Hernandez homers but Fresno stumbles 5-3 to Memphis

Fresno, California (Sunday, August 11) - The Fresno Grizzlies (54-65) couldn't ruffle the feathers of the Memphis Redbirds (54-65), falling 5-3 Sunday from Chukchansi Park. Fresno has now dropped six straight contests and 14 of their last 15. Chris Ellis (4-5) relished the decision after five fantastic frames of work. Ellis struck out nine, one less than his career-high. Wil Crowe (0-2) suffered the Grizzlies loss.
A pair of homers lifted the Redbirds to victory. Edmundo Sosa clobbered a two-run shot in the first, his 14^th of the season. Ramón Urías enjoyed the other clout, a solo bomb in the fourth. Harrison Bader added two runs and a steal for Memphis. Reliever Dominic Leone hurled one and one-third innings of perfect ball. He fanned a pair. Mike Mayers followed Leone with a scoreless ninth, notching the save.
Yadiel Hernandez highlighted the Fresno offense with his 25^th dinger of the year. Hernandez drove in two runs and extended his hit streak to five games. Carter Kieboom reached base safely for the 31^st time in his last 33 affairs after a pair of hits and walks. The Grizzlies bullpen of George Kontos and Dakota Bacus combined for three shutout frames, punching out five.
Top Performers: Fresno Grizzlies (Washington Nationals)
• RF Yadiel Hernandez (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB)
• SS Carter Kieboom (2-3, R, 2 BB)
• RHP George Kontos (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K)
• RHP Dakota Bacus (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K)
Top Performers: Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals)
• SS Edmundo Sosa (2-3, HR, 3 RBI, R)
• CF Harrison Bader (1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB, SB)
• 2B Ramon Urias (1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB)
• RHP Chris Ellis (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K)
ON THAT FRES-NOTE: Jake Noll has hit safely in 22 of his last 24 games, and 30 of his last 33. His seven-game hit streak is a current club-high. George Kontos has not allowed a run in his last nine appearances, spanning 14.0 IP (6 H, 12 K).