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.
With the win, Memphis adds to its lead in the season series against Jacksonville with a seven-games-to-five advantage.
Memphis pitchers hold Jacksonville to three hits and one run in Saturday’s win in Florida.
The lone Memphis run came in on a fifth-inning single by left fielder Matt Koperniak.
With the win, Memphis now leads the season series with Jacksonville five games to four.
The Redbirds jumped ahead of the Jumbo Shrimp early on manager Ben Johnson’s big day, and stayed there.
Memphis ultimately stranded the tying run on base in the sixth and was unable to score with the tying run at the plate in the seventh.
Both earned runs allowed by starting pitcher Gordon Graceffo (0-2) came on home runs.
First baseman Matt Lloyd tied the game with a two-run double and later scored on a balk to give the Redbirds the lead.
Mike Antico went 2 for 3 with his first two RBIs of the season. Right fielder Bryan Torres went 2 for 4 effort with two runs scored and an RBI.Related content:
With Major League Baseball’s trade deadline fast-approaching, Tommy Edman has been down on a rehab assignment from St. Louis and Memphis is halfway through a 12-game homestand.
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