The Gwinnett Stripers avoided a six-game series sweep at the hands of the Durham Bulls by salvaging the final game of the series Sunday, defeating the Bulls, 9-6, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Drew Lugbauer hit a two-run homer, his second in six games since joining the Stripers, in the first inning to begin the scoring for Gwinnett (55-63). The Stripers also got two-run homers from Magneuris Sierra and Dalton Guthrie, and Ben Heller (5-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief to get the win.

Gwinnett, which went 7-5 on its 12-game road trip, returns home Tuesday against the Nashville Sounds. First pitch is 7:05 ET.

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