'Cakes drop series finale in Memphis

Nick Martini went 3-for-4, finishing a home run shy of the cycle, leading the Memphis Redbirds to a 4-1 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Monday night.
Before a crowd of 11,076 celebrating Independence Day, the Redbirds claimed the series win by taking three of four games. The Baby Cakes ended their road trip with a 2-6 record.
The game was delayed 30 minutes at the outset due to the threat of inclement weather. New Orleans struck for a first-inning run when Mike Aviles led off with a double and scored on a single by Moisés Sierra, who collected his team-leading 45th RBI of the year.
But that was all the Baby Cakes could muster, as four Memphis pitchers combined to surrender just one run after scheduled starter Luke Weaver was recalled by St. Louis earlier in the day.
Miguel Socolovich (2-1) picked up the win in relief of spot starter Kevin Herget, and Mark earned his second save of the season by pitching scoreless eighth and ninth innings.
'Cakes starter Scott Copeland (5-8) worked around Nick Martini's leadoff triple in the fourth inning, but the Redbirds evened the score in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Aledmys Diaz.
Memphis jumped in front an inning later on Breyvic Valera's single to cash in a leadoff double by Harrison Bader, who added a run-scoring single in the seventh.
The Baby Cakes return home for their own 4th of July celebration on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against the Omaha Storm Chasers, with the season's largest fireworks show following the game.