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th Tuesday, May 11 6:35 p.m CT Memphis Redbirds (1-5) at Nashville Sounds (3-1) Game 1 of 6 First Horizon Park / Nashville, TN Game #7 of 120 / Road Game #1 of 60 RHP Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.71 ERA) vs RHP Thomas Jankins (0-0, 13.50 ERA) Bird Bites Last Game – 5/9/21 Memphis vs. Sounds ‘21 Last Time Out: The Redbirds picked up their first win of the season DUR 6 9 0 in dramatic fashion on Sunday, as Matt Szczur’s single in the 10th 6 Home, 12 Away (18 Total) MEM 7 10 0 inning gave Memphis a 7-6 win over Durham. The game was a 5/11 A – 5/12 A – rollercoaster: Durham plated three runs in the top half of the first to 5/13 A – WP: Austin Warner (1-0) take a 3-0 lead, only to have Memphis tie it in the bottom half of the first. The ‘Birds took a 4-3 lead after two, followed by a 5-4 Bulls lead 5/14 A – -2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K after three. Max Moroff stroked a two-run double in the fourth to 5/15 A – LP: Joey Krehbiel (0-1) briefly make it 6-5 Memphis, but Durham bounced right back to tie 5/16 A – the game again at 6 in the 5th. The game remained knotted at 6 all 8/17 H – - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K the way until the 10th, when Szczur played hero and sent the Mother’s 8/18 H – HR: MEM: J. Rondón (3), D. Day crowd home happy. 8/19 H – 8/20 H – Ortega (1) Red Hot Rondón: José Rondón has been very productive at the 8/21 H – DUR: J. Lowe (3) plate over the last four games for the Redbirds. The shortstop knocked 8/22 H – Time: 3:38 (1:27 delay) in another run on Sunday, his 8th RBI in the past four games. Rondón 9/7 A – hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning of the game on 9/8 A – Attendance: 2,084 Thursday night. He followed that up with an RBI double and another 9/9 A – three-run blast on Friday. Rondón leads the team with nine RBI 9/10 A – Notable Players through the first six games of the season. 9/11 A – 9/12 A - -M. Moroff (MEM): 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI More-off Please: Max Moroff is off to a superb start to the 2021 Affiliates Roundup -L. Nootbaar (MEM): 2-3, 2B, BB, SB, season. In five starts, Moroff is 9-18 with a home run, six runs, three RBI St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) doubles and three walks. The 27-year-old is slashing .500/.609/.833 so -Last Game: W, 2-0 v. COL -M. Szczur (MEM): 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI far this year with three total RBIs. walk-off single in the 10th) [Sunday] -A. Wainwright: 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R Miles with Memphis: Miles Mikolas makes his second start with -Record: 21-14 Active Hit Streaks the Redbirds on an MLB rehab assignment this evening. Mikolas -Today: 6:40 p.m CT v. COL missed all of the 2020 season recovering from surgery to repair a Player Name – flexor tendon in his right arm. The 32-year-old right hander made his debut with Memphis last Wednesday at AutoZone Park, allowing two Springfield Cardinals (AA) José Rondón – 4 (5/5 – pres.) runs (both earned) on five hits in 2.1 IP with three strikeouts. -Last Game: L, 3-2 vs. Wichita Scott Hurst – 3 (5/7 - pres.) Mikolas, the Cardinals game one starter in both in NLDS and NLCS -Record: 1-5 in 2019. pitched to batters at the Cardinals’ alternate site last month. -Today: 11:00 a.m. CT @ Arkansas This Day in History On-Base Machine: Scott Hurst has reached base in each of the first six games of the season. Hurst had an RBI double in the game Friday On May 11, 2014, the Redbirds night, has walked five times this year and owns the only Redbirds’ Peoria Chiefs (High-A) pounded out 16 hits in a 13-1 win stolen base. The native Californian also scored the game-winning run -Last Game(s) [Sunday]: L, 3-0 @ over Round Rock. Stephen on Sunday afternoon. Hurst is getting his first experience of his career Cedar Rapids [Game 1, DH] Piscotty hit two home runs in the with the Redbirds after splitting 2019 between Double-A Springfield L, 3-2 @ Cedar Rapids [Game 2, and High-A Palm Beach. The 25-year-old former third round pick has win and Tim Cooney tossed 5.0 DH] also appeared in seven games this season with the St. Louis innings of one run ball. Cardinals. -Record: 1-5 -Today: 6:35 p.m. CT vs. Looking Ahead: The Redbirds are scheduled to start the top Wisconsin prospect in the Cardinals system, lefthander Matthew Liberatore, on Wednesday night. The former first-round pick impressed in his Palm Beach Cardinals (Low-A) Memphis debut last week, hurling six innings of two-run ball while -Last Game: L, 7-3 [Sunday] striking out five Durham batters last Wednesday. -Record: 2-4 -Today: 5:30 p.m. CT vs. Jupiter Upcoming Probables (all times CT) 5/12 @ Nashville Sounds 6:35 p.m LHP Matthew Liberatore vs LHP Aaron Ashby 5/13 @ Nashville Sounds 6:35 p.m RHP Angel Rondón vs LHP Blaine Hardy 5/14 @ Nashville Sounds 6:35 p.m LHP Bernardo Flores, Jr. vs LHP Wade LeBlanc 5/15 @ Nashville Sounds 6:35 p.m. RHP Tommy Parsons vs. RHP Alec Bettinger RHP MILES MIKOLAS (0-1, 7.71 ERA) 6’4” 230 lbs B/T: R/R Age: 32 (8/23) Acquired: FA, 12/5/2017 2021 Memphis Game-by-Game Date Opp. Dec. IP H ER BB K P/S Depart. Notes Mikolas Notes First start since 5/5 v. DUR L 2.1 5 2 1 3 57-39 Down, 2-0 2019 -2nd start of MLB rehab assignment tonight after missing all of 2020 season recovering from surgery to repair a flexor tendon in his right arm. Season Bests -St. Louis game one starter in 2019 NLDS IP: 2.1 and NLCS. H: 5 K: 3 -Made 32 starts with St. Louis in 2019, winning nine games and posting a 4.16 BB: 1 ERA. ER: 2 HR: 1 -Signed a 4 yr/$68 million extension with St. Louis on Feb. 16, 2019. Pitches: 57 -2018 National League All-Star. Miscellaneous -2018 National League leader in wins. WHIP: 2.57 Record in Starts: 0-1 -Finished sixth in 2018 National League GO/FO: 0.00 Cy Young Award voting. -Signed with St. Louis as a free agent on Dec. 5, 2017. -Pitched for Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball League from 2015- 2017. -Made 10 starts with the Texas Rangers in 2014. -Made 27 appearances out of the bullpen with the San Diego Padres between 2012 and 2013. -7th round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2009 out of Nova Southeastern University. -Highest draft pick in Nova Southeastern history. -Born in Jupiter, Florida. -Resides in Jupiter, Florida with wife, Lauren and three children, Lillianne, Madelyn and Miles. Redbirds Hitters Aaron Antonini 6’0 200 C Age: 22 (7/27) Acq.: 18th Rd, ’19 Draft (M. Tenn. St) Rayder Ascanio 5’11 155 INF Age: 25 (3/17) Acq.: Trade w/ SEA, Aug, 30, 2017 Last Game: 5/6 v. DUR (0-3, 2 K) Current Series: 0-3, 2 K (1 game) Last Game: 5/5 v. DUR (0-3, K) Current Series: 0-3, K (1 game) Season Highs… Season Highs… H: 0 R: 0 BB: 0 H: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) R: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) BB: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) HR: 0 RBI: 0 K: 2 (5/6 v. DUR) HR: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) RBI: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) K: 0 (5/5 v. DUR) 2019 Notes 2019 Notes • Spent the season with Johnson City (Rookie Ball, Appalachian League). • Split the season between the Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) and the • Slashed .219/.387/.507 in 25 games. 4 doubles, 5 home runs, 14 RBIs. Springfield Cardinals (AA). • Drew 18 walks and struck out just eight times during the 2019 season. • Palm Beach: Slashed .259/.347/.306 in 31 games. 4 doubles, 9 RBIs. Bio • Springfield: Slashed .270/.329/.401 in 76 games. 17 doubles, 6 HRs, 40 RBIs. Also struck out 54 times (as opposed to 19 walks). • Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Full name is Eduardo Aaron Antonini. • Cousin, Leonardo Hernandez, played third baseman for the Orioles Bio (1982-86). • From Mariara, Venezuela. • Graduated from North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Florida). • Originally signed as a free agent with Seattle on December 16, 2012. • Grew up in Hollywood, Florida. • Traded to St. Louis for RHP Mike Leake on August 30th, 2017. • Slashed .262/.371/.443 as a junior in 2019 at Middle Tennessee State. • Spent the 2018 season solely with the Peoria Chiefs (Low-A). • Smacked 14 doubles, hit eight home runs and drove in 34 runs in 2019. • Slashed .246/.309/.322 in 66 games, with 6 doubles and 4 home runs. • Also led Conference USA with 24 runners caught stealing. • Advanced as high as Modesto (High-A) in the Seattle system. Conner Capel 6’1 185 OF Age: 23 (5/19) Acq.: Trade with CLE, 7/31/18 Austin Dean 6’0 215 OF Age: 27 (10/14) Acq.: Trade with MIA, 1/14/20 Last Game: 5/9 v.