photo: John Gant (Memphis Redbirds)
The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds earned a shutout in their home opener behind the pitching of John Gant. Springfield and Peoria lost and Palm Beach was rained out as the St. Louis Cardinals system went 1-2 on Tuesday.
Results from the games played Tuesday, April 10th.
John Gant went seven strong frames as Memphis (4-1) blanked Omaha, 7-0, in the Redbirds’ home opener.
Gant (W, 2-0) topped his first start of the year, a six-inning/one-run effort, by holding the Storm Chasers scoreless on five hits and two walks. The 25-year-old threw 70 of his 101 pitches for strikes with five strikeouts. Kevin Herget and Edward Mujica each went one frame.
The nine hits from the Redbirds’ offense were spread among eight starters. Seven players each scored a run and six drove in at least one. Alex Mejia was the only Redbird with more than one hit, as the designated hitter went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI out of the seven hole.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Omaha (1-4) (KC), 11:05 am CT, Dakota Hudson (1-0, 5.06)
The S-Cards fell at Frisco, 11-4, in the rubber match of their three-game series. Springfield finished its first road trip of the year with a dismal 1-5 mark.
None of the Cards’ four pitchers kept the RoughRiders (3-3) (TEX) off the board during their time on the mound. Jake Woodford (L, 0-1) went the first five, yielding five runs, four earned, on six hits and four bases-on-balls. Four of those five scores came in the fourth.
Tyler Bray and Jacob Evans retired three batters each, permitting two runs on three hits and Bray issued one intentional free pass. Brady Bowen was touched for two tallies on a hit, walk and hit batsman.
Springfield banged out nine hits, paced by Tommy Edman and Lane Thomas who both went 2-for-4. Edman swiped his first bag of 2018 while Thomas doubled and touched home once. Right fielder Victor Roache launched a solo shot, giving his team a brief 1-0 lead after two.
Wednesday’s game: Off
Palm Beach vs. Dunedin – postponed
Palm Beach (3-2) and Dunedin were unable to play the second of their four-game set due to rain. The contest has been rescheduled as part of an April 11th double-header. The Beach Birds took the series opener.
Wednesday’s games: vs. Dunedin (3-2) (TOR). Game one – 5:00 pm ET, Anthony Shew (0-0, 0.00/Evan Kruczynski (0-0, 6.75)
Chiefs’ pitching dug an early hole from which they could not recover, resulting in an 8-6 defeat to the Kernels. Peoria (1-3) has dropped the first two of the four-game home series.
All three tallies charged to starter Alvaro Seijas (L, 0-2) crossed the plate in the second of his five-inning stint. Seijas gave up seven hits and one walk in all.
But the dagger to Peoria’s chance for a win occurred in the sixth when Cedar Rapids scored four times off Kodi Whitley. Whitley allowed five runs in total on seven hits and two walks over three. Thomas St. Clair pitched a clean ninth.
Held scoreless over the initial four frames, the Chiefs put runs on the board in four of five remaining innings. Hot-hitting Juan Yepez went 3-for-5 with a double and two triples to spearhead his team’s 10-hit effort. The designated hitter touched home twice and knocked in one.
Right fielder Bryce Denton and second baseman Taylor Bryant each went 2-for-5, Denton doubling once with two RBI and Bryant scoring once. First baseman Yariel Gonzalez reached base four times, singling once in two at bats with three free passes and two runs scored.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Cedar Rapids (4-0) (MIN), 6:30 pm CT, Winston Nicacio (season and level debut)
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