Memphis, Tenn. - Yasmany Tomas and Jimmie Sherfy came on late to steal a win away from Memphis. The Aces scored three runs in the top of the 9th courtesy of a Tomas two-run home run with two outs finishing the comeback effort. Sherfy, who entered in the eighth inning,
Memphis, Tenn. - Yasmany Tomas and Jimmie Sherfy came on late to steal a win away from Memphis. The Aces scored three runs in the top of the 9th courtesy of a Tomas two-run home run with two outs finishing the comeback effort. Sherfy, who entered in the eighth inning, tossed two scoreless to secure his first win of the 2018 season. Offensively, the Aces had six players with multi-hit performances and Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-high hit streak to 12 with a single in the top of the first.
Thanks to a Rangel Ravelo grand slam in the bottom of the second, Memphis took a commanding six-run lead early in today's contest. The bottom half of the Reno order chipped away at the Memphis lead in the top of the fifth. Four consecutive hits by Juniel Querecuto, Tomas, Tyler Ladendorf and Bradin Hagens plated the Aces first two runs of the day. César Puello, coming off a 4-for-4 showing yesterday, gave Reno their third run of the day. The Aces scored again in the seventh, but found themselves down by two entering the ninth. Querecuto singled to score Sócrates Brito narrowing the Redbirds gap to two. With two outs and a runner on first base, Yasmany Tomás crushed a two-run blast to give Reno their first lead of the day. Sherfy tossed a scoreless bottom half and the Aces finished their Tennessee road trip with a record of 5-2.
Top Performers - Reno
• Yasmany Tomás (3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI)
• Tyler Ladendorf (2-for-4, R, BB)
• César Puello (2-for-4, RBI, BB)
Top Performers - Memphis
• Rangel Ravelo (2-for-5, HR, 4 RBI)
• Alex Mejia (2-for-5)
• Arturo Reyes (1.0 IP 2 K, 0 ER)
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Notes & Information
Road Trippin': The Aces just completed a stretch of 20 road games in their last 25. Today's win in Memphis gives the Aces a 10-10 record on the road during that span and a record of 13-12 overall. Reno is 30-35 on the season. Over their last 10 games, the Aces are 6-4 and are batting .272 2ith 12 home runs. In their last five games, Reno is 4-1 with a batting average north of .300. Today was the first time this season the Aces won when trailing after eight innings of play (1-32).
On the Move: The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Braden Shipley from Triple-A Reno and optioned INF Christian Walker to Triple-A Reno following today's game. Shipley, 26, was with the D-backs from May 5-17 but did not appear in a game. He was recalled from Reno on May 5, placed on the 10-day disabled list on May 8 (retroactive to May 5) with right elbow inflammation, and on May 18 was reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Reno. Shipley, in 11 games (6 starts) for the Aces, is 3-4 with 1 save, a 6.48 ERA (30 ER in 41.2 IP) and 36 strikeouts. With runners in scoring position and 2 outs, he is holding opponents to a .167 average (3-for-18) with 4 strikeouts. In his first 3 starts to open the season, he went 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA (3 ER in 17.1 IP) and 14 strikeouts.
