PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Redbirds Sweep Zephyrs out of Town

Published on July 6, 2014 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Memphis, Tennessee - The Memphis Redbirds took advantage of a few Zephyr mistakes and grabbed an early lead and held on to defeat the Zephyrs 5-2 to complete the three game sweep.

The Zephyrs committed two fielding errors and it helped the Redbirds reel off their fourth consecutive win. In the first inning with the bases loaded Memphis' Tommy Pham doubled off the wall to score a pair of runs. Greg Garcia led the Birds with three hits in the game.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly made a rehab start and allowed one run in four and a third innings. Dean Kiekhefer (1-2) earned the win pitching a scoreless inning and two thirds in relief.

The Zephyrs fell behind early trailing 4-0 when the offense got going. The Z's scored a run in the fifth inning and added a Juan Diaz home run in the seventh. The Z's rallied in the ninth but Jorge Rondon shut it down earning his second save.

Alex Sanabia (3-3) took the defeat for the Zephyrs.

The Zephyrs have dropped five consecutive and finished a stretch of divisional games with a record of 2-9. New Orleans has fallen to third place 3 =C21/2 games back of first place. The team was three games up on first place just ten days ago.

GAME NOTES

The Redbirds sweep is their first of the season and it's the second time the Zephyrs have been swept in a series. The Zephyrs added left handed reliever Donnie Joseph from the Kansas City Royals organization. He was acquired in a trade last week. Mark Canha snapped a string of 31 consecutive starts, he started every game since June 2. Memphis matched a season high against the Zephyrs stealing four bases in the game.

Major League Baseball announced its All Star selections and a pair of former Zephyrs were named to the National League Team. Outfielder Carlos Gomez '07 was named a starter from the Milwaukee Brewers and 2b Daniel Murphy '08 from the New York Mets was named a back up.

ON DECK

The Zephyrs head to Oklahoma City to open a four game set. The Zephyrs and Redhawks play Monday (7:05) at Bricktown Ballpark.

The Zephyrs will start RH Anthony DeSclafani (1-2, 3.62) against Redhawks RH Mike Foltynewicz (6-5, 4.20). Radio: WMTI 106.1 FM.

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