Redbirds Take Game One of Doubleheader with Four Homers
Published on August 26, 2023 under International League (IL)
Memphis Redbirds News Release
MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis Redbirds continued a six-game road trip with a 13-7 win at the Charlotte Knights at Truist Park on Saturday afternoon.
In game one of the split doubleheader, the long ball played a major role for Memphis. For the fifth straight game, right fielder Moises Gomez clubbed a home run to push his season total to 28. One batter later, designated hitter Nick Raposo smacked his second home run of the season to put the Redbirds up 4-0.
In total, Memphis hit four home runs in the win. In the fifth inning, third baseman Irving Lopez hit his first Triple-A home run of the season. In the sixth, left fielder Chase Pinder drilled a grand slam to close out the Redbirds scoring.
Michael McGreevy (8-5) extended his team lead in the win column with 6.0 innings of five-run baseball. The right-handed pitcher allowed 10 hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
Game two of the doubleheader is slated for 6:04 p.m. CDT.
The Redbirds (61-63) return to AutoZone Park on Tuesday, August 29 to begin a six-game homestand at 6:45p.m. CDT against the Gwinnett Stripers.
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