nashville sounds game information www.nashvillesounds.com @NashvilleSounds First Tennessee Park 19 Junior Gilliam Way Nashville, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (8-8) at Omaha Storm Chasers (5-11) RHP Frankie Montas (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Clay Bucholz (0-0, --) Game #17/Road Game #10 • Sunday, April 22, 2018 • Werner Park • 2:05 p.m. (CST) • MiLB TV • ALT 97.5 FM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CST) TV/RADIO Monday April 23 @ Omaha RHP Daniel Gossett (0-0, 0.00) LHP Jonathan Dziedzic (0-1, 1.50) 11:05 a.m. ALT 97.5 FM Tuesday April 24 OFF DAY Wednesday April 25 vs. New Orleans LHP Brett Anderson (0-1, 1.38) TBD 6:35 p.m. ALT 97.5 FM Thursday April 26 vs. New Orleans LHP Eric Jokisch (0-3, 5.63) TBD 6:35 p.m. ALT 97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds continue their abbreviated three-game series this after- noon against the Omaha Storm Chasers. Omaha captured last night's opener 6-2 behind a solid SOUNDS VS. STORM CHASERS Series (W-L-T): 3-1-0 outing from Trevor Oaks. Today right-hander Frankie Montas starts for the Sounds against 2018: 3-2 at Nashville: 3-1 Series Openers: 3-2 right-hander Clay Bucholz for the Storm Chasers. at Omaha: 0-1 All-Time: 145-148 Series Finales: 1-3 DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: Frankie Montas: 25-year-old Frankie Montas starts for the Sounds in today's matinee. The 4/13 Nashville L, 5-0 Day Games: 3-2 right-hander is making his fourth start of the season. After a shaky first start, Montas has 4/14 Nashville W, 14-7 Night Games: 5-6 allowed two runs in his last two starts combined. He went 0-2 with a 5.22 ERA in 9 games 4/15 Nashville W, 1-0 (7) vs. RHP: 7-7 (8 starts) with Nashville in 2017 and went 1-1 with a 7.03 ERA in 23 games (0 starts) with 4/16 Nashville W, 5-4 vs. LHP: 1-1 Oakland. He is ranked by Baseball America as Oakland's #21 prospect. Montas has a career 4/21 Omaha L, 3-2 April: 8-8 minor league record of 16-28 with a 3.94 ERA. The Sainagua, Dominican Republic native was 4/22 Omaha May: traded to Oakland along with Jharel Cotton and Grant Holmes from the Los Angeles Dodgers 4/23 Omaha June: in exchange for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick on August 1, 2016. 4/24 Omaha Jully: 6/30 Omaha August: Clay Bucholz: 33-year-old Clay Bucholz gets the ball for the Storm Chasers. The right-hander 7/1 Omaha September: is making his first start of the season for Omaha. Bucholz began the season with Double-A 7/2 Omaha Monday: 1-1 Northwest Arkansas and made one start for the Travelers. He threw 4.2 shutout innings and 7/3 Omaha Tuesday: 2-0 allowed just one hit while walking two and striking out five. Bucholz made two starts for Phil- 7/16 Nashville adelphia in 2017 before undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his 7/17 Nashville Wednesday: 1-0 right forearm. The Nederland, Texas native is a two-time All-Star with Boston and won the 2013 Thursday: 2-1 7/18 Nashville World Series with the Red Sox. He signed a minor league contract with Kansas City on March 7/19 Nashville Friday: 0-2 19, 2018. Bucholz was originally drafted by Boston in the supplemental round (42nd overall) of Saturday: 0-3 the 2005 MLB Draft out of Angelina College. Sunday: 2-1 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Am. Northern: 7-4 2018 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American South- Sounds Storm Chasers vs. Am. Southern: 1-4 ern Division standings in 2018: First: 1, Second: 7, Third: 8, Fourth: 0. 8-8 Record 5-11 vs. Pac. Northern: 5-2 Home 4-5 vs. Pac. Southern: Get Low: Nashville's lowest ERA in a single month since 2005 came in April 2006 when the 3-6 Road 1-6 vs. NL Affiliate: 5-6 pitching staff posted a 2.79 mark. Currently Nashville boasts a PCL-best 2.46 ERA. vs. AL Affiliate: 3-2 L2 Streak W2 Lead After 6: 5-0 Get Through the First: Today's starter Frankie Montas has allowed six runs in his three starts 3-2 Last 5 3-2 Trail After 6: 1-8 this season. All six of the runs have come in the first inning including four in his season debut 6-4 Last 10 4-6 in which Montas failed to get out of the first frame. His first inning ERA is 16.87 (2.2 IP/5 ER). Tied After 6: 2-0 Lead After 7: 6-0 Six of the eight hits he has surrendered and three of his four walks have all come in the first inning as well. .226 (14th) Batting Avg. .234 (13th) Trail After 7: 0-8 5 (T-15th) HR 5 (T-15th) Tied After 7: 2-0 60 (13th) R 45 (T-15th) Lead After 8: 5-0 Save The 'Pen: While the Sounds would like Montas to eat up some innings today, they may 14 (T-4th) SB 10 (T-11th) Trail After 8: 0-8 have to rely heavily on their bullpen once again. The last time Montas pitched more than 4.0 130 (7th) K (Batting) 110 (2nd) Tied After 8: 2-0 innings in a game was August 21, 2015 when he lasted 5.0 innings with Double-A Birmingham. He has appeared in 50 games and made 17 starts since then. 68 (4th) BB (Batting) 43 (16th) Scoring First: 7-2 2.46 (1st) ERA 3.58 (5th) Opp. Scoring First: 1-6 Forget Being PC, Be More Offensive: The Sounds bats have had a hard time producing runs 130 (12th) K (Pitching) 110 (16th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 5-1 at times in the early part of 2018. The team scored three or fewer runs for the 11th time in 16 46 (3rd) BB (Pitching) 57 (9th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 2-7 games last night and are 13th in the PCL in runs scored with 60. Nashville is 3-8 when failing to 55 (T-2nd) R Allowed 59 (5th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 3-8 score four runs in a game. 3 (1st) HR Allowed 4 (2nd) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 6-1 .967 (15th) Fielding Pct. .973 (13th) Hit a HR: 1-3 Boss Man Boyd: BJ Boyd went 1-for-4 last night to extend his on-base streak to a team-high Allow a HR 0-3 11-games. Since the streak began April 9 he is batting .366 (15-for-41) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION Hit 2+ HR: 1-0 home run, 11 RBI, and drawn 5 walks. Boyd's 11-game streak is tied for the 7th longest active Memphis 13 4 .765 - Allow 2+ HR: streak in the PCL. The seven-game hitting streak he is currently on is also tied for the 7th lon- Nashville 8 8 .500 4.5 Outhit Opponent: 5-2 gest active streak in the PCL. New Orleans 6 11 .353 7.0 Tie in Hits: 2-1 Round Rock 5 12 .294 8.0 Outhit by Opponent: 1-5 Struggling Mateo: The Sounds leadoff man has struggled setting the table recently. In his last Record 10+ Hits: 3-0 seven games Jorge Mateo is 4-for-29 including a career-long 0-for-19 stretch. He has struck out Allow 10+ Hits: 1-1 eight times in that span. UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Commit an Error: 4-7 The Sounds return home from the seven-game Commit No Errors: 4-1 You Don't Have to Earn It: The Sounds yielded two unearned runs last night and have now trip on Wednesday, April 25. It's a Wear It Walk-Off Wins: 2 allowed 17 unearned runs on the season. Only Round Rock (24) have surrendered more un- Wednesday T-Shirt Giveaway inspired by Walk-Off Losses: earned runs than Nashville in the PCL. outfielder Dustin Fowler and it's AASC Peanut Extra-Innings: 1-1 Free Night. ERA Leaders: Nashville pitchers have the best ERA in the Pacific Coast League at 2.46. Both Sounds starter 6+IP: 1-1 James Naile and Jeremy Bleich allowed their first runs of the season last night but six pitchers THIS DATE IN HISTORY Sounds starter 7+ IP: 1-0 for Nashville have yet to allow an earned run. The list includes Daniel Gossett (8.0 IP), Bobby Sounds starter 8+ IP: Wahl (6.0 IP), Josh Lucas (4.2 IP), Lou Trivino (4.1 IP), Jake Sanchez (2.1 IP), and Melvin On this date in 2011 Corey Hart doubled twice Longest Win Streak: 5 Mercedes (1.0 IP). during a seven-run 2nd inning against New Longest Losing Streak: 4 Orleans. Both doubles came off Elih Villanueva. White Jerseys: 1-0 Bullish 'Pen: Nashville's bullpen has been dominant to begin 2018. Through the first 16 games Gray Jerseys: 1-3 of the season, the 'pen has a 1.88 ERA (67.0 IP/14 ER). The relievers have allowed 44 hits and 23 Black Jerseys: 3-1 walks while recording 61 strikeouts.