LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Interstat) — The Memphis Redbirds opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Gwinnett Stripers on Saturday at Coolray Field.

Gwinnett took an early lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Aaron Schunk. Memphis tied it in the third when Bryan Torres scored on a groundout. The Redbirds took the lead for good in the sixth on run-scoring hits from Blaze Jordan and a sacrifice fly.

Winning pitcher Max Rajcic threw two scoreless innings of relief. Skylar Hales earned the save. Memphis starter Bruce Zimmermann struck out five over four innings. Gwinnett’s Carlos Carrasco allowed one run over five innings in a no-decision.

Attendance was 2,100. The game took 2 hours, 43 minutes. The teams meet again Sunday.