Lane Thomas slugged three home runs, giving him four long balls and eight RBI in the last two games, and the Memphis Redbirds won for the seventh time in their last nine games with a 9-4 triumph over the Oklahoma City Dodgers (Dodgers) Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Thomas went deep in the third, fifth, and seventh innings to complete the eighth three-homer game in Redbirds history and third in the last two seasons. Tyler O’Neill andAdolis Garcia had three-home run games four days apart last season, and Thomas’ comes one year and one day after Garcia’s.
Thomas’ history-tying performance follows Randy Arozarena having the third cycle in Redbirds history yesterday.
In addition to Thomas’ offensive showing, Edmundo Sosa also homered for Memphis (45-61). Sosa also doubled, as did Max Schrock and John Nogowski.
Genesis Cabrera was activated off the Injured List earlier in the day and got the win with 6.0 innings of work, striking out nine and walking one, and allowing four runs on eight hits.
For the second-straight night, the Redbirds pitching staff shut out Oklahoma City (48-57) over its final four at-bats after the Dodgers had a multi-run fifth. Cabrera, Kodi Whitley, and Hunter Cervenka fired four scoreless innings to keep an 8-4 Redbirds lead en route to the 9-4 victory.
The Redbirds have won three-straight series.
Memphis and Oklahoma City wrap up their series tomorrow night at 6:05. The Redbirds return to AutoZone Park on Tuesday to start a seven-game homestand.
Upcoming Games of Note at AutoZone Park
Wednesday, July 31 at 6:35: Woof Wednesday presented by Invisible Fence Brand of Memphis with dogs able to come to the stadium along with their parents
Thursday, August 1 at 7:05: Throwback Thursday presented by Polk’s Meat Products featuring the Redbirds suiting up as the Memphis Chicks and throwback concession pricing of $2 beers and $1 Polk’s hot dogs; College Night with $5 Bluff tickets for college students with a college ID
Friday, August 2 at 7:05: Elvis Night with a free Memphis t-shirt to the first 1,500 fans courtesy of Carvana; All-You-Can-Eat Night specialty ticket presented by Dave & Buster’s featuring an all-you-can-eat tacos buffet and a free $15 Dave & Buster’s Power Card available at www.memphisredbirds.com/allyoucaneat; Chick-fil-A Friday Family Pack specialty ticket option with free ballpark food and free Chick-fil-A at www.memphisredbirds.com/fridayfamilypack
Saturday, August 3 at 6:35: Terminix Saturday Fireworks Show after the game; Back to School Night presented by Walmart with a free fully-loaded backpack to the first 1,500 kids ages 12 and under; Mystery bobblehead specialty ticket with a random bobblehead; Aldo’s Pizza specialty ticket with free soda at the ballpark and free and discounted food and beverages at Aldo’s Pizza Pies available at www.memphisredbirds.com/aldos
Sunday, August 4 at 2:05: Redbirds Wiffle Bat giveaway to the first 2,000 fans presented by Prairie Farms Dairy; Prairie Farms Ice Cream Sunday (free ice cream for kids upon entering); pregame player autographs presented by Allegiant Air; kids run the bases after the game
Monday, August 5 at 6:35: the Redbirds take the field as the Memphis Música as part of Minor League Baseball’s “Copa de la Diversión” series with $3 tacos and $5 Dos Equis available at the stadium
For more information on the 2019 season, visit www.memphisredbirds.com.
