MiLB Player of the Day: Chase Davis

THE CARDINAL CHRONICLE
Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day: Chase Davis Drives In Five as Memphis Rolls
St. Louis, MO
By Ray Mileur

Davis is the Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day after going 3-for-5 with a grand-slam homer, a double, five RBIs and a run scored in the Redbirds’ 12-2 win over Durham on Friday night.

His final line: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, R

That is the kind of line that jumps off the page.

Memphis fell behind 2-0 in the first inning, but the Redbirds did not stay quiet for long. They scored four runs in the third, five more in the fourth and three in the eighth, turning the game into a runaway win.

Davis was right in the middle of it.

He hit his third home run of the season, added his second double, and drove in five of Memphis’ 12 runs. For a lineup that had plenty of traffic and plenty of production, Davis still owned the headline.

Five RBIs will do that.

Colton Ledbetter also had a huge night, hitting his ninth home run, driving in four runs, scoring three times and walking twice. Brody Moore added his first home run of the season. Leo Bernal had two hits and an RBI, pushing his season total to 71. Thomas Saggese reached three times and scored twice.

But the top offensive line belonged to Davis.

Davis has had to work through the adjustment at Triple-A, but Friday night showed the kind of impact bat the Cardinals are hoping to see more often. The power showed up. The run production showed up. The timing showed up.

And Memphis rolled because of it.

There are games where one swing changes the story.

This was more than that.

Davis kept showing up in the middle of rallies, giving Memphis the big run-producing night that helped turn an early deficit into a comfortable win.

The Redbirds got the pitching from Mason Molina, who struck out eight over six innings, and they got the offense from up and down the lineup.

But the spotlight belongs to Chase Davis.

A grand-slam, home run.
A double.
Five RBIs.
A Memphis win.

That earns the honor.

Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day:
Chase Davis, DH, Memphis Redbirds
Final Line: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, R

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