LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Interstat) — The Indianapolis Indians will continue their series against the Gwinnett Stripers on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Coolray Field in an International League (AAA) game. Indianapolis is the visiting team, and Gwinnett is the home team. The forecast calls for clear skies and a game-time temperature near 78 degrees.

Indianapolis enters at 73-71. Gwinnett enters at 74-67. The Indians have won the first two games of the series, taking the opener 8-6 in 10 innings Tuesday and following with a 6-5 win Wednesday. Indianapolis has won five straight games and seven of its past 10. Gwinnett has lost three straight and has dropped three of its past four. The Indians have scored 14 runs in the first two games of the series, while Gwinnett has scored 11.

Connor Wietgrefe is the probable pitcher for Indianapolis. Wietgrefe has a 9-6 record this season. He will oppose a Gwinnett club that has scored 11 runs across the first two games of the series.

Brandon Neeck is a player to watch for Indianapolis. In Wednesday’s win, Neeck pitched three hitless innings, walked three and struck out two. He also threw a scoreless inning Sunday against Omaha with two strikeouts. Over his past eight appearances, Neeck has allowed four earned runs in 16 innings with 20 strikeouts and three walks. He has recorded scoreless outings in five of those eight games.

Brett Wisely is a player to watch for Gwinnett. He went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs Wednesday. He went 3-for-5 Tuesday. Wisely is 5-for-9 with one homer and two RBIs in the series. Over his past 10 games, he is 9-for-34 with one home run and three RBIs.

Gwinnett’s Brett Sears pitched 6 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss, allowing five hits and three earned runs with one walk and eight strikeouts. Luis Vargas followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three. Noah Murdock and Landon Tomkins each delivered scoreless relief for Indianapolis in the win. Murdock worked one inning, and Tomkins pitched 2 1/3 innings with two hits allowed and one strikeout.

The series is scheduled to continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Coolray Field. Indianapolis and Gwinnett are both in the International League’s Triple-A ranks. Indianapolis has gone 7-3 over its past 10 games. Gwinnett has gone 6-4 over its past 10 games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Indianapolis Indians 6, Gwinnett Stripers 5. Interstat’s ELO system gives Gwinnett a 52.2 percent probability to win.