Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, and run scored for the Gwinnett Stripers Friday night.
The Stripers (5-11) built an early 2-0 lead, but the host Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (9-7) battled back to win 3-2 in 10 innings.
Acuna, rehabbing after sustaining a torn ACL last summer, is 3-for-9 (.333) in three games in Triple-A. He played right field Friday.
Acuna hit .283 with a .990 on-base plus slugging percentage and 24 home runs last season for the Braves before his injury in July.
With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 10th, Norel Gonzalez bounced a single up the middle off Dylan Lee to score Charles Leblanc from second base for the walk-off win. Gonzalez had tied the score with a solo home run off Gwinnett starter Tucker Davidson in the fifth.
Following 4-1/3 two-run innings from Davidson, Touki Toussaint pitched four scoreless innings, allowing a hit and striking out four.
Gwinnett’s William Woods has struck out all five batters he has faced over two outings (1-2/3 innings) to start his Triple-A career.
The Stripers have been outscored 35-5 during a six-game losing streak, their longest since July 1-7, 2021.
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