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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (17-28) vs. Memphis Redbirds (23-23) RHP Seth Maness (2-1, 4.09) vs. LHP Evan Kruczynski (0-0, 6.23) Game #46/Home Game #22 • Thursday, May 23, 2019 • First Tennessee Park • 6:35 p.m. (CST) • MiLB TV • 97.5 FM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CST) TV/RADIO Friday May 24 vs. Memphis LHP Wes Benjamin (1-5, 7.88) RHP Jake Woodford (3-1, 2.44) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Saturday May 25 vs. Round Rock RHP Ronald Herrera (0-3, 14.73) TBD 6:35 p.m. MILB TV/97.5 FM Sunday May 26 vs. Round Rock RHP Phillips Valdez (0-6, 5.50) TBD 6:35 p.m. MILB TV/97.5 FM Monday May 27 vs. Round Rock - GM 1 RHP Tim Dillard (3-3, 5.53) TBD 12:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Memphis Redbirds play game three of the four-game set at First Tennessee Park. Memphis has taken the first two games of the series, including a 10-0 win last SOUNDS VS. REDBIRDS Series (W-L-T): 1-7-2 night. Right-hander Seth Maness starts for the Sounds against left-hander Evan Kruczynski for the 2019: 3-7 at Nashville: 2-4 Series Openers: 4-8 Redbirds. All-Time: 180-161 at Memphis: 1-3 Series Finales: 3-7 DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 0-0 Seth Maness: 30-year-old Seth Maness starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 5/3 Nashville L, 17-2 Day Games: 6-8 4.09 ERA in 4 games (4 starts) with Nashville. Maness has tossed 22.0 innings and has allowed 26 hits 5/4 Nashville PPD Night Games: 11-20 and 2 walks to go along with 13 strikeouts. He last pitched on May 18 in a start against the Round 5/5 Nashville L, 11-2 vs. RHP: 13-23 Rock Express. In 5.0 innings, he allowed 1 run on 6 hits. He struck out 3 and earned his 2nd win of 5/5 Nashville W, 7-5 vs. LHP: 4-5 the season. Maness spent his 2018 season with Triple-A Omaha but made only 5 appearances (1 start) 5/6 Nashville W, 6-5 and went 0-1 with a 4.63 ERA in 11.2 innings. The veteran has pitched in the big leagues with the St. April: 8-17 Louis Cardinals (2013-16) and the Kansas City Royals (2017). In 252 Major League games, the North 5/11 Memphis L, 7-5 May: 9-11 Carolina native is 18-10 with a 3.21 ERA. Maness is 22-11 with a 3.40 ERA in 84 games (43 starts) in 5/12 Memphis L, 7-2 June: 0-0 his minor league career. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB Draft 5/13 Memphis W, 5-3 July: 0-0 out of East Carolina University. 5/14 Memphis L, 9-3 August: 0-0 5/21 Nashville L, 4-2 September: 0-0 Evan Kruczynski: 24-year-old Evan Kruczynski starts for the Redbirds in game three of the set. The 5/22 Nashville L, 10-0 Monday: 5-2 left-hander is 2-3 with a 6.00 ERA in 9 starts between Double-A Springfield and Memphis. The Wis- 5/23 Nashville Tuesday: 2-4 consin native started his season with Springfield and made 8 starts with the Cardinals before trans- 5/24 Nashville ferring to Memphis on May 17. He made his Triple-A debut in a start against San Antonio on May 18 6/25 Memphis Wednesday: 1-5 and allowed 3 runs (all earned) on 6 hits in 4.1 innings. Kruczynski struck out 5 and got a no-decision 6/26 Memphis Thursday: 0-6 in Memphis' 6-4 loss. In his Minor League career, Kruczynski is 13-12 with a 4.07 ERA in 44 games 6/27 Memphis Friday: 4-1 (43 starts). The Cardinals drafted him in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of East Carolina. 6/28 Memphis Saturday: 1-4 Sunday: 4-6 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern vs. Am. Northern: 7-17 Division standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 0, Third: 4, Fourth: 42. TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Am. Southern: 10-11 Sounds Redbirds vs. Pac. Northern: 0-0 Woody Goes for 600: Sounds Manager Jason Wood goes for win number 600 in his managerial career 17-28 Record 23-23 vs. Pac. Southern: 0-0 tonight. The first-year Sounds skipper has a career record of 599-564. 5-16 Home 10-9 vs. NL Affiliate: 11-20 12-12 Road 13-14 Cole-Fired Hot: Outfielder Hunter Cole is red-hot at the plate and has hit safely in six consecutive vs. AL Affiliate: 6-8 games. Since May 17, Cole is leading the Pacific Coast League in hitting with a .538 (14-for-26) aver- Lead After 6: 12-4 age. He has 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 9 RBI and 1 walk during the 6-game hitting streak. L2 Streak W2 Trail After 6: 3-22 3-2 Last 5 2-3 Tied After 6: 2-2 Del Pozo Punches: Sounds reliever Miguel Del Pozo was a bright spot in last night's loss. The south- 5-5 Last 10 4-6 Lead After 7: 11-1 paw tossed 2.0 scoreless innings and recorded every out via strikeout. Over Del Pozo's last 4 outings, Trail After 7: 2-26 he has totaled 5.0 scoreless inning while allowing only 1 hit. His ERA has dropped from 9.45 to 6.87 .240 (15th) Batting Avg. .265 (12th) Tied After 7: 4-1 during that span. 53 (13th) HR 57 (11th) Lead After 8: 11-0 196 (T15th) R 255 (10th) 3-1 Under Maness: Seth Maness gets the ball for the Sounds tonight as the team tries to get its 4th win 29 (9th) SB 33 (7th) Trail After 8: 2-25 in his 5th start tonight. Aside from Maness' 3-1 mark, the only other starter Nashville has a winning Tied After 8: 1-0 record under is Ariel Jurado's 3-1 mark in 4 starts. The offense has delivered for the right-hander by 410 (11th) K (Batting) 378 (6th) Scoring First: 9-10 averaging 6.66 runs per start (20/3). 170 (11th) BB (Batting) 164 (13th) Opp. Scoring First: 7-18 5.77 (11th) ERA 4.46 (4th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 13-12 Mayday: The starting pitching for the Sounds has scuffled during the month of May, compiling a 7.14 358 (15th) K (Pitching) 388 (9th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 7-28 ERA (80.2 IP/64 ER) in the first 20 games. In the 80.2 innings starters have covered in May, they have 153 (3rd) BB (Pitching) 194 (13th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 3-16 issued 34 walks and have allowed 17 home runs while recording only 44 strikeouts. 281 (12th) R Allowed 214 (4th) 59 (5th) HR Allowed 52 (1st) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 9-0 Solid as Granite: Outfielder Zack Granite has put together a solid month of May. He's the only Nash- Hit a HR: 13-19 ville player to appear in all 20 games and is hitting .326 (28-for-86) during the month. He has 12 runs .980 (6th) Fielding Pct. .982 (3rd) Allow a HR 10-22 scored, 2 doubles, 7 RBI, 6 walks and 8 stolen bases. AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Hit 2+ HR: 7-8 W L PCT GB Allow 2+ HR: 4-13 Heineman is Here: Outfielder Scott Heineman was added to the Sounds' roster Tuesday to begin a Iowa 28 19 .596 - Outhit Opponent: 13-3 Major League rehab assignment. Heineman has been out of action since he underwent labrum surgery Memphis 23 23 .500 4.5 Tie in Hits: 1-2 on his left (non-throwing) shoulder on December 10, 2018. The California native was the Rangers' 2018 Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .306 (137-for-447) with 74 runs, 22 doubles, Omaha 20 26 .435 7.5 Outhit by Opponent: 3-23 Nashville 17 28 .378 10.0 Record 10+ Hits: 10-2 2 triples, 12 home runs, 67 RBI, 39 walks and 18 stolen bases between Triple-A Round Rock and Double-A Frisco. He is currently ranked the 27th best prospect in the Texas' farm system according to Allow 10+ Hits: 4-15 MLB Pipeline. Commit an Error: 7-13 UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Commit No Errors: 10-15 Can They Bring The Offense Home: The Sounds went 7-5 on the recent road trip and have an even Nashville's 14-game homestand continues to- Walk-Off Wins: 0 record of 12-12 away from First Tennessee Park. Nashville is hitting .257 with a .779 OPS while scor- night with Throwback Thursday. Fans can enjoy Walk-Off Losses: 1 ing 5.5 runs per game on the road compared to .217 with a .646 OPS while scoring 3.1 runs per game discounted Pepsi and Budweiser products. Extra-Innings: 1-1 at home.