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Memphis Redbirds Game Notes: June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021 - International League (IL)
Memphis Redbirds News Release


Saturday, June 19th 6:05 p.m CT Memphis Redbirds (16-24) at Indianapolis Indians (21-18) Game 5 of 6

Victory Field / Indianapolis, IN Game #41 of 120 / Away Game #17 of 60

LHP Bernardo Flores, Jr. (2-2, 5.81 ERA) vs. RHP James Marvel (2-1, 3.86 ERA)

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Last Time Out: The Redbirds thundered to a 10-1 win at Indianapolis on Friday night. After severe weather delayed the start of the game by more than an hour, Memphis got to work, pounding out 13 hits and seven extra-base hits en route to victory. Kramer Robertson was a shining star, going 3-5 at the plate with two doubles, a triple and four RBIs. He was one of four Redbirds batters (Nootbaar, Sánchez, Yepez) to have multiple hits in the game. Not to be outdone, the Memphis pitching staff held Indy to just four hits in the entire game. Matthew Liberatore shined in his start, tossing five innings of one-run ball with just four hits allowed and three strikeouts.

Memphis Starter: Bernardo Flores, Jr. is scheduled to make his eighth appearance and fifth start of the season for Memphis on Saturday night. The lefthander has struggled in his past four outings. In 13.1 combined innings, he has allowed 15 earned runs on 15 hits plus 11 walks. In his prior two outings, Flores had gone a combined 9.2 innings with just one earned run allowed. The native Californian had struck out 13 batters in the process with just two walks against him. Flores last pitched last Sunday afternoon against Gwinnett, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.

Indianapolis Starter: James Marvel is slated to make his eighth start of the season for the Indians tonight. The righthander has posted solid numbers so far this season, recording an ERA of 3.86 in 35.0 IP (15 earned runs) with 26 strikeouts and 17 walks. Marvel has gone at least 5.0 innings and allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last three starts. The 27-year-old was drafted in the 36th round of the 2015 Draft out of Duke.

Racking up the K's: The Redbirds struck out a season-high 17 batters in the game at Indianapolis last night. Angel Rondón and Austin Warner each struck out five batters, Connor Thomas struck out four, Connor Jones fanned two batters and Jesús Cruz picked up the final K of the night.

On-Base Machine: Kramer Robertson has been getting on base at an incredible rate over his last 11 games. During that stretch, Robertson has walked 11 times, has 10 hits and has been hit by a pitch. That run has raised Robertson's on-base percentage from .340 to .390 for the season. His on-base percentage in June sits at .439.

Welcome Back, Lars: Lars Nootbaar returned to the Redbirds' lineup from the injured list on Tuesday. He's picked up right where he left off, reaching base seven times including a 3-5 game on Friday night with a two-run home run in the first inning. Over his last 17 games, Nootbaar is 22-59 (.373) with five home runs and 15 RBI.

A Welcome Addition: Grant Black has been a very reliable arm for the Redbirds since joining the team on June 6. Black had one tough outing, but in his other three, the 26-year-old has pitched 7.1 scoreless innings and struck out eight batters.

Keeping up with Jones: Connor Jones has authored a very strong stretch out of the Memphis bullpen. Jones has not allowed a run in any of his last four appearances and seven of his last eight outings have been scoreless. For the season, Jones has not allowed a run in 10 of his 16 outings and has struck out 20 batters in 20.0 innings.

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