LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Felix Pie hit a grand slam and drove in six runs as the Gwinnett Braves beat the Durham Bulls 13-1 Friday.
The Braves struck early, scoring seven runs in the second inning of their series tying win.
Durham scored its lone run in the eighth against reliever Billy Bullock, who permitted a single to Tim Beckham, then walked three of the next four he faced. Reid Brignac’s walk forced Beckham home.
Friday’s box score
| Durham | ab | r | h | bi |
| Thompson cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrigley 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimenez lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brignac ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Figueroa 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feliciano rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Gwinnett | ab | r | h | bi |
| Durango cf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ja. Wilson dh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pie rf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Mejia 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gartrell lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tiffee 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jo. Wilson ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yepez c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gotay 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Durham | 000 | 000 | 010 | -- | 1 |
| Gwinnett | 070 | 200 | 04x | -- | 8 |
DP—Durham 1. LOB—Durham 10, Gwinnett 4. 2B—Tiffee 2, Mejia 2, Pie. HR—Pie (4), Wilson. (5), Gotay (4).
| DurhamIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| Paduch (L, 5-9)6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gomes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albernaz | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| GwinnettIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| Flande (W, 5-7)7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Bullock | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hughes | 11/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
WP—Paduch, Flande. HBP—Wilson, Ja. (by Paduch). T—2:38. A—6,759.
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