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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (45-62) vs. El Paso Chihuahuas (64-44) RHP Seth Maness (6-3, 5.75) vs. RHP Emmanuel Ramirez (0-1, 14.59) Game #108/Home Game #58 • Thursday, August 1, 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 Friday August 2 vs. Albuquerque RHP Tim Dillard (6-8, 5.00) LHP Chris Rusin (1-2, 6.30) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM 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 TBD 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 SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and El Paso Chihuahuas play the series finale a three-game set tonight at First Tennessee Park. The two clubs have split the first two games with El Paso winning game one and Nashville SOUNDS VS. CHIHUAHUAS Series (W-L-T): 7-16-5 returning the favor last night. Tonight, right-hander Seth Maness starts for the Sounds against right-hander 2019: 1-1 at Nashville: 1-1 Series Openers: 10-18 Emmanuel Ramirez for the Chihuahuas. All-Time: 9-12 at El Paso: 0-0 Series Finales: 9-17 DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 1-4 Seth Maness: 30-year-old Seth Maness starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 6-3 with a 5.75 ERA 7/30 Nashville L, 6-4 (10) in 15 starts with Nashville. Maness has tossed 83.0 innings and has allowed 110 hits and 12 walks to go along Day Games: 7-14 7/31 Nashville W, 7-6 Night Games: 37-49 with 48 strikeouts. He last pitched on July 25 against Oklahoma City and allowed 5 runs on 9 hits in 6.0 in- nings. He earned the win in Nashville's 7-5 win. Maness was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team 8/1 Nashville vs. RHP: 35-44 and allowed one unearned run in the game on July 10. Maness joined the Sounds on May 2 after the Rangers vs. LHP: 10-17 purchased his contract from the Independent League High Point Rockers. The veteran has pitched in the big April: 8-18 leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals (2013-16) and the Kansas City Royals (2017). In 252 Major League games, May: 14-15 the North Carolina native is 18-10 with a 3.21 ERA. Maness is 26-13 with a 3.86 ERA in 95 games (54 starts) in June: 13-14 his minor league career. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of July: 10-15 East Carolina University. August: 0-0 Emmanuel Ramirez: 25-year-old Emmanuel Ramirez starts for the Chihuahuas tonight. The right-hander September: 0-0 is 0-1 with a 14.59 ERA in 3 starts with El Paso. Overall in 2019, Ramirez is 6-6 with a 5.47 ERA in 20 games Monday: 7-5 (15 starts) between El Paso and Double-A Amarillo. The Dominican Republic native joined El Paso from Tuesday: 5-10 Double-A on July 9. In 17 games (12 starts) with the Sod Poodles, Ramirez was 6-5 with a 4.15 ERA. In 97.0 Wednesday: 5-9 innings this year, he has allowed 97 hits and 33 walks to go along with 87 strikeouts. He last pitched on July Thursday: 4-13 26 in a start against Las Vegas and allowed 9 runs on 11 hits in 4.1 innings. Ramirez allowed 4 home runs to the Aviators but got a no-decision in El Paso's 20-11 loss. In his Minor League career, Ramirez is 34-30 with a Friday: 11-3 4.24 ERA in 147 games (73 starts). The San Diego Padres signed him to a minor league contract on November Saturday: 7-9 19, 2012. Sunday: 6-13 vs. Am. Northern: 15-22 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Division vs. Am. Southern: 23-32 standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 1, Third: 30, Fourth: 82. TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Pac. Northern: 3-4 Sounds Chihuahuas The Man-ess for the Job: Tonight's starter Seth Maness is making his 16 start of the season. In his first 15 45-62 Record 64-45 vs. Pac. Southern: 4-4 starts, the Sounds are 11-4. The only games Nashville has lost when Maness has started are May 2 vs. Omaha, 22-35 Home 25-27 vs. NL Affiliate: 31-41 June 2 vs. New Orleans, June 20 at New Orleans and July 15 at San Antonio. vs. AL Affiliate: 14-21 23-27 Road 39-18 Lead After 6: 33-5 Lopes Keeps Thriving: Infielder/outfielder Christian Lopes continues to collect hits with two more in last Trail After 6: 6-49 night's win. Since joining Nashville on June 25 from Double-A Frisco, Lopes is hitting .352 (32-for-91) with W1 Streak L1 Tied After 6: 6-8 12 runs scored, 10 doubles, 2 home runs, 19 RBI, 11 walks and 3 stolen bases. His 10 doubles during the time- 3-2 Last 5 1-4 frame is tied for eighth-most in the Pacific Coast League and the .352 average is the 12th-highest. Lead After 7: 34-5 5-5 Last 10 4-6 Trail After 7: 4-51 Slammed: First Baseman Ronald Guzmán crushed a second-inning grand slam for his first home run in a Tied After 7: 7-6 Nashville uniform. Guzmán joins Zack Granite (May 23 vs. Memphis) as the only Nashville hitters with a .253 (16th) Batting Avg. .297 (2nd) Lead After 8: 36-1 grand slam in 2019. 128 (14th) HR 218 (1st) Trail After 8: 3-52 517 (16th) R 754 (2nd) Tied After 8: 3-4 Looking for a Series Win: A win tonight would give the Sounds their first home series win over El Paso since 74 (6th) SB 45 (12th) they joined the Pacific Coast League in 2014. The Sounds are just 2-8 against the Chihuahuas in Nashville 948 (10th) K (Batting) 953 (11th) Scoring First: 28-21 and 7-4 all-time in El Paso. It would also give the Sounds their first series win Opp. Scoring First: 16-41 since taking two of three games against the Iowa Cubs from July 21-23. Going Closing Time 383 (11th) BB (Batting) 395 (10th) Closer David Carpenter has entered 5.70 (11th) ERA 5.52 (9th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 36-31 into tonight's game, Nashville has a series record of 7-16-5 in 2019. the Top-10 for Nashville's all-time Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 24-56 single-season saves record. He 887 (13th) K (Pitching) 956 (7th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 9-31 Greatest Hits: The Sounds have played 107 games in 2019 and have been out- currently ranked tied for 9th. 390 (5th) BB (Pitching) 356 (3rd) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 20-6 hit in 61, including 9-8 last night. The win last night was only Nashville's 11th 1. Mark Corey - 30 (2003) 665 (11th) R Allowed 647 (10th) when being out-hit. They are now 11-50 in the 61 games. When out-hitting 2. Geoff Combe - 27 (1979) Hit a HR: 36-39 their opponent, the Sounds are 28-9. 3. Chris Smith - 26 (2010) 138 (2nd) HR Allowed 182 (14th) Allow a HR 29-46 4. Dane Johnson - 24 (1994) .979 (9th) Fielding Pct. .980 (5th) 5. Jeff McCurry - 23 (1998) Hit 2+ HR: 21-16 A July to Remember: Outfielder Scott Heineman finished his month of AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION July by hitting .388 (31-for-80) with 19 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 6. Jeff Darwin - 22 (1997) Allow 2+ HR: 11-28 7. Brian Drahman - 20 (1993) home runs, 10 RBI and 10 walks. The .388 average was the eighth-highest W L PCT GB Outhit Opponent: 28-9 t7. Rob Wooten - 20 (2013) Iowa 58 51 .532 - Tie in Hits: 6-3 among Nashville Sounds in a single month in the Pacific Coast League era 9. David Carpenter - 19 (2019) (1998-present, minimum 75 plate appearances). Omaha 49 60 .450 9.0 Outhit by Opponent: 11-50 10. Milt Hill - 18 (1992) t10. Luther Hackman - 18 (2007) Memphis 47 62 .431 11.0 Record 10+ Hits: 22-12 Closing Time: David Carpenter recorded his 19th save of the season last Nashville 45 62 .421 12.0 Allow 10+ Hits: 13-40 night and has yet to blow a save. He leads the PCL and all of Triple-A baseball in saves, with New Orleans' RJ Commit an Error: 20-33 Alvarez in 2nd with 14. His 19 saves rank tied-for-third in Minor League Baseball, and rank ninth in franchise Commit No Errors: 25-29 history for a single season. He can also crack the top 10 in franchise career leaders if he reaches 23 saves.