MEM 8, IOW 4 | May 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 23, 2026•Principal Park•67°F, Partly Cloudy

MEM

Redbirds

IOW

Cubs

Final

WIN

Ryan Murphy

LOSS

Javier Assad

The Redbirds defeated the Cubs 8-4.

★Matt Koperniak3 RBI

★Blaze Jordan3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Colton Ledbetter3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 4: Colton Ledbetter doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Andy Yerzy scores.

Weather: 67°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:08 AM UTCT: 2:42Att: 6,124Venue: Principal Park

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92.5%B

11 missed calls

+2.6% MEM

No run favor

Win Probability

IOW WinMEM Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MEM	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	8	14	0
IOW	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Game 816499 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Memphis Redbirds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Colton LedbetterCF	5	1	3	1	0	1	.201/.284/.313
Ramon Mendoza2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	.302/.371/.476
Jimmy CrooksC	4	1	1	0	1	1	.271/.420/.597
Blaze Jordan3B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.317/.378/.537
Bligh Madris1B	3	1	0	1	2	1	.246/.341/.421
Nelson VelázquezLF	4	1	0	0	1	2	.221/.333/.426
Matt KoperniakRF	4	0	1	3	0	0	.256/.308/.378
Brody MooreSS	4	0	2	2	0	1	.217/.299/.275
Andy YerzyDH	4	1	2	0	0	0	.150/.244/.175
Bench
Quinn MathewsP							.000/.000/.000
Luis GastelumP							.000/.000/.000
Chris RoycroftP
Totals	38	8	14	8	4	6	-

2B:Koperniak; Jordan; Ledbetter; Yerzy; Moore

TB:19

RBI:Koperniak 3; Madris; Jordan; Ledbetter; Moore 2

GIDP:Mendoza

Team LOB:7

Iowa Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Justin DeanRF	2	2	0	0	2	0	.210/.353/.347
Owen MillerSS	3	1	1

Pitching

Memphis Redbirds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Quinn Mathews	4.2	4	4	4	4	4	88-52	85.7	5.55
Luis Gastelum	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	5-4	87.6	4.37
Chris Roycroft	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	17-10	91.7	7.27
Ryan MurphyW	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	27-19	88.1	6.55
Scott Blewett	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	12-11	90.3	3.81
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	4	10	149-96	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Mathews 88-52; Gastelum 5-4; Roycroft 17-10; Murphy 27-19; Blewett 12-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Mathews 5-3; Gastelum 0-0; Roycroft 1-2; Murphy 2-0; Blewett 1-1

Iowa Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Javier AssadL	3.2	6	5	5	2	1	0	66-45	87	10.13

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • MEM

5-0

Brody Moore doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Chas McCormick. Blaze Jordan scores. Bligh Madris scores.

EV: 88.4 mph319 ftLA: 30°

3-0

Matt Koperniak grounds out to first baseman BJ Murray. Jimmy Crooks scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd. Bligh Madris to 2nd.

EV: 58.3 mph4 ftLA: -43°

2-0

Bligh Madris walks. Ramon Mendoza scores. Jimmy Crooks to 3rd. Blaze Jordan to 2nd.

1-0

Blaze Jordan singles on a fly ball to right fielder Justin Dean. Colton Ledbetter scores. Ramon Mendoza to 3rd. Jimmy Crooks to 2nd.

EV: 57.5 mph167 ftLA: 45°

Bot 1 • IOW

5-2

BJ Murray doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Colton Ledbetter. Justin Dean scores. Owen Miller scores.

EV: 98.6 mph311 ftLA: 16°

Bot 2 • IOW

5-4

BJ Murray singles on a line drive to center fielder Colton Ledbetter. Brett Bateman scores. Justin Dean scores. Owen Miller to 3rd.

EV: 68.2 mph209 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • MEM

6-4

Colton Ledbetter doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Andy Yerzy scores.

EV: 105.0 mph302 ftLA: 15°

Top 5 • MEM

8-4

Matt Koperniak doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Justin Dean. Blaze Jordan scores. Nelson Velázquez scores.

EV: 93.6 mph312 ftLA: 26°

Bench
Javier AssadP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler BeedeP							.000/.000/.000
Luke LittleP							.000/.000/.000
Zac LeighP							.000/.000/.000
Yacksel RíosP							.000/.000/.000

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Win Probability

Batting

Memphis Redbirds

Iowa Cubs

Pitching

Memphis Redbirds

Iowa Cubs

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