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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (40-57) vs. Iowa Cubs (55-43) RHP Tim Dillard (5-8, 5.47) vs. RHP Matt Swarmer (5-8, 5.76) Game #98/Home Game #50 • Friday, July 19, 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 July 20 vs. Iowa RHP Seth Maness (5-3, 5.55) RHP Colin Rea (11-2, 3.17) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Sunday July 21 vs. Iowa RHP Pedro Payano (2-2, 4.34) RHP Trevor Clifton (3-8, 5.59) 6:15 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Monday July 22 OFF DAY Tuesday July 23 vs. Oklahoma City TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Iowa Cubs play the series opener of a three-game set tonight, beginning a seven-day, six-game homestand for the Sounds. The two teams last played in April in two sets of SOUNDS VS. CUBS Series (W-L-T): 6-14-4 five-game series. Tonight, right-hander Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds against right-hander Matt Swarmer 2019: 3-7 at Nashville: 1-4 Series Openers: 9-15 for the Cubs. Series Finales: 8-16 All-Time: 166-146 at Iowa: 2-3 Series Sweeps: 1-4 Tim Dillard: 36-year-old Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 5-8 with a 5.78 ERA DATE SITE RESULT Day Games: 7-14 in 25 games (13 starts) in 2019. He last pitched on July 16 in relief at San Antonio and threw 2.1 shutout 4/4 Nashville L, 5-4 Night Games: 33-43 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in the 6-5 loss. As a reliever, Dillard is 2-1 with a 4.71 4/5 Nashville W, 8-2 vs. RHP: 32-40 ERA (28.2 IP/15 ER) versus his 3-7 record and 5.79 ERA (70.0 IP/45 ER) as a starter. Dillard is the Nashville 4/6 Nashville L, 10-4 vs. LHP: 8-16 Sounds all-time leader in innings pitched (655.1), wins (44), strikeouts (394), runs allowed (375), home 4/7 Nashville L, 5-3 runs allowed (57) and walks (223) and is currently second all-time in games (234). In his career, Dillard has April: 8-18 4/8 Nashville L, 6-5 pitched in 73 big league games and 501 minor league games. He signed a minor-league free agent contract 4/24 Iowa L, 6-4 May: 14-15 with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018. June: 13-14 4/25 Iowa L, 8-4 July: 5-10 Matt Swarmer: 25-year-old Matt Swarmer starts for the Cubs in the series opener. The right-hander is 4/26 Iowa W, 2-1 August: 0-0 making his 18th appearance (17th start) of the season and carries a 5-8 mark with a 5.76 ERA into tonight. 4/27 Iowa PPD September: 0-0 Swarmer last pitched on July 14 in a start at Round Rock. He earned no decision after going 5.0 innings in the 4/28 Gm. 1 Iowa W, 7-3 Monday: 7-5 start, allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks. He struck 4 batters in Iowa's 10-8 loss. The Pennsylvania 4/28 Gm. 2 Iowa L, 19-5 Tuesday: 5-8 native spent the 2018 season between Advanced-A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Tennessee where he com- 7/19 Nashville Wednesday: 4-8 bined to go 9-8 with a 3.22 ERA in 24 starts. He was named a Carolina League All-Star (midseason) for his 7/20 Nashville efforts with the Pelicans prior to being promoted to Tennessee on June 5. In his career, Swarmer is 21-22 with Thursday: 3-13 7/21 Nashville a 4.39 ERA in 74 games (58 starts). The Chicago Cubs drafted him in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB Draft 8/23 Iowa Friday: 10-3 out of Kutztown University. Saturday: 5-8 8/24 Iowa Sunday: 6-12 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Division 8/25 Iowa vs. Am. Northern: 13-21 standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 1, Third: 24, Fourth: 76. vs. Am. Southern: 21-28 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Pac. Northern: 3-4 Nashville vs. Swarmer: The Sounds have faced Iowa starting pitcher Matt Swarmer twice this season, once Sounds Cubs vs. Pac. Southern: 3-4 each in Des Moines and Nashville. Swarmer is 2-0 against the Sounds with a 3.27 ERA (11.0 IP/4 ER). He 40-57 Record 55-43 has struck out 9 Sounds hitters while walking 12. In his lone start at First Tennessee on April 6, he went 5.0 vs. NL Affiliate: 26-36 18-31 Home 23-26 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits (1 home run) and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts. His last start against the 22-26 Road 32-17 vs. AL Affiliate: 14-21 Sounds was in Iowa on April 24, where he lasted 6.0 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits (1 home run) Lead After 6: 29-4 and 1 walk while striking out 6 hitters. Active Sounds hitters have performed as such: Jett Bandy, 0-2; Willie Trail After 6: 6-46 Calhoun, 0-4, BB; Matt Davidson, 1-3, HR, RBI, BB; Zack Granite, 1-4; Andy Ibáñez, 0-2, K; Carlos Tocci, L5 Streak L1 Tied After 6: 5-7 1-3, K; Jose Trevino, 0-2; Eli White, 1-3, 2 BB, K; Patrick Wisdom, 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, K. 0-5 Last 5 2-3 Lead After 7: 30-4 2-8 Last 10 4-6 Trail After 7: 4-47 Welcome Back Willie: Outfielder Willie Calhoun is back with the Nashville Sounds after being optioned by Tied After 7: 6-6 Texas. He currently owns a 19-game on base streak that started on April 22 and went until his latest game .255 (15th) Batting Avg. .255 (16th) with Nashville on June 16. In the streak, he is hitting .355 (22-for-62) with 13 runs scored, 3 doubles, 5 home Lead After 8: 32-1 113 (14th) HR 131 (11th) runs, 17 RBI and 1 walk (.487 OBP). The streak is the longest among active Pacific Coast League hitters after 470 (16th) R 508 (14th) Trail After 8: 3-48 Seattle selected Kristopher Negron's contract on July 16 from Tacoma, who owned a 20-game on base streak Tied After 8: 2-3 before being promoted. In 20 games with Texas since June 17, Calhoun hit .225 (16-for-71) with 4 doubles, 3 68 (6th) SB 55 (11th) Scoring First: 25-19 home runs and 6 RBI. 856 (10th) K (Batting) 835 (5th) Opp. Scoring First: 14-38 354 (10th) BB (Batting) 379 (7th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 31-28 A Pitcher's Game: The matchup between the Nashville Sounds and Iowa Cubs feature the two worst team 5.62 (10th) ERA 4.43 (3rd) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 20-51 batting averages in the Pacific Coast League at .255. Both teams also find themselves in the bottom-three 809 (13th) K (Pitching) 848 (8th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 9-29 teams in runs scored with Nashville ranked last (470) and Iowa ranked 14th (508). However, both team's 352 (6th) BB (Pitching) 362 (9th) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 19-6 pitching staffs have been limited opposing hitters to the long ball this season, with Nashville ranked 597 (11th) R Allowed 462 (3rd) fourth-lowest at 127 and Iowa fifth-lowest at 128. The Cubs have excelled much more as pitchers this season, 127 (4th) HR Allowed 128 (5th) Hit a HR: 31-35 ranking 3rd in ERA (4.43) and runs allowed (462). It helps that their defense has picked them up by having Allow a HR 27-42 the second-best fielding percentage at .984. .979 (9th) Fielding Pct. .984 (2nd) Hit 2+ HR: 18-16 AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Allow 2+ HR: 11-26 36 Years Young: Today is Nashville starting pitcher Tim Dillard's birthday, who is turning 36 years old. Since W L PCT GB Outhit Opponent: 25-9 2005, Dillard has pitched on his birthday three other times: 2010, 2014, 2018. Overall, he is 0-1 in the 3 relief Iowa 55 43 .561 - Tie in Hits: 6-3 appearances with a 1.50 ERA (6.0 IP/1 ER) and has 4 strikeouts to 2 walks. In his birthday outing last season with Triple-A Colorado Springs versus Round Rock, he threw a shutout inning in the 4-3 loss. Omaha 45 53 .459 10.0 Outhit by Opponent: 9-45 Nashville 40 57 .412 14.5 Record 10+ Hits: 20-12 Top of the Lineup Strength: In last night's loss in San Antonio, the 1-3 hitters each went 2-for-4 with a walk Memphis 39 59 .398 16.0 Allow 10+ Hits: 12-37 and scored all three runs. Zack Granite had 2 runs with a double, home run, and his 18th stolen base of the Commit an Error: 19-28 season.