SKY SOX ROUTED 10-1 BY REDBIRDS SATURDAY NIGHT

POSTGAME NOTES
Saturday, July 21, 2018 vs. Memphis Redbirds (STL)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (54-44) | Memphis Redbirds (63-37)
SKY SOX ROUTED 10-1 BY REDBIRDS SATURDAY NIGHT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds routed the Sky Sox 10-1 Saturday night at AutoZone Park. Colorado Springs, who won a night prior by a score of 1-0 thanks to a solo home run by Christian Bethancourt, held that tune with their only run again coming on a solo home run, this time off the bat of Domingo Santana. Memphis arms held the Sky Sox to a season-second lowest four hits. Oppositely, Memphis, who was held to just six hits a night prior, barraged the night with 13 hits.
After Domingo Santana collected his third home run with the Sky Sox to give the Colorado visitors the 1-0 lead in the top of the second, Memphis broke out with three runs on two singles and a walk to take the 3-1 lead.
From there, Memphis kept their foot on the gas, plating a run on two singles and stretched their stride an inning later with four more runs thanks to an Adolis García double, Oscar Mercado single, and four walks surrendered by Sky Sox relief.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Redbirds completed their route of Colorado Springs with a two-run home run by Patrick Wisdom to take a final 10-1 advantage.
Following Santana's home run, the Sky Sox collected just three singles throughout the night.
Southpaw Nick Ramirez (2-2) made his second professional start, taking the loss after allowing four runs on six hits with three walks surrendered. Sky Sox arms combined for nine walks, four of which ended up scoring.
The Sky Sox finish the three-game set against the Redbirds tomorrow afternoon. The team returns home on the 24th to host the El Paso Chihuahuas for three games, followed by a four-game set against the Albuquerque Isotopes. It will be the first and only time this season Colorado Springs plays El Paso and Albuquerque. For all information on Sky Sox, follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and visit the team's website at www.skysox.com.
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Tomorrow's Preview: In the third and final game of the series against the Redbirds in Memphis, the Sky Sox are sending righty Adrian Houser to the mound to face off against former Sky Sox southpaw Tyler Webb for the Redbirds. Houser is in search of his second win of the season, whereas Webb is still looking for his first in his first Redbirds start.
Century Mark: Tomorrow, the Sky Sox play their 100th game of the 2018 season while holding a 54-44 record. At this time last season, the Sky Sox held first place position in the American Northern division with their 60-39 record.
Four-Hit: The Sky Sox were four-hit for the fourth time this season by the Redbirds Saturday night. The previous times Colorado Springs was four-hit by the Memphis squad was in the same series in Memphis on May 26, 28, and 29.
Santana Goes Deep: Domingo Santana slugged his third home run since joining the Sky Sox. On Saturday night, Santana gave the Sky Sox the early 1-0 lead on a solo home run to right field. On Tuesday, Santana collected his first multi-home run game for the Sky Sox.
Walk Rhythm: Sky Sox pitching surrendered nine more walks Saturday night in Memphis. Just four nights ago, Sky Sox arms set a new high in walks this season with 11 total.
Mercado Doesn't Mess: The five-hit game by Oscar Mercado against the Sky Sox marks the fourth time a Memphis Redbirds' player has reached the feat against the Sky Sox and the first time at AutoZone Park. The other three happened in Colorado Springs: Keith McDonald on May 1st, 2001 in Colorado Springs; Billy Ortega, also on May 1st, 2001 in Colorado Springs (Sky Sox won that game, 15-14); Cody Stanley, July 4th, 2015 in Colorado Springs (Memphis won that game, 15-1). The three stolen bases for Mercado also marks the first time a Memphis Redbirds' player has had a three stolen base game against the Sky Sox (Home or Away).
Burnes First W: Former Sky Sox arm Corbin Burnes (1-0) picked up his first major league win with two scoreless innings, bailing starter Chase Anderson out of a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the fifth. Kershaw was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a wild pitch before Burnes struck out All-Star Matt Kemp and got cleanup hitter Max Muncy to fly out.
Bethancourt Leads:  Christian Bethancourt-who went into Friday night's contest against Memphis leading all Colorado Springs batters in home runs with 14-hit his 15th of the season with two outs and no one on in the sixth inning for the first run of the series, giving the Sky Sox a slim 1-0 advantage in doing so. The next closest Sky Sox batter in the homers category prior to Friday night's game was Tyrone Taylor, with a dozen longballs in the 2018 campaign at the onset of the three-game set versus the Redbirds.
Davis' Good Night:  Erik Davis replaced Aaron Wilkerson on the mound for the Sky Sox in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday night, recording a line out, a ground out, and a fly out in his first inning of work. In the top of the seventh inning, Davis had an at-bat and actually reached on Memphis' first error of the night. Davis then recorded another three-up, three-down inning in the bottom of the seventh, finishing his night with two innings of work out of the pen, surrendering no hits and not allowing a single baserunner.
Shut 'em Out:  The Sky Sox shut out the Memphis Redbirds on Friday night to kick off their three-game series in Tennessee, marking the second time in as many nights the Redbirds had been shut out. It was Colorado Springs' seventh shutout of the season, with their last coming on 6/24 in Iowa against the Cubs (2-0). All seven of the Sky Sox shutouts have come on the road, and all three times the Sky Sox have been shut out this year have also come on the road.
1-0:  Friday night's 1-0 Sky Sox win at Autozone Park marks the first time the Sky Sox have won a 1-0 game in Memphis. The Sky Sox were winless in five previous 1-0 games in Memphis: April 16th, 1998 at Tim McCarver Stadium, loss 1-0, April 22nd, 2003 at Autozone Park, Memphis 1-0 in 10 innings, June 19th, 2014 at Autozone Park, Memphis 1-0 in Game 1 of DH, June 29th, 2015 at Autozone Park, Memphis 1-0, and June 16th, 2017 at Autozone Park, Memphis 1-0. The Sky Sox have won both 1-0 games in Colorado Springs at Security Service Field: May 3rd, 2014 at Security Service Field, Sky Sox 1-0, and May 19th, 2014 at Security Service Field, Sky Sox 1-0 in 10 innings. The last 1-0 win for the Sky Sox with the lone run scoring on a homer was on June 24th, 2017, when Kyle Wren hit a lead-off homer to start the game at the Shrine on Airline, as the Sky Sox blanked the New Orleans Baby Cakes, 1-0.
Sweet Tally: Manager Rick Sweet is eight regular season wins away to pass Brad Mills for the regular season wins as Sky Sox manager and 11 wins away to pass him in overall wins with the Sky Sox.
19 Hits: The Sky Sox marked a second-highest mark in hits on the season with 19 against Round Rock on Tuesday. The most they have accrued this season so far is 20, which was met on April 30 against Nashville at home.
This Week's Preview: The Sky Sox are on the road in Memphis for a three-game set against the Redbirds. They return home on the 24th to host the El Paso Chihuahuas for three games, followed by a four-game set against the Albuquerque Isotopes. It will be the first and only time this season Colorado Springs plays El Paso and Albuquerque.
NEXT GAME: Sunday, July 22 at 1:05 p.m. MT vs. Memphis Redbirds @ Autozone Park
RHP Adrian Houser (1-1, 5.09) vs. LHP Tyler Webb (0-0, 0.00) - Broadcast on XTRA Sports 1300
NEXT HOME GAME: Tuesday, July 24 at 6:40 p.m. MT vs. El Paso Chihuahuas @ Security Service Field
COS TOP PERFORMERS
 Domingo Santana (1-for-2, HR, R, RBI, 2 BB)
 Andrés Blanco (2-for-3)
 Orlando Arcia (1-for-4)
MEM TOP PERFORMERS
 Oscar Mercado (5-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB)
 Adolis Garcia (4-for-5, 2B, 3 R, RBI)
 Wilfredo Tovar (2-for-4, 3 RBI, BB)