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Gwinnett Braves beat Charlotte, 9-5
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The Gwinnett Braves beat the Charlotte Knights 9-5 on Tuesday night at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

Gwinnett blew up for seven runs in the seventh inning to clinch the win.

The G-Braves (64-66) remain in second place in the International League, 19 games behind leader Durham and 1.5 games in front of third place Charlotte (63-68). Gwinnett also moved to 8.5 games behind of wild card leader Columbus.

Troy Glaus, on a rehab start from the Atlanta Braves, hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to give the G-Braves their first lead of the game, 6-5. They poured on three more runs in the inning and cruised from there despite committing four errors on the night.

Gwinnett continues its final homestand of the season with the final contest of a three-game series against the Charlotte Knights at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday.

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