Memphis takes a commanding 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 win over Brett Wallace and the Sacramento RiverCats.
- Adam Ottavino was spectacular striking out 9 over 6 innings. He allowed 2 runs over 6 innings walking 3. At 94 pitches, he was relatively efficient in retiring hitters.
- The Redbirds revived on the same relievers as the previous evening (minus Josh Kinney) with Royce Ring pitching the 7th, Fernando Salas pitching the 8th and Pete Parise picking up the save in the 9th.
- Jon Jay was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks.
- Allen Craig was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Mark Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a solo HR to take the lead in the 6th.
- The Redbirds collected 8 hits and 4 walks but only Hamilton’s HR was for extra bases. Death by 1000 papercuts.
The remaining three games of this five game series will be held in Sacramento beginning on Friday. Hopefully Friday is the last game! Go Redbirds!
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This Memphis team is “Stacked” with good players…the best in years. Ottavino has had a very successful year and most of the position players “Raked” all year. St Louis looks good to me for quite a while even with the players that they traded. Good luck Redbirds!
The redbirds starting rotation has been outstanding in the playoffs…3 ER in 30+ innings…ERA <1
A baseball championship should always be decided by a series of games. Prior to about 5 years ago there was a Triple A world series best of 5. The league playoffs were both best of 3. This was a much better system. However, Memphis will be set up nicely for a championship game if it gets that far with Garcia ready on full rest.