Wednesday, May 19th 12:15 p.m CT Memphis Redbirds (4-9) vs. Louisville Bats (4-8) Game 2 of 6 AutoZone Park / Memphis, TN Game #14 of 120 / Home Game #8 of 60 RHP Angel Rondón (0-2, 11.88 ERA) vs RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (2-0, 2.45 ERA) MiLB TV & First Pitch App: Evan Stockton & Justin Gallanty Last Game – 5/18/21 Bird Bites Memphis vs. Bats ‘21 Last Time Out: The Redbirds fell to Louisville, 4-2, on Tuesday night. LOU 4 9 1 It was a tight, hotly-contested game that took 11 innings. The game 12 Home, 12 Away (24 Total) 5/18 H – L, 4-2 [11] th MEM 2 9 1 remained 2-0 Louisville until the 8 , when Memphis scored lone runs in 5/19 H– the 8th and 9th to send the game into extra innings. Kramer 5/20 H – Robertson’s two-out, two-strike single in the ninth propelled the game 5/21 H – WP: Braden Shipley (1-2) 5/22 H– into extras. The game stayed 2-2 until the top of the 11th, when Michael 5/23 H – -1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K De Leon hit a two-run home run to surge Louisville back in front. 7/6 A– Memphis had runners on second and third with one out in the 11th, but 7/7 A – LP: Roel Ramírez (0-1) 7/8 A – they stayed stranded on the base paths. 7/9 A – -1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K 7/10 A – Today’s Starter: Angel Rondón is scheduled to take the mound for 7/11 A– S: José De León (1) 7/20 A- Memphis this afternoon. The righthander has struggled to start his 2021 7/21 A- HR: LOU: M. De Leon (1) season. Rondón has allowed 11 earned runs in 8.1 innings pitched so far 7/22 A- this season. The 23-year-old is ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the St. 7/23 A- Time: 3:49 [11 innings] Louis Cardinals system according to MLB Pipeline. 7/24 A- 7/25 A- Attendance: 1,909 9/14 H– Louisville Starter: Vladimir Gutiérrez is off to a strong start through 9/15 H– two starts in the young 2021 season. The righthander has allowed just 9/16 H – 9/17 H – Notable Players three earned runs in 11.0 innings pitched, tacking on 14 strikeouts to boot. 9/18 H – -C. Capel (MEM): 3-4, 2B, BB, R Gutiérrez, ranked the No. 13 prospect in the Reds’ system (MLB Pipeline), 9/19 H - was signed for $4.75 million out of Cuba in 2016. -M. Liberatore (MEM): 5.1 IP, 6 Affiliates Roundup H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Rounding Into Form: After a bit of a slow start to the season, the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) Redbirds’ pitching staff has excelled in the last three games. Dating back to the final two games of the series in Nashville. the ‘Birds arms have -Last Game: W, 5-2 vs. Pittsburgh allowed 20 hits in 30 innings the past three games. Memphis carried a -N. Arenado: HR [homered in combined no-hitter into the eighth inning during the game on Saturday. four straight games). Active Hit Streaks -Record: 24-18 Mendoza Heating Up: Evan Mendoza is coming off an outstanding -Today: 6:45 p.m. CT at SD series in Nashville. Mendoza was 8-25 (.320) with seven runs and three Evan Mendoza – 5 (5/13 – pres.) doubles in the six games against the Sounds. The former NC State player Kramer Robertson – 4 (5/12 – pres.) reached two more times in Tuesday night’s game on a single and a walk. Springfield Cardinals (AA) Mendoza has also been extremely versatile on the defensive side of the -Last Game: L, 2-1 vs. NW ball, starting games at first base, second base, third base and shortstop. Arkansas -Record: 2-11 Kramer’s Back, Tell a Friend: Kramer Robertson missed the final -Today: 6:35 p.m. CT vs. NW two games of last weekend’s series in Nashville for a pretty big reason: his Arkansas Stat of the Day Mom, Kim Mulkey, was being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mulkey has won 632 games in her illustrious coaching career. Robertson Peoria Chiefs (High-A) marked his return to the roster with a game-tying single with two outs in -Last Game: PPD, Rain Last night was Louisville’s first the bottom of the ninth on Tuesday night. ever trip to Memphis. From 1982- -Record: 5-7 97, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Family Affair: Two brothers are squaring off against each other this -Today: DH vs. Quad Cities [first Louis Cardinals was located in week. Tyler, a catcher for Memphis, faces his younger brother Scott’s game starts at 5:00 p.m. CT] Louisville. They were also named Louisville Bats at AutoZone Park this week. Scott walked and scored in Tuesday night’s game. Palm Beach Cardinals (Low-A) the Redbirds. -Last Game: L, 4-0 vs. St. Lucie A New Opponent: This series marks the first meeting all-time between -Record: 5-8 the Redbirds and Louisville Bats. Louisville had been a member of the -Today: 11:00 a.m. CT vs. St. Lucie International League since 1998 before joining the newly formed Triple-A East Midwest Division in 2021. Looking Ahead: The ‘Birds will play Louisville tomorrow night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CT. Zack Thompson, St. Louis’ first-round pick in 2019, will get the ball for his second start of the season. Upcoming Probables (all times CT) 5/20 vs. Louisville Bats 6:45 p.m. LHP Zack Thompson vs. RHP Riley O’Brien 5/21 vs. Louisville Bats 7:10 p.m. RHP Tommy Parsons vs. RHP Bo Takahashi 5/22 vs. Louisville Bats 6:15 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Ashton Goudeau 5/23 vs. Louisville Bats 2:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD RHP Angel Rondón (0-1, 12.46 ERA) 6’1” 205 lbs B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/01) Acquired: Signed as FA, January 6, 2016 Rondón Notes 2021 Memphis Game-by-Game Date Opp. Dec. IP H ER BB K P/S Depart. Notes -From Higuey, Dominican Republic. First career AAA 5/7 v. DUR L 4.1 9 6 1 2 76/53 Down, 5-0 start -Spent 2020 at the Cardinals’ Alternate Allowed 3 ER in 5th Training Site. 5/13 @ NAS L 4.0 7 5 0 3 82/55 Down 5-2 inning (final inning of work) -Named the 2019 Cardinals’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year. -Began 2019 with High-A Palm Beach. Went 5-1 with a 2.20 ERA in eight starts. Struck out 47 batters in 45 IP. Named a Florida State League Midseason All-Star. Season Bests -Made final 20 starts of 2019 with Double-A IP: 4.1 Springfield. Went 6-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 115 H: 9 IP. K: 2 -Never had an ERA over 3.17 in four seasons in the Cardinals’ organization. BB: 1 ER: 6 -Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Cardinals’ organization, according to MLB HR: 3 Pipeline. Pitches: 76 -“His delivery creates natural deception…The fastball features late movement and sits in the mid 90s, but can Miscellaneous also touch 97 mph on occasion. He varies WHIP: 2.31 the shape of his curveball, a pitch with heavy downward action that reminds some Record in Starts: 0-1 of a slider. He’s also shown an ability to keep hitters off-balance with an average GO/FO: 0.38 changeup.” – MLB Pipeline. -“His ceiling seems to be at the back end of a rotation, although his fastball/curveball combo, paired with his pitchability, could also play well out of the bullpen.” – MLB Pipeline Redbirds Hitters Rayder Ascanio 5’11 155 INF Age: 25 (3/17) Acq.: Trade w/ SEA, Aug, 30, 2017 Conner Capel 6’1 185 OF Age: 23 (5/19) Acq.: Trade with CLE, 7/31/18 Last Game: 5/18 vs. LOU (1-2, BB, two sacrifice bunts) Last Game: 5/18 vs. LOU (3-4, 2B, BB, R) Current Series: 1-2, BB (1 game) Current Series: 3-4, 2B, BB, R (1 game) Season Highs… Season Highs… H: 2 (5/15 @ NAS) R: BB: 1 (2x, last: 5/18 vs. LOU) H: 3 (5/18 vs. LOU) R: 1 (4x) BB: 1 (3x) HR: RBI: K: 2 (5/16 @ NAS) HR: 0 RBI: 2 (5/11 @ NAS) K: 3 (5/7 v. DUR) 2019 Notes 2019 Notes • Split the season between the Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) and the • Spent the season primarily with Springfield (AA), slashing .232/.283/.352 Springfield Cardinals (AA). in 98 games with 12 doubles, 9 home runs and 40 RBIs. • Palm Beach: Slashed .259/.347/.306 in 31 games. 4 doubles, 9 RBIs. • Also appeared in eight games with the Redbirds, going 13-30 (.433) at • Springfield: Slashed .270/.329/.401 in 76 games. 17 doubles, 6 HRs, 40 the plate with 5 doubles, 2 home runs and 7 RBIs. RBIs. Also struck out 54 times (as opposed to 19 walks). Bio Bio • From Katy, Texas. Graduate of Seven Lakes High School. • From Mariara, Venezuela. • Full name is Michael Conner Capel (goes by his middle name). • Originally signed as a free agent with Seattle on December 16, 2012.