Braves’ Pache heating up with Gwinnett in Triple-A
The Gwinnett Stripers slugged four home runs to take a 7-2 road victory over the Columbus Clippers in Triple-A play on Tuesday night.
Cristian Pache hit his 10th homer and had three hits in four at-bats for Gwinnett (62-47). Since August 1, he is batting .344 (33-for-96) with seven doubles, four homers, 15 RBIs, 11 walks and 17 runs scored.
William Contreras gave the Stripers a 1-0 lead after hitting a solo homer (his ninth) in the second inning. Jason Kipnis added a two-run homer (his eighth) in the third inning, making it 3-0. Travis Demeritte hit a solo homer (his 18th) in the fourth.
Kipnis hit well against his former team (he played with Columbus in parts of the 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2019 seasons), going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one homer, three RBIs, and three runs. Since being activated from the injured list on August 12, Kipnis is hitting .357 (15-for-42) with seven RBIs, seven walks, five runs, .462 OBP, and 1.104 OPS.
Gwinnett starter Kyle Muller (W, 4-2) allowed two runs and struck out five in five innings and got the win.
