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LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – The Gwinnett Stripers (30-31, 68-67) surrendered seven runs through five innings as the Charlotte Knights (32-29, 74-62) cruised to a 9-3 win on Friday night at Gwinnett Field. Charlotte leads the series 3-1.
REELED IN A FRIDAY NIGHT DUB! 🎣🔥 pic.twitter.com/s1fxjV0Y32
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) September 5, 2026
Decisive Plays: The Knights struck first in the third inning on a Ryan Galanie RBI single to make it 1-0. Up 3-0 entering the fifth, Charlotte blew the game wide open with a four-run frame capped by a three-run home run by Caden Connor (6) to make it 7-0. The Stripers got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Maverick Handley crushed a solo homer (2) to left. In the sixth, Rowdy Tellez drove in the second Stripers run on an RBI single. A Joey Wiemer two-run shot (3) in the seventh got the pair of runs back for Charlotte for a 9-2 advantage. Gwinnett manufactured one more run in the bottom of the seventh courtesy of a Jim Jarvis RBI single to make it 9-3, the final.
Joey Wiemer adds two more with one big swing! 💣 pic.twitter.com/tKWii30oKS
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) September 5, 2026
Key Contributors: Handley (1-for-3, homer, RBI), Tellez (2-for-4, double, RBI), and Jarvis (1-for-4, RBI) drove in the three runs for Gwinnett. For Charlotte, starter David Sandlin (W, 4-0) struck out 11 over 5.2 innings (4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO). Connor (2-for-4, homer, 4 RBIs) and Wiemer (2-for-4, homer, 2 RBIs) combined on six RBIs for the Knights.
David Sandlin was at it again tonight! How about 11 strikeouts?! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/XY0O6iO7iS
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) September 5, 2026
Noteworthy: Gwinnett starter Garrett Baumann has allowed just three earned runs over 10.0 innings since being recalled from Double-A Columbus. The Stripers struck out 15 times, marking just the sixth time this season they have amassed 15-plus strikeouts at the plate. Ian Hamilton worked a scoreless outing to extend his scoreless streak to six games (since 8/15).
Final: pic.twitter.com/HnGBMyQpis
— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) September 5, 2026
Next Game (Saturday, September 5): Gwinnett Stripers vs. Charlotte Knights, 6:05 p.m. ET at Gwinnett Field. It’s Xolos De Gwinnett Weekend presented By Pedro Furtivo Tequila. It’s also the Ronald Acuña Jr Bobblehead Giveaway presented by Eric Sterling Law Firm for the first 2,000 fans. Radio Broadcast: 5:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. TV Broadcast: 6:00 p.m. on Peachtree Sports Network, Palmetto Sports & Entertainment. Live Video Stream: Bally Sports Live.
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