Redbirds Falter Late in 8-3 Loss
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - The Memphis Redbirds (22-16) led the Nashville Sounds (Athletics) 2-1 heading into the top of the seventh inning, before Nashville scored seven times in its final three at-bats en route to an 8-3 win Sunday afternoon in Memphis, Tenn.Memphis has lost four-straight games for the second time
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - The Memphis Redbirds (22-16) led the Nashville Sounds (Athletics) 2-1 heading into the top of the seventh inning, before Nashville scored seven times in its final three at-bats en route to an 8-3 win Sunday afternoon in Memphis, Tenn.
Memphis has lost four-straight games for the second time this month, with a three-game winning streak sandwiched in between.
The Redbirds led 2-0 into the fifth inning, with
Nashville scored three times in the top of the seventh and once in the eighth to take a 5-2 lead, before O'Neill's blast in the home-half of the eighth brought the Redbirds back within a run at 5-3.
But the Sounds plated three more in the top of the ninth, putting the game out of reach and sealing the win after Memphis went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.
Six Redbirds finished with hits in the ballgame.
The Redbirds and Sounds continue their series with 11:05 a.m. games the next two days, before Memphis goes on the road to Colorado Springs after an off-day on Wednesday. For more information on single-game tickets and ticket mini-memberships, visit www.memphisredbirds.com.
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