Minor Lines 9/6/23: Chris Murphy Guts One Out In Relief

Worcester: W, 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Sometimes, it’s not about quantity, but quality... though it would be nice to have both. In this opener, luckily, the sure arm of Chris Murphy notched seven strikeouts in 4 1⁄3 innings, which was enough to hold the Gwinnett Stripers (Braves AAA) at bay. Newcomer Logan Gillaspie pitched an inning in relief, and six total pitchers eeked a win out despite not much Worcester offense.

All of Worcester’s offense came in the fifth inning, when Bradley Zimmer made the most of Narcisso Crook getting on base by hitting a home run and scoring them both. Later in the inning, Bobby Dalbec took advantage of David Hamilton’s 54th Triple-A stolen base of the season by hammering…