Sunday, August 29th 2:05 p.m. CT Memphis Redbirds (48-53) vs. Columbus Clippers (46-53) Game 6 of 6 AutoZone Park / Memphis, TN Game #102 of 130 Home Game #54 of 65 RHP T.J. Zeuch (0-0, 8.00 ERA) vs. RHP Cam Hill (0-1, 8.53 ERA) MiLB.tv & First Pitch App: Evan Stockton & Justin Gallanty Bird Bites Last Game – 8/28/21 Memphis vs. Clippers ‘21 Last Time Out: The Memphis Redbirds won an absolutely wild contest by a COL 12 18 1 score of 14-12 on Saturday night. After falling behind 6-0 in the third inning, 6 Home (6 Total) MEM 14 15 2 the ‘Birds battled back with five runs in the bottom of the third. After an RBI 8/24 H – W, 8-4 single from Kramer Robertson, Juan Yepez blasted a grand slam to bring 8/25 H – L, 3-2 Memphis within a run. In the next frame, Brendan Donovan tied the game 8/26 H – L, 12-3 with a solo home run, Robertson gave the Redbirds the lead with another RBI WP: Tommy Parsons (2-6) single and Nolan Gorman added to the lead with his 10th home run of the 8/27 H – W, 4-2 -1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K season. In the seventh, Alec Burleson drove in a run to extend the lead to 9- 8/28 H – W, 14-12 6. Columbus scored twice in the eighth to bring it back to a 9-8 ballgame, but 8/29 H – the ‘Birds broke out for five more runs in the home half of the inning. Donovan LP: Heath Fillmyer (2-6) had an RBI single, Robertson drove in another run and Yepez hit a three-run -3.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, BB, 2 K blast, his second of the night and 19th of the season. The Clippers scored four SV: None times in the ninth, but the ‘Birds were able to hold on for the 14-12 win. Time: 3:26 Memphis Starter: T.J. Zeuch will make his fifth appearance and first start of the season for the Redbirds today. Last time out, Zeuch pitched four innings Attendance: 4,444 in long relief and allowed just one run last Sunday against Nashville. Zeuch Notables was acquired in a trade from Toronto on July 25 in exchange for cash considerations. He pitched five times with the Blue Jays and 12 times with -J. Yepez: 2 HR, 7 RBI Triple-A Buffalo this season. The 26-year-old has made 13 career MLB appearances, all with Toronto. The Blue Jays selected Zeuch with the 21st -K. Robertson: 4-5, 3 RBI, 3 R overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh. -B. Donovan: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Affiliates Roundup Columbus Starter: Cam Hill will make his 14th appearance and first start of -N. Gorman: HR the season for Columbus this afternoon. It will be Hill’s first start since his first professional season in 2014 with Short-Season Mahoning Valley. Hill appeared St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) -D. Ortega: 2-4, 2 R in the game on Thursday against Memphis and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with two -Last Game: W, 13-0 @ Pittsburgh strikeouts. The 27-year-old made 18 appearances with Cleveland in 2020 and -Record: 66-62 posted a 4.91 ERA in 18.1 innings. He also pitched two innings in the playoffs. -Today: 12:05 p.m. CT @ Pittsburgh Hill was selected in the 17th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by Cleveland out of Active Hit Streaks Redlands Community College in Oklahoma. Springfield Cardinals (AA) -Last Game: W, 4-1 vs. NW Arkansas Juan Gone: Juan Yepez has put up video game numbers during the current Alec Burleson: 4 (8/25-pres.) -Record: 37-64 two-week homestand. In nine games, Yepez is slashing .441/.474/1.000 with Nolan Gorman: 3 (8/26-pres.) -Today: 2:05 p.m. CT @ NW four home runs, 15 RBI, seven runs, seven doubles, two walks and one hit by Brendan Donovan: 3 (8/26-pres.) pitch. The 23-year-old has five multi-hit games during this stretch. Yepez is Arkansas second in all of Minor League Baseball in slugging percentage since August 17. Yepez is also second in all of Triple-A with 19 HR and third in OPS (1.022) since Peoria Chiefs (High-A) June 18. -Last Game: L, 7-4 vs. South Bend Stat of the Day -Record: 38-63 The Memphis Redbirds have been Coming Back: The Memphis Redbirds have posted some impressive -Today: 1:35 p.m. CT vs. South Bend comebacks during this homestand. In the last nine games, the ‘Birds have come playing some high-scoring affairs over back to at least tie from deficits of 5-1, 10-5, 8-0 and 6-0. The Redbirds have won the last two weeks. Saturday night’s 14- Palm Beach Cardinals (Low-A) three of those four games. -Last Game: L, 11-7 vs. Jupiter 12 win was the third game in the last -Record: 31-67 nine that have featured at least 23 New No. 1 Prospect: Nolan Gorman has been on fire since being named the combined runs: new top prospect in the Cardinals’ organization. In his last eleven games, -Today: 11:00 a.m. CT vs. Jupiter 8/19: W, 12-11 v. NAS Gorman is 14-37 (.378) with four home runs, 10 RBI, 12 runs and six walks. The 8/22: L, 13-12 v. NAS 21-year-old former first round pick is slashing .312/.363/.570 in August. 8/28: W, 14-12 v. COL Hot Stretch for Mendoza: Evan Mendoza has put together a very strong week. In his last seven games, Mendoza is 9-21 (.429) with four RBI, five runs, two doubles and four walks. He has hits in six of those seven games. E N Upcoming Probables (all times CT) 8/31 @ Gwinnett Stripers 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD 9/1 @ Gwinnett Stripers 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD 9/2 @ Gwinnett Stripers 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD 9/3 @ Gwinnett Stripers 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD RHP T.J. ZEUCH (0-0, 8.00 ERA) 6’7” 245 lbs B/T: R/R Age: 26 (08/01) Acquired: Trade w/ TOR (7/25/2021) 2021 Game-by-Game Zeuch Notes *IN TORONTO ORGANIZTION* -Native of Mason, OH. Date Opp. Dec. IP H ER BB K P/S Depart. Notes -Pitched three seasons at the University 4/4 @ NYY ND 4.0 3 0 1 1 63/40 of Pittsburgh. 4/9 v. LAA L 3.1 6 3 3 2 75/45 -Selected by Toronto in the first round 4/14 v. NYY ND 4.0 4 4 2 2 62/39 (21st overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft. 4/18 @ KC L 0.2 3 2 1 1 21/13 5/7 v. WOR L 4.0 6 3 1 4 72/50 -2018 Eastern League Mid-Season All- Star with Double-A New HaMpshire. 5/13 v. ROC ND 6.0 3 0 2 3 87/63 5/18 @ WOR L 4.2 9 7 1 5 99/59 -Pitched a no-hitter with Triple-A 5/23 @ WOR L 4.1 6 2 2 4 102/57 Buffalo on August 19, 2019. First BUF pitcher to throw a no-hitter since 6/1 v. SYR ND 5.0 7 2 1 3 78/48 Bartolo Colón in 1997. 6/6 v. SYR W 7.0 7 1 0 1 83/58 6/12 v. SWB ND 4.0 3 2 1 4 47/33 -Made MLB debut with Toronto on SepteMber 3, 2019. 6/17 v. NYY ND 3.0 5 2 2 2 65/44 6/23 @ SYR ND 6.0 4 3 3 4 94/53 -Went 1-2 with a 4.76 in five 6/29 v. LHV W 5.2 8 2 0 5 106/65 appearances (three starts) with Toronto in 2019. 7/4 v. LHV ND 5.1 4 0 1 5 94/56 7/9 @ ROC ND 5.0 6 3 1 3 78/47 -Posted a 1.59 ERA in 11.1 innings 7/17 v. LHV ND 1.0 2 1 0 1 27/18 with Toronto in 2020. -Made five appearances with Toronto *TRADED TO STL ON 7/25* in 2021. Also appeared in 12 gaMes with Triple-A Buffalo. STL organizational 8/7 @ DUR ND 1.2 1 4 3 0 33/15 Down, 10-1 debut -Designated for assignMent on July 20, 8/12 @ NOR ND 1.1 4 3 1 4 45/26 Up, 6-5 Pitched in relief 2021. Traded to St. Louis for cash End of Retired all six considerations on July 25, 2021. 8/17 v. NAS ND 2.0 0 0 0 2 17/13 game batters faced Longest app. w/ 8/22 v. NAS ND 4.0 3 1 2 5 58/34 Tied, 9-9 -Father TiM played in Kansas City MEM Royals organization. Miscellaneous w/ MEM WHIP: 1.56 Record when used: 2-2 BAA: .222 Redbirds Hitters Rayder Ascanio 5’11 155 INF Age: 25 (3/17) Acq.: Trade w/ SEA, Aug, 30, 2017 Alec Burleson 6’2 212 OF Age: 22 (11/25) Acq.: 2nd round, ’20 Draft (ECU) Last Game: 8/19 v.