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Ozzie went 2-for-3 with a single, walk, and homer in his first rehab game (71-74) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (69-75) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3
Box Score
Ozzie Albies, 2B: 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB, .667/.750/1.667
J.P. Martínez, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, .232/.333/.346
Hurston Waldrep, P: 6IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K, 3.38 ERA
Hayden Harris, P: 1.1IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K, 7.17 ERA
Hurston Waldrep was solid once again for the Stripers as he pitched into the sixth inning of the Stripers 4-3 win over the Jumbo Shrimp. Hurston registered 15 whiffs in the game, and was feeling himself at the start of the game - coming in around 97 MPH with the fastball. Hurston did not face much traffic - having given up just three singles and a pair of walks. Hurston retired the first seven hitters to start the game before giving up a single and a walk in the third inning, but never really had much stress. This extended his stretch of strong pitching performances to three games where the righty has gone 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA, while allowing opponents to hit .246/.333/.246. He’s now made 8 starts for the Stripers and has a 3.38 ERA in 40 innings pitched.
While the season hasn’t gone exactly the way Hurston wanted it to, as he struggled with command and more specifically success with his fastball, he battled and put together a really solid season. The next big thing for Hurston to really focus on this offseason will be to take that fastball to that next level - whether that be altering its shape, adding a different type of fastball to his arsenal because once that is done and he shows continued success with command we will see him in the big leagues.
But with the focus back on the game at hand, Hurston did what he needed to do and held the Jumbo Shrimp scoreless until he left the game which just so happens to be when the Stripers scratched across four runs. The Stripers put up a run on a J.P. Martínez single that pushed Luke Waddell across the plate, and then added three more on this Ozzie Albies homer.
A THREE-RUN @SoFi SHOT FOR OZZIE ALBIES! pic.twitter.com/cty4Z1Xawh— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) September 18, 2024
With the game now 4-0, and Hurston out of the game, the Jumbo Shrimp answered with three runs themselves in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it a one run game (4-3) off of Alan Winans. The Stripers once again would have to go to the bullpen but this time Hayden Harris would finish off the filleting of the Jumbo Shrimp and would strike out four of the five batters he would see to give the Stripers the win and earn his second save.
Upon further review... @GoStripers win it!@Braves prospect Hayden Harris records all of his outs via strikeout to earn the save -- with the final one coming on an ABS challenge: pic.twitter.com/dlnBOvUoOs— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 18, 2024
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Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Ozzie went 2-for-3 with a single, walk, and homer in his first rehab game (71-74) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (69-75) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3
Box Score
Ozzie Albies, 2B: 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB, .667/.750/1.667
J.P. Martínez, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, .232/.333/.346
Hurston Waldrep, P: 6IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K, 3.38 ERA
Hayden Harris, P: 1.1IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K, 7.17 ERA
Hurston Waldrep was solid once again for the Stripers as he pitched into the sixth inning of the Stripers 4-3 win over the Jumbo Shrimp. Hurston registered 15 whiffs in the game, and was feeling himself at the start of the game - coming in around 97 MPH with the fastball. Hurston did not face much traffic - having given up just three singles and a pair of walks. Hurston retired the first seven hitters to start the game before giving up a single and a walk in the third inning, but never really had much stress. This extended his stretch of strong pitching performances to three games where the righty has gone 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA, while allowing opponents to hit .246/.333/.246. He’s now made 8 starts for the Stripers and has a 3.38 ERA in 40 innings pitched.
While the season hasn’t gone exactly the way Hurston wanted it to, as he struggled with command and more specifically success with his fastball, he battled and put together a really solid season. The next big thing for Hurston to really focus on this offseason will be to take that fastball to that next level - whether that be altering its shape, adding a different type of fastball to his arsenal because once that is done and he shows continued success with command we will see him in the big leagues.
But with the focus back on the game at hand, Hurston did what he needed to do and held the Jumbo Shrimp scoreless until he left the game which just so happens to be when the Stripers scratched across four runs. The Stripers put up a run on a J.P. Martínez single that pushed Luke Waddell across the plate, and then added three more on this Ozzie Albies homer.
A THREE-RUN @SoFi SHOT FOR OZZIE ALBIES! pic.twitter.com/cty4Z1Xawh— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) September 18, 2024
With the game now 4-0, and Hurston out of the game, the Jumbo Shrimp answered with three runs themselves in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it a one run game (4-3) off of Alan Winans. The Stripers once again would have to go to the bullpen but this time Hayden Harris would finish off the filleting of the Jumbo Shrimp and would strike out four of the five batters he would see to give the Stripers the win and earn his second save.
Upon further review... @GoStripers win it!@Braves prospect Hayden Harris records all of his outs via strikeout to earn the save -- with the final one coming on an ABS challenge: pic.twitter.com/dlnBOvUoOs— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 18, 2024
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