Gomber Shines, Redbirds Win Fourth-Straight
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Behind 8.0 strong innings from Austin Gomber, the Memphis Redbirds (27-18) picked up their fourth-straight win with a 2-1 victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers (Dodgers) Monday night at AutoZone Park.Gomber worked into the ninth inning before departing, and he struck out nine. Two of the six
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Behind 8.0 strong innings from
Gomber worked into the ninth inning before departing, and he struck out nine. Two of the six hits he surrendered came in the first inning and two came in the ninth. From the end of the third through the middle of the sixth, he retired nine-straight Dodgers with five coming via strikeout.
All six Redbirds hits in the game came from a different player.
Trying for Memphis' first complete-game shutout in two years, Gomber took the mound in the top of the ninth but was lifted after allowing a leadoff double and then a single.
Wisdom is hitting .520 (13-25) on his season-long seven game hitting streak.
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