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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (21-6) vs. Charlotte Knights (9-18) RHP Bowden Francis (1-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Jonathan Stiever (1-1, 6.00) Game #28/Road Game #16 • Saturday, June 5, 2021 • Truist Field • 6:04 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • ESPN 94.9 FM UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. KNIGHTS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 3-1 at Nashville: 0-0 All-Time: 3-1 at Charlotte: 3-1 Sunday 6/6 at Charlotte RHP Alec Bettinger (0-0, 0.00) RHP Jimmy Lambert (0-0, 7.71) 1:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM Date Site Result Tuesday 6/8 Indianapolis TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/1 Charlotte W, 6-4 Wednesday 6/9 Indianapolis TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/2 Charlotte W, 7-4 Thursday 6/10 Indianapolis TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/3 Charlotte W, 15-4 Friday 6/11 Indianapolis TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 6/4 Charlotte L, 1-0 Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Charlotte Knights play game five of a six-game series tonight in SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Charlotte. The Nashville Sounds came within one win of a new franchise record, but the win streak came to an 6/5 Charlotte Series (W-L-T): 3-0-1 end at 15 as they were shutout by the Charlotte Knights 1-0 Friday night at Truist Field. Tonight, right-hander 6/6 Charlotte Series Openers: 3-2 Bowden Francis gets the ball for the Sounds against right-hander Jonathan Stiever for the Knights. 6/22 Nashville Series Finales: 3-1 Bowden Francis: 25-year-old Bowden Francis makes his second start for the Sounds tonight. He made his Series Sweeps: 2-0 Triple-A debut on 5/30 at Columbus and earned the win. He allowed two runs on four hits in 5.0 innings 6/23 Nashville Home Games: 9-3 of work and struck out eight. In 2019, Francis went 8-9 with a 3.97 ERA (63 ER/142.2 IP) in 28 games (27 Road Games: 12-3 starts) between Advanced-A Carolina and Double-A Biloxi. He led all Brewers farmhands in strikeouts 6/24 Nashville Day Games: 2-1 (165) and finished among leaders in starts (T-1st), opponent batting average (4th, .233) and innings 6/25 Nashville Night Games: 19-5 pitched (5th). He also finished among Southern League leaders in starts (T-3rd, 24), strikeouts (4th, 145) 6/26 Nashville vs. RHP: 14-5 and innings pitched (5th, 128.2). vs. LHP: 7-1 Jonathan Stiever: 24-year-old Jonathan Stiever gets the ball for Charlotte tonight. The right-hander is 6/27 Nashville vs. NL Affiliate: 9-3 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA (10 ER/15.0 IP) in five games (all starts) with the Knights in 2021. In his last outing vs. AL Affiliate: 12-3 on 5/30 at Norfolk, Stiever allowed a season-high four runs and was tagged with his first loss of the cam- Sounds Knights Lead After 6: 18-0 paign. In 2020, the right-hander's contract was purchased from the Schaumburg training facility on 9/13 Trail After 6: 2-6 and made his MLB debut that day in a start vs. Detroit. He received a no decision after allowing one run 21-6 Record 9-18 on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts over 3.2 IP. He was optioned back to Schaumburg after Tied After 6: 1-0 getting the loss at Cincinnati on 9/19. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 5th round of the 9-3 Home 3-12 Lead After 7: 18-0 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Trail After 7: 1-6 12-3 Road 6-6 Tied After 7: 2-0 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Divi- L1 Streak W1 Lead After 8: 18-0 sion standings in 2021: First: 11, Second: 5, Third: 1, Fourth: 13, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. Trail After 8: 0-6 Cemented in History: The Sounds came one win short of setting a franchise record in consecutive wins 4-1 Last 5 1-4 Tied After 8: 1-0 last night. They won 15 straight games for the third time in franchise history (July 29-August 14, 2018 and 9-1 Last 10 2-8 Scoring First: 16-2 June 2-20, 1999). Opp. Scoring First: 5-4 .254 BA .248 Scoring 4+ Runs: 17-3 Inside the Streak: During Nashville's 15-game winning streak, the team hit .259 (132-for-509) with 36 doubles, 31 home runs and 81 walks. The Sounds scored 106 runs and averaged 7.07 runs per game. The 49 HR 33 Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 9-5 pitching staff compiled a 2.78 ERA (42 ER/136.0 IP) and allowed only 86 hits and 52 walks to go along Scoring 3 or < Runs: 4-2 with 152 strikeouts. 166 R 140 Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 11-1 Hit a HR: 19-4 Blanked: The Sounds were shutout for the first time this season and for the first time since August 26, 273 K (Bat) 287 2019 at Omaha (5-0). Additionally, Nashville set a season-low with two hits. Allow a HR 13-4 126 BB (Bat) 77 Hit 2+ HR: 12-2 Ashby Rolling: Despite taking his first loss last night, Ashby is 2-1 with a 1.02 ERA (2 ER/17.2 IP) in his Allow 2+ HR: 3-3 last three starts. He has also recorded 26 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .129 batting average 3.93 ERA 5.93 Outhit Opponent: 18-2 during that span. The Sounds are 5-1 when Ashby gets the ball. 277 K (Pitch) 274 Tie in Hits: 0-0 Outhit by Opponent: 3-4 Turn Around for Wilson: Weston Wilson has hit safely in five consecutive games and is batting .428 114 BB (Pitch) 172 (6-for-14) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 2 RBI and 6 walks in those games. Prior to beginning the Record 10+ Hits: 9-0 streak, Wilson was hitting .176. 115 R Allowed 179 Allow 10+ Hits: 1-3 Commit an Error: 12-3 In The History Book: The Sounds have the club's best record through the first 27 games of the season at 27 HR Allowed 43 Commit No Errors: 9-3 21-6. The 2003 and 2006 Nashville Sounds' teams each started 19-8 through the first 27 contests. .977 Fielding Pct. .972 Walk-Off Wins: 2 Grass Is Always Greener: Sounds infielder Zach Green is among Triple-A East League leaders in several Walk-Off Losses: - offensive categories, including RBI (1st, 27), home runs (T-1st, 9), extra-base hits (8th, 13), slugging per- UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Extra-Innings: 2-0 centage (8th, .605) and total bases (9th, 52). Sounds starter 6+IP: 3-1 The second half of the current 12-game, Sounds starter 7+ IP: 1-1 Road Warriors: The Sounds won 12 straight games on the road from May 7-June 3 and averaged eight 13-day road trip continues tonight as the Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 runs per game during that span. Sounds visit Charlotte. The team does not Longest Win Streak: 15 How Sweet It Is: Manager Rick Sweet is at the helm for the Sounds in 2021, as he was in 2014 when he return to First Horizon Park until Tues- Longest Losing Streak: 2 led the club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and day, June 8 when the Indianapolis Indians has compiled a managerial record of 2,048-1,927. The 2,048 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor come to town for a six-game series. Tues- THIS DATE IN HISTORY league managers. 10th on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. day, June 8 is the first Tito's Tail Waggin' On this date in 2015, Nashville's Tuesday of the season and it's Peanut Free The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club Barry Zito and Salt Lake's Night presented by Allergy, Asthma and announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the Sinus Center. Adam Wilk were dominant in Sounds signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part the Sounds' 1-0 win at First of the 20-team Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the Tennessee Park. Zito went seven seven-team Southeast Division. shutout innings and yielded five hits to go along with five strike- outs. Wilk went the complete eight innings and allowed one run on four hits. WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST HORIZON PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 TODAy’s STARTER - RHP BOWDEN FRANCIS HT/WT: 6’5”/220 40-MAN ROSTER: No BORN: April 22, 1996 in Orlando, Florida (25) SERVICE TIME: N/A RESIDES: Tallahassee, Florida FIRST MLB WIN: N/A ACQUIRED: Drafted by Milwaukee in the 7th round of the 2017 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 2017 AZL Brewers 0-1 8.10 4 2 0 0 0 10.0 17 9 9 0 1 3 13 1 2018 Wisconsin 5-8 4.41 22 19 0 0 0 104.0 120 63 51 9 2 29 95 6 Carolina 2-2 4.88 4 4 0 0 0 24.0 19 13 13 3 2 9 11 0 2019 Carolina 1-1 3.86 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 13 6 6 1 0 6 20 2 Biloxi 7-8 3.99 25 24 0 0 0 128.2 111 61 57 14 7 49 145 4 2021 Biloxi 3-1 3.86 4 4 0 0 0 21.0 18 9 9 5 1 5 26 0 Nashville 1-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 2 1 0 3 8 0 Minor League Totals 19-21 4.31 63 57 0 0 0 306.2 302 163 147 33 13 104 318 13 LAST OUTING: Francis earned the win in his Triple-A debut.