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Memphis Redbirds Game Notes: July 3, 2021

July 3, 2021 - International League (IL)
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Saturday, July 3rd 6:35 p.m. CT Memphis Redbirds (19-33) vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (29-21) Game 5 of 6

AutoZone Park / Memphis, TN Game #53 of 130 Home Game #29 of 65

RHP Angel Rondón (0-4, 6.15 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Stout (0-1, 15.58 ERA)

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Last Time Out: The Redbirds had a tough night on Friday, dropping both ends of a doubleheader against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. In game one, the Jumbo Shrimp jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after three innings and never looked back on the way to a 6-2 victory. The 'Birds scored their two runs in the game on solo home runs from Justin Williams and Clint Coulter. Game two was a similar story, with Jacksonville winning 7-2. The 'Birds trailed 7-0 before finally getting on the board in the seventh inning on an RBI from Nolan Gorman.

Memphis Game One Starter: Angel Rondón will make his ninth appearances and eighth start of the season for the Redbirds today. The 23-year-old has hit a bit of a rough patch of late, allowing nine earned runs in 7.1 innings over his last two starts, both in Toledo. Prior to that, Rondón had yielded just three earned runs over his prior 20 innings between Memphis and St. Louis. Rondón made his MLB debut on June 6 with the Cardinals and tossed a scoreless inning against the Cincinnati Reds. He added another scoreless inning at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs before returning to the 'Birds. The Higuey, Domincan Republic native was the Cardinals' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2019 after a strong campaign between High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield.

Jacksonville Game One Starter: Eric Stout will get the ball for Jacksonville this evening. Stout has really struggled in his three appearances with the Jumbo Shrimp this season, allowing 15 earned runs in 8.2 innings of work. Stout just joined the Marlins' organization on June 9, signing as a minor league free agent. The 28-year-old has made three MLB appearances in his career, both in 2018 with the Kansas City Royals.

Headed to the Mile High City: Matthew Liberatore and Nolan Gorman were named to the Sirius XM Futures' Game roster earlier this week. Those two 'Birds will be competing at Coors Field in Colorado on July 11 against the premier prospects in professional baseball.

Going for the Gold: Brandon Dickson has been named to the United States National Team that will be competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo later this month. After pitching eight seasons in Japan, Dickson will return to the Land of the Rising Sun with Team USA. The Olympic baseball tournament begins in July 27.

Pitcher of the Month: Matthew Liberatore has been named the Cardinals' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June. The 21-year-old went 3-1 with a. 3.42 ERA in four starts during the month and posted a WHIP of 1.01. Liberatore also made two starts with Team USA, helping the team win the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Welcome to the Future: Nolan Gorman, a consensus top-three prospect in the Cardinals' system, was promoted to Memphis from Springfield on Monday afternoon. The 19th overall pick in the 2018 Draft was starring at the Double-A level, slashing .288/.354/.508 with 11 home runs and 27 RBIs in 43 games. The Arizona native helped rally the Redbirds to victory on Wednesday night, smacking a game-tying single in the bottom of the eighth.

Big Series for Rayder: Rayder Ascanio has had his way with Jacksonville pitching so far this week. In his two starts, Ascanio is 4-8 with one home run, two RBI and three runs. Ascanio is currently in the midst of a season-high five game hitting streak.

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