Braves’ Ellis sizzles but Gwinnett fizzles in Game 2
Chris Ellis pitched six hitless innings and Gwinnett entered the ninth inning holding a 1-0 lead but the Braves lost to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2-1 Wednesday night in Moosic, Pa.
The defeat evened the Governors’ Cup Championship Series at 1-1.
Braves relievers Bradley Roney and Maikel Cleto issued four walks in the ninth.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had just one hit in the game.
Ellis walked four and struck out five in a 104-pitch outing.
Madison Younginer continued the hitless run for an additional 1 1/3 innings before yielding a pinch-hit double to Cito Culver with one out in the eighth.
The G-Braves managed just a run on three hits against left-hander Phil Coke, who struck out nine over 7 1/3 innings.
The best-of-five series shifts to Coolray Field in Lawrenceville for Game 3 on Thursday night at 7:05. Right-hander Tyrell Jenkins will start for Gwinnett.
