NORMAL, Ill. – When the Pawtucket Red Sox earned a 2-1 walk-off win in the team's final game before the All-Star Break, it was former Redbird Ryan Court who trotted in for the game-winning run.
Court, who has spent the entire season in the Triple-A International League, doubled to start the bottom of the 11th inning Sunday. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored the game-winning run on a Jantzen White single to left field.
Enjoying a strong run heading into the break, Court has been a key member of the Pawtucket team, which climbed back to .500 with Sunday's win. Court is hitting .290/.375/.449 with 23 extra-base hits and 33 RBIs in 67 games so far this season.
He currently owns an active 11-game hitting streak, which includes seven multi-hit games. Capped by Sunday's 3-for-5 performance at the plate, Court has raised his batting average from .257 on June 24 to .290 on Sunday, thanks to the hot stretch.
Court is one of 10 former Redbirds currently playing affiliated professional baseball. They include:
Paul DeJong | MLB | St. Louis Cardinals
- Went 9-for-10 with three home runs and in the Cardinals' three-game series versus the New York Mets, becoming the first player in franchise history with seven extra-base hits in a three-game series.
- Batting .313/.331/.602 with nine homers, 10 doubles and 20 RBIs in 36 big-league games to date.
Brock Stewart | MLB | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Has not allowed an earned run in four appearances, spanning nine innings, in four Major League relief appearances.
- Pitched two perfect innings against Kansas City in most recent outing on July 7.
Neal Cotts | Triple-A | Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals)
- Currently 1-2 with a 3.82 ERA in 32 relief appearances in the International League.
- Has not allowed an earned run in his last seven appearances, lowering his ERA by nearly a full point in the process.
Chad Hinshaw | Triple-A | New Orleans Baby Cakes (Miami Marlins)
- Batting .252/.353/.393 with 11 doubles, 23 runs scored and 12 RBIs in 41 games in the Pacific Coast League.
- Went 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs scored as New Orleans' leadoff hitter in a 7-6 loss at Iowa June 27.
Eric Aguilera | Double-A | Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers)
- Slashing .241/.341/.395 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 31 RBIs in 72 games in the Texas League.
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in a 12-8 loss at Springfield Sunday.
Jeremy Rhoades | Double-A | Mobile BayBears (Los Angeles Angels)
- Owns a combined 4-3 record and 6.75 ERA across two minor league stops in 2017.
- Tallied a 1-0 record and a 4.05 ERA since promotion to Double-A Mobile on June 15.
Will Headean | Class A | Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres)
- Currently 1-4 with a 5.25 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 60 innings in the Midwest League.
- Did not allow an earned run in four-straight appearances, from June 18 to July 4, spanning 7.1 innings on the mound.
Ryan Koziol | Class A | Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants)
- Currently on the 60-day disabled list.
Jean Ramirez | Class A Short Season | Hudson Valley Renegades (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Batting .160/.300/.240 in eight games in the New York-Penn League.
- Drove in a pair of runs in Hudson Valley's 9-4 loss to Aberdeen July 1.
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