinnett Field. It’s 5-4-3 Tuesday, presented by Sahlen’s Hot Dogs. Radio Broadcast: 6:20 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. Live Video Stream: Bally Sports Live.