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Memphis Redbirds Game Notes: September 15, 2021

September 15, 2021 - International League (IL)
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Wednesday, September 15th 12:15 p.m. CT Memphis Redbirds (53-62) vs. Louisville Bats (50-64) Game 2 of 6

AutoZone Park / Memphis, TN Game #116 of 130 Home Game #56 of 65

RHP Johan Oviedo (1-6, 6.61 ERA) vs. RHP Riley O'Brien (7-6, 4.24 ERA)

MiLB.TV/First Pitch App: Evan Stockton & Justin Gallanty

Last Time Out: The Memphis Redbirds dropped the series opener at the hands of the Louisville Bats by a score of 10-4 on Tuesday night. The 'Birds jumped out to an early lead when a run scored on a Scott Hurst ground ball in the second inning. Austin Dean ripped a two-run double in the third inning to extend the lead to 3-0. The fifth inning would prove to be the Redbirds' undoing as Louisville was able to plate seven runs. The final Memphis run of the night came in the sixth inning on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from Conner Capel.

Memphis Starter: Johan Oviedo will make 11th start of the season for the Redbirds today. Oviedo threw the ball very well in his last start against Nashville, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning and striking out 10. Those 10 strikeouts were the most for any Redbirds' pitcher in a game this season. In his prior outing, Oviedo tossed 3.2-scoreless innings before the game was suspended. The 23-year-old has made 14 appearances and 13 starts in the major leagues with St. Louis this year and posted a 4.91 ERA in 62.1 innings. Oviedo started against Louisville on May 21 and yielded three runs in 5.1 innings.

Louisville Starter: Riley O'Brien gets the ball for his 22nd appearance and 21st start of the year for Louisville today. Last time out, O'Brien allowed just one run and struck out seven in a win against Indianapolis. O'Brien has been excellent over his last three starts, combining to allow just two runs on six hits in 14.0 innings while striking out 18 batters. Today will be O'Brien's fourth start of the season against Memphis. In his three prior outings, he has posted a 1.76 ERA in 15.1 innings. The 26-year-old was acquired by Cincinnati in a trade with Tampa Bay on August 28, 2020 in exchange for LHP Cody Reed. O'Brien was drafted by Tampa Bay in the eight round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the College of Idaho.

Welcome to Memphis: Nick Plummer reached base two more times in Sunday night's game against Nashville. In 16 games since his promotion from Double-A Springfield, Plummer has reached in 33 of his 67 plate appearances, good for a .493 on-base percentage.

Hot Stretch for Kramer: Kramer Robertson has been on-fire over the last 14 games. Robertson has multiple hits in six of those contests, going 19-54 (BA of .352) with a home run, five RBI, ten runs, four doubles, a triple and three stolen bases. Robertson had an 11-game hitting streak and a 19-game on-base streak snapped on Thursday night, both the longest for any Redbirds player this season.

Brendan's Bringing It: Brendan Donovan had one heck of a week in Nashville last week. He went 9-19 (BA of .474) at the plate with eight runs scored, two home runs and eight runs driven in. Donovan was named the Triple-A East Player of the Week after his outstanding performance. Donovan had another hit in Tuesday night's contest against Louisville, giving him a three-game hitting streak.

Good to be Gorman: Nolan Gorman is the midst of a season-long eight-game hitting streak. He's smacked two home runs and driving in seven runs during that time. The 21-year-old had two hits in the game against Louisville on Tuesday night.

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