Upcoming Probables (All Times CT) 5/29 @ Gwinnett Stripers 5:05 P.M
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Friday, May 28th 6:05 p.m CT Memphis Redbirds (8-13) at Gwinnett Stripers (12-9) Game 4 of 6 Coolray Field / Lawrenceville, GA Game #22 of 120 / Road Game #10 of 60 RHP Tommy Parsons (0-0, 3.05 ERA) vs RHP Bryse Wilson (1-0, 3.27 ERA) First Pitch App: Evan Stockton & Justin Gallanty Last Game – 5/27/21 Bird Bites Memphis vs. Gwinnett ‘21 Last Time Out: The Redbirds had a difficult night in Gwinnett, dropping a 14-2 MEM 2 5 0 contest on Thursday night. With the win, the Stripers have now taken the first three 12 Home, 12 Away (24 Total) games of the series at Coolray Field. Gwinnett got off to a hot start, scoring eight 5/25 A – L, 2-1 GWN 14 18 0 runs in the second inning and five runs in the fifth. Alex Jackson had a huge 5/26 A – L, 11-5 5/27 A – L, 14-2 game, hitting three home runs and driving in seven runs. The Redbirds got their two 5/28 A – WP: Kyle Muller (1-1) runs on solo home runs from José Rondón and Matt Szczur. 5/29 A – 5/30 A – - 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 0 BB, 8 K Today’s Starter: Tommy Parsons will make his fifth appearance and third start of 6/8 H – the season for the Redbirds tonight. Parsons is coming off an outstanding start last 6/9 H – LP: Zack Thompson (0-2) week against Louisville in which he pitched seven strong innings, allowing just two 6/10 H – runs. It was the longest start for any Redbirds pitcher in 2021. The 25-year-old did 6/11 H – - 1.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K not allow a hit or a run over five innings of work in an extended relief role against 6/12 H – 6/13 H – S: None Nashville on May 15. Over his last three appearances, Parsons has pitched 16.0 7/27 H – innings and yielded just three earned runs. Parsons enters tonight with a .181 batting 7/28 H – HR: MEM: Rondón (6), Szczur (4) average against, which is the eighth-best mark in Triple-A East. 7/29 H – 7/30 H – GWN: Jackson 3 (1,2,3), Almonte Gwinnett Starter: Bryse Wilson will make the start for Gwinnett this evening. 7/31 H – Wilson has made five starts for the Atlanta Braves this season and two with 8/1 H – (2) Gwinnett. In his two outings with the Stripers, Wilson has allowed four earned runs 8/31 A – 9/1 A – in 11.0 innings. The 23-year-old is 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA in 24.2 innings over his five Time: 3:01 9/2 A – starts with the Braves. Wilson jumped on the national scene during the 2020 National 9/3 A – Attendance: 2,459 League Championship Series when he pitched six innings of one-run ball in a win 9/4 A – over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wilson was the Braves’ fourth round pick in the 2016 9/5 A – MLB Draft out of Orange High School in Hillsborough, NC. Notable Players Affiliates Roundup When You’re Hot, You’re Hot: José Rondón hit a home run in the fourth inning -K. Robertson: 2-3, 2B of last night’s game against Gwinnett. Rondón now has six long balls this season, the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) -R. Ascanio: 1 IP, 0 ER most on the team. Rondón also went deep in the game on Wednesday night, making -Last Game: W, 5-4 (10) at Arizona this the third time this season he has homered in back-to-back games. -Y. Molina: 3-5, 2B, RBI, R Comeback Kids: The Memphis Redbirds have developed a flair for the dramatic over Record: - 28-22 the last handful of games. Last Tuesday against Louisville, the ‘Birds put together a -Today: 8:40 p.m. CT at ARI Active Hit Streaks game-tying comeback in the ninth inning before falling in extra innings. Between Wednesday and Saturday, the ‘Birds put together a four-game win streak, all of the comeback variety. Memphis also had walk-off wins on Wednesday, Thursday and L. Nootbaar: 5 (5/21-pres.) Saturday. Each of the four wins were by one run. The ‘Birds put together another Springfield Cardinals (AA) J. Rondón: 3 (5/25-pres.) game-tying comeback in the ninth inning Tuesday night before ultimately falling on a walk-off single in the bottom of that inning. -Last Game: W, 6-2 at Wichita -Record: 5-15 Nootbaar the Star: Lars Nootbaar has been on fire over his last 13 games. During -Today: 7:05 p.m. CT at Wichita that stretch, Nootbaar is 18-47 (.383) with four HR, 13 RBI and 15 runs. Nootbaar hit all four of his home runs in the series against Louisville including two in the game on Stat of the Day Sunday. The Redbirds pitching staff has Defense Wins Championships: The Memphis Redbirds have been outstanding on Peoria Chiefs (High-A) defense this season. Through 21 games, the ‘Birds have a .987 fielding percentage, -Last Game: PPD at Beloit been piling up the strikeouts on which is tied for the best in all of Triple-A. Memphis has also only made ten errors on Friday’s this season. In three games the year, the second-fewest across the Triple-A landscape. -Record: 7-13 on Friday, the ‘Birds arms have -Today: 6:35 p.m. CT at Beloit Repping the Stars and Stripes: Matthew Liberatore was named to USA struck out 28 batters in 27 innings. Baseball’s Olympic Training Camp roster on Sunday. Team USA will cut its roster Memphis has also not allowed a from 28 to 26 players on May 30. Those 26 players will compete for the Americas stolen base on a Friday. Qualifier from May 31-June 5 in Florida. The winner of the event will qualify for the Tokyo Olympics while the second- and third- place finishers will get another chance Palm Beach Cardinals (Low-A) at the Final Qualifier in Mexico. -Last Game: L, 6-5 at Bradenton -Record: 6-15 A New Opponent: This series is the first all-time between the Redbirds and Gwinnett Stripers. Gwinnett had been a member of the International League since -Today: 5:05 p.m. CT at Bradenton 2009 before joining the newly formed Triple-A East Southeast Division in 2021. Memphis had been a member of the Pacific Coast League since 1998. Upcoming Probables (all times CT) 5/29 @ Gwinnett Stripers 5:05 p.m. LHP Connor Thomas vs. TBD 5/30 @ Gwinnett Stripers 12:05 p.m. RHP Angel Rondón vs. RHP Kyle Wright 6/1 vs. Toledo Mud Hens 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. TBD 6/2 vs. Toledo Mud Hens 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. TBD RHP TOMMY PARSONS (0-0, 3.05 ERA) 6’4” 220 lbs B/T: R/R Age: 25 (09/01) Acquired: Undrafted FA (2018) 2021 Memphis Game-by-Game Parsons Notes Date Opp. Dec. IP H ER BB K P/S Depart. Notes -From Columbus, Ohio. Opening Night 5/4 v. DUR ND 4.2 4 4 1 7 74/47 Tied, 4-4 starter -Arsenal: Fastball (around 91-93 MPH, Three BB in first changeup (84-85 MPH), breaking ball (77- 79 5/9 v. DUR ND 4.0 4 1 5 3 85/46 Tied, 6-6 MPH). 1.1 of work Continued MEM 5/15 @ NAS ND 5.0 0 0 3 4 79/48 Tied, 0-0 th -Known for his control and his changeup. no-hit bid into 8 Longest outing to 5/22 v. LOU ND 7.0 5 2 0 5 77/56 Down, 2-0 date for MEM -Played college baseball at Division III Adrian College in Michigan. starter in 2021 - Three-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the Y ear. Season Bests -Finished college career with more wins (40) IP: 7.0 than walks allowed (36). H: 0 - Threw 24 complete games in college. K: 7 BB: 0 -Finished college career on a 23-game winning streak. ER: 0 HR: 0 (3x) - Went 44.1 innings without a walk during Pitches: 85 junior season, which is believed to be a Division III record. Miscellaneous -Entered college throwing in the low-80s, WHIP: 1.06 finished in the low to mid 90s. Record in Starts: 1-1 -Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a non- drafted free agent on June 12, 2018. BAA: .181 -Spent debut season with Rookie Level Johnson City Cardinals. -Named a 2018 Appalachian League Post- season All-Star. -Pitched at four different levels in the Cardinals’ organization in 2019. -Midwest League Pitcher of the Month in April 2019 and two-time Pitcher of the W eek. -Made one start with Memphis in 2019 on 8/30 at Iowa: 5 IP , 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K. -Allows just 1.49 BB/9 for his Minor League career. -Made seven appearances in MLB Spring Training in 2021: 10.1 IP , 11 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. 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: 5/27 at GWN (0-1, K) Last Game: 5/27 at GWN (0-4, K) Current Series: 2-9, HR, RBI, R, 3 K (3 games) Current Series: 1-10, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K (3 games) Season Highs… Season Highs… H: 2 (5/15 @ NAS) R: 1 (3x) BB: 1 (4x) H: 3 (5/18 vs.