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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (31-18) vs. Louisville Bats (20-30) RHP Josh Lindblom (2-0, 0.47) vs. RHP Jeff Hoffman (0-0, 0.00) Game #50/Home Game #28 • Friday, July 2, 2021 • First Horizon Park • 7:05 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • 94.9 FM UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. BATS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 1-2 at Nashville: 1-2 All-Time: 103-91 at Louisville: 0-0 Saturday 7/3 vs. Louisville RHP Thomas Jankins (1-3, 8.72) RHP Bo Takahashi (2-4, 6.86) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 102.5 FM Date Site Result Sunday 7/4 vs. Louisville RHP Bowden Francis (3-2, 3.86) RHP Hunter Greene (1-1, 4.00) 6:15 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/29 Nashville W, 8-2 Tuesday 7/6 at Gwinnett TBD TBD 6:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/30 Nashville L, 2-1 Wednesday 7/7 at Gwinnett TBD TBD 6:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 7/1 Nashville L, 5-2 7/2 Nashville Thursday 7/8 at Gwinnett (1) TBD TBD 4:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94/9 FM 7/3 Nashville SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and the Louisville Bats play game four of a six-game series at First Horizon Park. Louisville has won two of the first three games, including a 5-2 decision last night. Tonight, 7/4 Nashville Series (W-L-T): 4-1-3 right-hander Josh Lindblom starts for Nashville against right-hander Jeff Hoffman for Louisville. 7/13 Nashville Series Openers: 5-4 7/14 Nashville Series Finales: 5-3 Josh Lindblom: 34-year-old Josh Lindblom makes his eighth appearance (sixth start) for the Sounds to- 7/15 Nashville Series Sweeps: 2-0 night. He has compiled a 2-0 record and a 0.73 ERA in 24.2 IP. In his last outing on June 26 vs. Charlotte, Lindblom tossed a season-high 98 pitches and 69 strikes. He worked5.1 innings and limited the Knights 7/16 Nashville Home Games: 17-10 to 1 run on 5 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 4 in the no-decision. Lindblom also has eight appearances 7/17 Nashville Road Games: 14-8 with Milwaukee where he was 0-0 with a 9.72 ERA prior to being designated for assignment on May 26. Day Games: 4-3 He was then sent outright to Nashville on May 28. Lindblom signed a three-year deal with the Brewers on 7/18 Nashville Night Games: 27-15 December 16, 2019. 8/10 Louisville vs. RHP: 24-16 8/11 Louisville vs. LHP: 7-2 Jeff Hoffman: 28-year-old Jeff Hoffman makes a rehab start for Louisville tonight. Hoffman was placed vs. NL Affiliate: 15-11 on Cincinnati's 10-day injured list on May 27 with a right shoulder injury. Tonight marks his third rehab 8/12 Louisville vs. AL Affiliate: 16-7 start with the Bats. His first was on June 22 vs. Indianapolis and his second was on June 27 also against 8/13 Louisville Indianapolis. Hoffman threw 35 pitches in 2.0 innings on June 22 and extended his outing to 49 pitches Lead After 6: 25-2 8/14 Louisville in 4.0 innings on June 27. In 10 starts with Cincinnati in 2021, Hoffman is 3-4 with a 4.61 ERA. In 41.0 Trail After 6: 4-14 innings he has allowed 38 hits and 27 walks to go with 39 strikeouts. Hoffman was acquired by the Reds 8/15 Louisville Tied After 6: 2-1 via trade with the Colorado Rockies on November 25, 2020. He was drafted by Toronto in the 1st round 8/31 Louisville Lead After 7: 25-1 (9th overall) of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Trail After 7: 4-13 9/1 Louisville Tied After 7: 2-2 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast 9/2 Louisville Lead After 8: 25-1 Division standings in 2021: First: 23, Second: 17, Third: 1, Fourth: 13, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. 9/3 Louisville Trail After 8: 0-13 9/4 Louisville Tied After 8: 4-2 Start Me Up: Nashville's starting pitchers have done their part the last six times out. Since June 25, all starters have allowed two or less runs in their start. During the six-game stretch, Nashville starters are 9/5 Louisville Scoring First: 22-7 1-0 with a 2.20 ERA. In 32.2 innings, they have allowed 26 hits and 7 walks to go along with 28 strikeouts. Opp. Scoring First: 9-10 However, the Sounds are just 3-3 during the stretch and Bowden Francis is the lone starter to notch a win Sounds Bats Scoring 4+ Runs: 26-5 (June 29 vs. Louisville). Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 13-13 31-18 Record 20-30 Scoring 3 or < Runs: 5-11 Birthday Boy: Today is right-hander Thomas Jankins' 26th birthday. Jankins is scheduled to start for the 17-10 Home 11-12 Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 16-3 Sounds tomorrow night. He has never pitched professionally on his birthday. 14-8 Road 9-18 Hit a HR: 25-7 L2 Streak W2 Allow a HR 16-12 Moves, Moves, and More Moves: The Sounds made five more roster moves today to bring the season total to 117. INF Pablo Reyes and LHP Hoby Milner were recalled by Milwaukee, RHP Alec Bettinger was op- 2-3 Last 5 4-1 Hit 2+ HR: 14-4 tioned from Milwaukee to Nashville, OF Jesus Lujano was transferred to Double-A Biloxi and INF Yeison 6-4 Last 10 6-4 Allow 2+ HR: 4-10 Coca was transferred from Wisconsin to Nashville. Coca will start at shortstop and bat 8th tonight. Outhit Opponent: 25-7 .253 BA .232 Tie in Hits: 1-1 May to June Difference: In 25 games in the month of June, Nashville went 13-12 as compared to 18-5 68 HR 32 Outhit by Opponent: 5-9 over 23 games in May. The numbers show the difference at the plate. As a team, Nashville hit .261 with 267 R 203 Record 10+ Hits: 16-3 41 home runs and a .840 OPS in May as compared to .250 with 27 home runs and a .764 OPS in June. On 509 K (Bat) 370 Allow 10+ Hits: 2-8 the reverse end, the staff ERA was down from 4.21 to 3.68 in June. The starters ERA was 4.80 in May and Commit an Error: 15-9 down to 3.18 in June. 207 BB (Bat) 201 Commit No Errors: 16-9 3.96 ERA 4.37 It's a Small World: Ethan Small turned in Nashville's fourth start of 6+ innings and 0 runs allowed on Walk-Off Wins: 5 Tuesday. He joins Bowden Francis (7.0 IP/0 R on June 11 vs. Indianapolis), Zack Godley (6.0 IP/0 R on 488 K (Pitch) 512 Walk-Off Losses: 1 May 27 at Columbus) and Wade LeBlanc (6.0 IP/0 R on May 25 at Columbus). 201 BB (Pitch) 190 Extra-Innings: 3-2 218 R Allowed 232 Sounds starter 6+IP: 5-3 COOOOOP: Sounds outfielder Cooper Hummel collected another hit and walk last night and has now Sounds starter 7+ IP: 1-1 reached safely in 12 consecutive games. Since the streak began on June 17, Hummel is hitting .381 (16-for- 47 HR Allowed 59 Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 42) with 10 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, 6 RBI and 7 walks. .978 Fielding Pct. .982 Longest Win Streak: 15 Longest Losing Streak: 4 Westbrook Finds A Way: Infielder/outfielder Jamie Westbrook has reached base safely in 17 consecutive UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS games and has hit safely in 15 of the last 17. During the streak he has the highest average in the Triple-A THIS DATE IN HISTORY East at .397 (27-for-68) with 12 runs, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 18 RBI and 4 walks. His on-base percentage Saturday, July 3 during the 17 games is .440. • Gates open at 6:00 p.m. On this date in 2017, the Sounds • The Sounds will wear specialty walked off on the Oklahoma How Sweet It Is: Manager Rick Sweet is at the helm for the Sounds in 2021, as he was in 2014 when he camouflage military jerseys in honor City Dodgers. With two outs in led the club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and of Independence Day and the MTSU the 9th, Nashville's Joey Wendle has compiled a managerial record of 2,062-1,943. The 2,062 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor Daniels Center. hit a ball to Oklahoma City league managers. 10th on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. third baseman Max Muncy who • Great American Club Level Cookout Offer – The unique two-day offer includes airmailed the throw to first base, The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club allowing Jaff Decker to score the announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers.