Redbirds Recap: Thomas Saggese’s walk-off home run wins game for Memphis
Memphis Redbirds shortstop Thomas Saggese drilled a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to walk off Durham, 7-5, Thursday night at AutoZone Park.
The right-handed hitter’s blast to left marked the sixth Memphis walk-off win this season and fourth in July. Saggese scored the tying run in the bottom of the eighth on right fielder Colton Ledbetter’s RBI double.
Saggese finished the night 3-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs scored, the home run and a double. Ledbetter went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two doubles, a stolen base and a run scored.
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