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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (45-63) vs. Albuquerque Isotopes (45-65) RHP Tim Dillard (6-8, 5.00) vs. LHP Chris Rusin (1-2, 6.30) Game #109/Home Game #59 • Friday, August 2, 2019 • First Tennessee Park • 7:05 p.m. (CST) • MiLB TV • 97.5 FM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CST) TV/RADIO Saturday August 3 vs. Albuquerque LHP Kolby Allard (0-0, ---) RHP Tim Melville (7-5, 5.56) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Sunday August 4 vs. Albuquerque LHP Joe Palumbo (1-0, 3.38) RHP Rico Garcia (0-3, 8.31) 6:15 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Monday August 5 vs. Albuquerque RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-3, 7.23) RHP Antonio Senzatela (0-1, 4.91) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Tuesday August 6 OFF DAY SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Albuquerque Isotopes play the series opener of a four- game set tonight at First Tennessee Park. It's the first time the two times have played each other this SOUNDS VS. ISOTOPES Series (W-L-T): 7-17-5 season. In 2018, the Sounds were swept in a four-game series at Albuquerque. Tonight, right-hander 2019: 0-0 at Nashville: 0-0 Series Openers: 10-18 Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds against left-hander Chris Rusin for the Isotopes. All-Time: 92-102 at Albuquerque: 0-0 Series Finales: 9-18 DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 1-4 Tim Dillard: 36-year-old Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 6-8 with 8/2 Nashville Day Games: 7-14 a 5.00 ERA in 27 games (15 starts) in 2019. He last pitched on July 27 in a start at New Orleans and 8/3 Nashville Night Games: 37-50 earned no decision. He went a season-long 7.2 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits and 3 walks 8/4 Nashville vs. RHP: 35-45 while striking out 6 batters. The Sounds won 4-2 in 10 innings. As a reliever, Dillard is 2-1 with a 4.71 8/5 Nashville vs. LHP: 10-17 ERA (28.2 IP/15 ER) versus his 4-7 record and 5.10 ERA (84.2 IP/48 ER) as a starter. Dillard is the April: 8-18 Nashville Sounds all-time leader in innings pitched (670.0), wins (45), strikeouts (404), runs allowed May: 14-15 (378), home runs allowed (57) and walks (227) and is currently second all-time in games (236). In June: 13-14 his career, Dillard has pitched in 73 big league games and 503 minor league games. He signed a mi- July: 10-15 nor-league free agent contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018. August: 0-1 September: 0-0 Chris Rusin: 32-year-old Chris Rusin starts for the Chihuahuas tonight. The left-hander is 1-2 with a 6.30 ERA in 16 games (4 starts) with Albuquerque. Overall in 2019, Rusin is 2-2 with a 6.08 ERA Monday: 7-5 in 19 games (4 starts) between El Paso and Double-A Amarillo. He made 2 relief appearances with Tuesday: 5-10 Colorado in one stint, going 0-0 and allowed a 36.00 ERA (1.0 IP/4 ER). The Detroit, Michigan native Wednesday: 5-9 last pitched in game two of a doubleheader on July 27 versus Salt Lake, where he earned the loss after Thursday: 4-14 allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits, 1 hit batter and no walks. He struck out 3 batters in the 8-7 loss. Friday: 11-3 Rusin has played in 188 Major League games (49 starts), going 20-28 with a 4.62 ERA. In his Minor Saturday: 7-9 League career, Ramirez is 44-46 with a 4.07 ERA in 161 games (134 starts). The Colorado Rockies Sunday: 6-13 claimed Rusin off waivers from the Chicago Cubs on September 27, 2014. He was originally drafted by vs. Am. Northern: 15-22 the Cubs in the 4th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of the University of Kentucky. vs. Am. Southern: 23-32 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Pac. Northern: 3-4 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Sounds Isotopes vs. Pac. Southern: 4-6 Division standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 1, Third: 30, Fourth: 83. 45-63 Record 45-65 vs. NL Affiliate: 31-42 22-36 Home 24-31 vs. AL Affiliate: 14-21 Solak's Extra Effort: Nick Solak went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double last night. 8 of Solak's 23-27 Road 21-34 14 hits with the Sounds have been extra-base hits (3 doubles, 5 home runs). 31 of Solak’s 56 hits in Lead After 6: 33-5 Triple-A Durham were extra-base hits, making 55.7% this season at least two bases. Since his first L1 Streak L7 Trail After 6: 6-50 extra-base hit with the Sounds on July 17, he's hitting .318 (14-for-44) with 9 runs and 10 RBI while 2-3 Last 5 0-5 Tied After 6: 6-8 slashing .362/.727/.1.089. Lead After 7: 34-5 4-6 Last 10 2-8 Trail After 7: 4-52 Ibáñez Back on Track: Infielder Andy Ibáñez earned his second straight multi-hit game last night, Tied After 7: 7-6 going 2-for-4 with a run, a double, a home run and 2 RBI. His home run was his 13th of the season, .253 (16th) Batting Avg. .284 (6th) Lead After 8: 36-1 tying his career season-high (2016 between Single-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco). If he can keep his 129 (14th) HR 163 (9th) Trail After 8: 3-53 pace with his .287 batting average this season, that would set his career season-high. 522 (16th) R 661 (7th) Tied After 8: 3-4 76 (6th) SB 68 (8th) Scoring First: 28-21 Five Sets of Three: Infielder Eli White went 3-for-4 with a run, double, RBI and a stolen base in last 956 (10th) K (Batting) 974 (13th) Opp. Scoring First: 16-42 night's loss versus El Paso. It was the fifth time White recorded three hits this season, the last coming 385 (T13th) BB (Batting) 385 (T13th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 36-32 on June 24 at New Orleans. Overall, it was his 16th multi-hit game of the season. 5.72 (11th) ERA 6.55 (15th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 24-57 895 (13th) K (Pitching) 875 (15th) Trade Deadline Aftermath: After the trade deadline on July 31, the transactions made by the Texas Scoring 3 or < Runs: 9-31 393 (5th) BB (Pitching) 425 (9th) Rangers directly affected the Sounds Roster. Since July 26, pitchers Shane Carle, Ian Gibaut and Kolby Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 20-6 Allard have been aquired and added to Nashville's roster. Each of the new pitchers are on the 40-man 673 (11th) R Allowed 756 (15th) Hit a HR: 36-40 roster. As for hitters, catcher Tim Federowicz and infielder Asdrúbal Cabrera were designated for 140 (2nd) HR Allowed 195 (16th) Allow a HR 29-47 assignment by the Rangers on August 1, resulting in catcher Jose Trevino and outfielder/first baseman .979 (9th) Fielding Pct. .979 (8th) Hit 2+ HR: 21-16 Scott Heineman to be recalled from Nashville. AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Allow 2+ HR: 11-29 W L PCT GB Outhit Opponent: 28-9 TGIF: The Nashville Sounds have the best record on Fridays in the Closing Time Iowa 58 52 .527 - Tie in Hits: 6-3 Pacific Coast League, going 11-4. They have the lowest ERA at 4.47 and Closer David Carpenter has entered Omaha 49 61 .445 9.0 Outhit by Opponent: 11-51 the second-lowest WHIP at 1.27. Tonight will be Tim Dillard's 5th start the Top-10 for Nashville's all-time on a Friday, going 3-0 with a 2.31 ERA (23.1 IP/6 ER) and has limited single-season saves record. He Memphis 48 62 .436 10.0 Record 10+ Hits: 22-12 currently ranked tied for 9th. Nashville 45 63 .417 12.0 Allow 10+ Hits: 13-41 hitters to a .250 average. 1. Mark Corey - 30 (2003) Commit an Error: 20-33 2. Geoff Combe - 27 (1979) Commit No Errors: 25-30 Closing Time: David Carpenter recorded his 19th save of the season 3. Chris Smith - 26 (2010) UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS last night and has yet to blow a save. He leads the PCL and all of 4. Dane Johnson - 24 (1994) Walk-Off Wins: 1 Triple-A baseball in saves, with New Orleans' RJ Alvarez in 2nd with 5. Jeff McCurry - 23 (1998) It's another FOX 17 News Fireworks Friday Walk-Off Losses: 3 14. His 19 saves rank tied-for-third in Minor League Baseball, and rank 6. Jeff Darwin - 22 (1997) presented by Koorsen Fire & Security at First Extra-Innings: 2-4 7. Brian Drahman - 20 (1993) Tennessee Park. ninth in franchise history for a single season. He can also crack the top t7. Rob Wooten - 20 (2013) Sounds starter 6+IP: 11-13 10 in franchise career leaders if he reaches 23 saves.