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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (16-5) vs. Columbus Clippers (8-13) LHP Aaron Ashby (1-0, 4.20) vs. RHP Matt Koch (1-0, 2.16) Game #22/Road Game #10 • Saturday, May 29, 2021 • Huntington Park • 6:05 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • ESPN 94.9 FM UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. CLIppERS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 4-0 at Nashville: 0-0 All-Time: 14-11 at Columbus: 4-0 Sunday 5/30 at Columbus RHP Bowden Francis (NR) TBD 1:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM Date Site Result Tuesday 6/1 at Charlotte LHP Blaine Hardy (1-0, 4.11) TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/25 Columbus W, 8-2 Wednesday 6/2 at Charlotte RHP Zack Godley (2-0, 0.69) TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/26 Columbus W, 6-5 Thursday 6/3 at Charlotte RHP Josh Lindblom (1-0, 0.00) TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/27 Columbus W, 11-0 Friday 6/4 at Charlotte TBD TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/28 Columbus W, 13-9 SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Columbus Clippers play game five of a six-game series -to night at Huntington Park. The Nashville Sounds launched a season-high six home runs last night, to 5/29 Columbus Series (W-L-T): 2-0-1 beat the Columbus Clippers 13-9 on a windy night at Huntington Park. Left-hander Aaron Ashby gets 5/30 Columbus Series Openers: 2-2 the ball for Nashville tonight against right-hander Matt Koch for Columbus. Series Finales: 2-1 7/27 Nashville Series Sweeps: 1-0 Aaron Ashby: 23-year-old Aaron Ashby starts for the Sounds tonight. Ashby was dominant in his 7/28 Nashville Home Games: 9-3 last start on May 18 vs. Gwinnett and earned his first win of the season. The left-hander pitched Road Games: 7-2 5.0 scoreless innings and gave up just 1 hit, walked 2 and struck out 6. He is 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA (7 7/29 Nashville Day Games: 1-1 ER/15.0 IP) in 4 starts. In Ashby's 2019 campaign, he went 5-10 with a 3.50 ERA in 24 games (23 starts) 7/30 Nashville with Advanced-A Carolina and Single-A Wisconsin. He was named the Brewers Minor League Pitcher Night Games: 15-4 of the Year and a Mid-Season Midwest League All-Star. He spent 2020 at the Brewers Alternate Training 7/31 Nashville vs. RHP: 11-4 Site. The Missouri native was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 2018 First-Year vs. LHP: 5-1 Player Draft. 8/1 Nashville vs. NL Affiliate: 9-3 vs. AL Affiliate: 7-2 Matt Koch: 30-year-old Matt Koch gets the ball for Columbus in game five. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 2.16 Sounds Clippers Lead After 6: 13-0 ERA in 3 games (1 start) for the Clippers in 2021. He has worked 8.1 innings and has surrendered 2 runs on 4 Trail After 6: 2-5 hits and 3 walks. He has struck out 4 batters and has limited opposing hitters to a .148 batting average. Koch gave 16-5 Record 8-13 up 1 run on 3 hits over 3.0 IP in his last appearance on May 23 at Toledo. He pitched for Arizona in 2019 and Tied After 6: 1-0 9-3 Home 2-8 Lead After 7: 13-0 went 0-0 with a 9.15 ERA (21 ER/20.2 IP) in 9 games. He was selected by New York-NL in the 3rd round of the Trail After 7: 1-5 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisville. 7-2 Road 6-5 Tied After 7: 2-0 W10 Streak L5 Lead After 8: 13-0 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Division standings in 2021: First: 4, Second: 5, Third: 1, Fourth: 13, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. Trail After 8: 0-5 5-0 Last 5 0-5 Tied After 8: 1-0 On a Roll: Nashville’s 10-game winning streak is their longest the club has had in nearly three years and is the 10-0 Last 10 2-8 Scoring First: 12-2 longest active winning streak in Minor League Baseball. The Double-A Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) Opp. Scoring First: 4-3 won seven straight games. The last time a Sounds team won six or more games was the 15-game winning streak .256 BA .238 Scoring 4+ Runs: 12-3 that matched a franchise record from July 29-August 14, 2018. Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 6-5 37 HR 22 Scoring 3 or < Runs: 4-1 In The History Book: The Sounds are off to their best start through 21 games since 2003, when the team also 121 R 92 Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 9-0 started 16-5. The 2003 squad ended the season with a 81-62 record and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Hit a HR: 14-4 League's East Division. 203 K (Bat) 215 Allow a HR 9-4 82 BB (Bat) 79 Hit 2+ HR: 7-2 Going Back-To-Back: Tyrone Taylor and Jake Hager hit back-to-back home runs in the 3rd inning of last nights Allow 2+ HR: 2-3 13-9 win. It was the first back-to-back homers for the Sounds since August 28, 2019 at Omaha (Matt Davidson 4.38 ERA 5.46 and Jett Bandy, 5th inning). Taylor has homered in two straight games for Nashville. Outhit Opponent: 13-2 214 K (Pitch) 190 Tie in Hits: 0-0 Big Fly: Weston Wilson recorded his first multi-homer game of the season and the fourth of his career (last - Outhit by Opponent: 3-3 95 BB (Pitch) 101 5/12/19 at Jacksonville). It marked the first time this season that a Sound has had a multi-homer game and Record 10+ Hits: 7-0 the first since August 10, 2019 (Patrick Wisdom at Sacramento). 96 R Allowed 122 Allow 10+ Hits: 1-3 Commit an Error: 8-2 Grass Is Always Greener: Zach Green is among Triple-A East leaders in in RBI (22, 1st), home runs (7, T-2nd) 22 HR Allowed 29 Commit No Errors: 8-3 and slugging (.672, 5th). He has homered in 3 of his last 4 games. .980 Fielding Pct. .980 Walk-Off Wins: 2 Walk-Off Losses: - Runs Galore: The Sounds offense posted season-highs last night in runs (13), hits (13) and home runs (6). They Extra-Innings: 2-0 are averaging 9.50 runs per game in the series (38 R/4 G) and have hit 10 home runs. UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Sounds starter 6+IP: 2-0 The Sounds' 12-game, 13-day road trip Sounds starter 7+ IP: 0-0 Clutch Long Ball: Out of the 37 total home runs the Sounds have hit, 13 of them have been game-tying or go- continues tonight in Columbus. The team Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 ahead homers. Two of Zach Green's six home runs are go-ahead blasts. does not return to First Horizon Park Longest Win Streak: 10 until Tuesday, June 8 when the Indianap- Longest Losing Streak: 2 How Sweet It Is: Manager Rick Sweet is at the helm for the Sounds in 2021, as he was in 2014 when he led the olis Indians come to town for a six-game club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and has compiled a series. Tuesday, June 8 is the first Tito's THIS DATE IN HISTORY managerial record of 2,043-1,926. The 2,043 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor league managers. 10th Tail Waggin' Tuesday of the season and on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. On May 29, 2010, the Sounds it's Peanut Free Night presented by Aller- gy, Asthma and Sinus Center. beat Iowa with a ninth inning The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club walk-off home run for the announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the Sounds second straight night. Joe Koshansky delivered the goods signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part of the 20-team for the Sounds with a three-run Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the seven-team Southeast blast. Division. WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST HORIZON PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 TONIGHt’S STARTER - LHP AARON ASHBY HT/WT: 6’2”/187 40-MAN ROSTER: No BORN: May 24, 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri (22) SERVICE TIME: 0.00 RESIDES: Kansas City, Missouri FIRST MLB WIN: N/A ACQUIRED: Drafted by Milwaukee in the 4th round of the 2018 First-Year Player FIRST MLB STRIKEOUT: N/A Draft CAREER STATISTICS YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP 2018 Helena 1-2 6.20 6 3 0 0 1 20.1 18 15 14 3 2 8 19 3 Wisconsin 1-1 2.17 7 7 0 0 0 37.1 40 9 9 1 0 9 47 1 2019 Wisconsin 3-4 3.54 11 10 1 0 0 61.0 47 29 24 4 5 28 80 3 Carolina 2-6 3.46 13 13 0 0 0 65.0 54 31 25 1 3 32 55 3 2021 Nashville 1-0 4.20 4 4 0 0 0 15.0 10 7 7 1 0 15 19 1 Minor League Totals 8-13 3.58 41 37 1 0 1 198.2 169 91 79 10 10 92 220 11 LAST OUTING: Ashby picked up his first win of the 2021 campaign on 5/23.