MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Leading 3-2 after 7.5 innings in the series opener, the Memphis Tigers (21-26, 5-14) surrendered a two-run home run in the seventh inning and another in the eighth inning, both of which propelled the Cincinnati Bearcats (21-25, 10-9) to a 6-3 victory. RHP Beau Keathley spun a complete game for the Bearcats in his career-long outing.
Memphis: 3, Cincinnati: 6
WP: Beau Keathley (4-2)
LP: Landon Gartman (5-1)
SV: N/A
How it happened:
- Both pitchers were effective early, as Keathley retired the first seven that he faced and nine of the first 10 Memphis hitters, while Gartman retired the first five batters that he faced and 12 of the first 14
- Cincinnati struck first with consecutive two-out extra base hits in the second, as 1B Ryan Nicholson doubled and Kerrington Cross made it 1-0 Bearcats with an RBI triple
- The Tigers answered in the fourth with four consecutive singles, as 1B Chris Swanberg tied the game with an RBI base hit, while Keathley hit RF Blake Daniels with the bases loaded and forced in the go-ahead run that made it 2-1 Memphis
- Consecutive singles from Nicholson and Cross opened the home half of the fifth, as 2B Wyatt Stapp tied the game 2-2 with an RBI double, though Gartman stranded the go-ahead run at third base
- Memphis retook the lead in the sixth, as DH Jacob Compton led off with a double, moved to third base on a single by LF Ian Bibiloni, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Swanberg, which made it 3-2 Memphis
- The score remained 3-2 Memphis until the seventh frame when the Nicholson/Cross duo did it once again for Cincinnati, as Nicholson led off the inning with a single and scored on Cross' go-ahead two-run home run, as Cincinnati led 4-3 after seven innings
- LHP Dalton Kendrick relieved Gartman after seven innings and walked C Joe Powell to open his outing, while DH JP Sponseller followed with a two-run home run, which made it 6-3 Bearcats, the eventual final
- Keathley worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to close out the game and faced the minimum over the final three innings
Notables:
- Brooks (1-4) extended his on-base streak to 12 games and his hit streak to four games
- With a single and a walk, 3B Logan Kohler has reached base in nine straight games
- Compton recorded his team-leading 17th multi-hit game, while Bibiloni added his 14th multi-hit effort of the season
- With two RBIs, Swanberg tallied his 11th multi-RBI game of the season, tied for the most on the team
Up Next:
- The Tigers will look to level the series Saturday, with first pitch at UC Baseball Stadium set for 1 p.