The Memphis Redbirds clinched a series split by taking game the finaleĀ of a six-game series against the Nashville Sounds on Sunday afternoonĀ at AutoZone Park by a final score of 7-6.Ā
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Redbirds catcher Austin Romine made his presence felt early in his first game as a member of the team. In the bottom of the first, Romine rang a ground-rule double into the Nashville bullpen to put Memphis up 2-0. The catcher added another big RBI in the bottom of the seventh with a single to plate first baseman Luken Baker and the Redbirds a 6-5 lead.Ā
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On the afternoon, Memphis batters walked seven times and got RBIs from four different players, including an important insurance run in the bottom of the eighth from Paul DeJong.Ā
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The Redbirds were also helped out by a pair of stellar outings from right-handed pitchers. Starter Matthew Liberatore tossed five innings, allowed two earned runs on six hits and struck out five sounds to earn a no-decision. Aaron Brooks immediately followed in relief and finished the ballgame for Memphis, lasting four innings of three-run baseball to earn his third win of the season.Ā
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With the victory. Memphis moves to a game and a half behind the Nashville Sounds and into a second-place tie with the Columbus Clippers.Ā
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The Memphis Redbirds (38-28) head out to Victory Field in Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Indianapolis Indians for a six-game series. Game one is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, June 21.Ā
Communications and Public Relations Assistant/Broadcaster for the Memphis Redbirds