Redbirds recap: Memphis wins final road game of season
Noah Mendlinger hit a two-run single with two outs in the top of the 12th inning to put Memphis in front.
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Noah Mendlinger hit a two-run single with two outs in the top of the 12th inning to put Memphis in front.
Infielder Cesar Prieto led the offense with a 2-for-4 night. The left-handed hitter hit a double, scored a run and walked in Game 5 of a six-game match with Jacksonville.
In addition to ending a three-game losing streak, the win guarantees the Birds a winning season.
Starting pitcher Quinn Mathews gave up a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to put Jacksonville in front for good.
Jacksonville used two walks, five hits, a wild pitch and a game-tying home run to tie the game in the ninth. A two-run homer in the 10th sealed the deal.
Despite the loss, right fielder Bryan Torres moved into a tie for second in the International League batting title race with a .323 average, nine points behind first.
Redbirds score 12 runs over final four frames in whacky finale versus Red Wings.
The Memphis Redbirds claimed a win Saturday night at AutoZone Park, to continue a six-game homestand against the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Washington Nationals).
Designated hitter and Southaven, Mississippi, native Blaze Jordan slammed two home runs.
Third baseman Brody Moore smacked a fly ball to left field and brought home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Second baseman Noah Mendlinger accounted for two of the six Redbirds hits.
Left fielder Mike Antico posted his second multi-homer game of the season.
The Redbirds claim the interleague series victory 4-2.
Bryan Torres, Matt Koperniak, Blaze Jordan and Matt Lloyd hit home runs for Memphis in the 8-2 win Saturday in Oklahoma City.
The Redbirds walked 14 times on Friday, tying the club’s 2005 record for most walks in a single game.
All nine Memphis batters reached safely in the win. Seven Redbirds hitters reached safely more than once.
First baseman Blaze Jordan won the game in dramatic fashion, singling with based loaded, two outs and two strikes in the top of the ninth inning.
All nine Memphis batters reached base safely in the win, while four Redbirds posted a multi-hit effort.
Shortstop JJ Wetherholt posted his second straight three-hit game.
Memphis starting pitcher Curtis Taylor pitched 7 innings and only allowed two unearned runs, but the Redbirds lost, 4-2, Saturday night at AutoZone Park.
Starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson threw a quality start for seven innings, but the Redbirds fell 4-3.
Shortstop Cesar Prieto was perfect at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a walk, a double, two RBIs and a stolen base.
The Redbirds gave up five runs in the first inning, and were never able to climb out of the hole.
Center fielder Michael Siani drove in the lone Memphis run with a two-out single in the second inning.
The Memphis offense continued its home run push with three two-run home runs in the win.