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NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (15-5) vs. Columbus Clippers (8-12) RHP Jesús Castillo (0-0, 5.19) vs. LHP Kirk McCarty (3-0, 2.66) Game #21/Road Game #9 • Friday, May 28, 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: 3-0 at Nashville: 0-0 All-Time: 13-11 at Columbus: 3-0 Satuday 5/29 at Columbus LHP Aaron Ashby (1-0, 4.20) RHP Matt Koch (1-0, 2.16) 6:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM Date Site Result Sunday 5/30 at Columbus TBD TBD 1:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/25 Columbus W, 8-2 Tuesday 6/1 at Charlotte LHP Blaine Hardy (1-0, 4.11) TBD 6:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/26 Columbus W, 6-5 Wednesday 6/2 at Charlotte RHP Zack Godley (2-0, 0.69) TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/27 Columbus W, 11-0 Thursday 6/3 at Charlotte RHP Josh Lindblom (1-0, 0.00) TBD 6:04 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/28 Columbus SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Columbus Clippers play game four of a six-game series to- night at Huntington Park. Nashville has won the first three games of the set, including a 11-0 rout last 5/29 Columbus Series (W-L-T): 2-0-1 night. Right-hander Jesús Castillo gets the ball for Nashville tonight against left-hander Kirk McCarty 5/30 Columbus Series Openers: 2-2 for Columbus. Series Finales: 2-1 7/27 Nashville Series Sweeps: 1-0 Jesús Castillo: 25-year-old Jesús Castillo starts for the Sounds tonight. Castillo is making his 7/28 Nashville Home Games: 9-3 seventh appearance for the Sounds and his first start. He is 0-0 with a 5.19 (5 ER/8.2 IP) with 6 Road Games: 6-2 walks and 7 strikeouts. In 2019, Castillo went 6-6 with a 2.71 (30 ER/99.2 IP) ERA with Double-A 7/29 Nashville Day Games: 1-1 Mobile. He was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the period of 4/23/18-4/29 after 7/30 Nashville Night Games: 14-4 pitching 7.0 no-hit innings vs. Mississippi. The right-hander was also named a 2016 Northwest League Mid-Season All-Star (Eugene). He was signed as a non-drafted free agent on August 27, 7/31 Nashville vs. RHP: 11-4 2011 by Arizona. vs. LHP: 4-1 8/1 Nashville vs. NL Affiliate: 9-3 Kirk McCarty: 25-year-old Kirk McCarty gets the ball for Columbus in game four. The left-hander is 3-0 with a vs. AL Affiliate: 6-2 2.66 ERA in 4 games (all starts) for the Clippers in 2021. McCarty has worked 23.2 innings and has surrendered Sounds Clippers Lead After 6: 12-0 7 runs on 15 hits and 5 walks. He has struck out 14 batters and has limited opposing hitters to a .183 batting Trail After 6: 2-5 average. McCarty got his third win in his last outing on May 22 at Toledo, he covered 7.0 innings and allowed 2 5-5 Record 8-12 Tied After 6: 1-0 runs on 5 hits and struck out 7. He has been the winning pitcher in 3 of his 4 starts this season. The Mississippi 9-3 Home 2-7 Lead After 7: 12-0 native was selected by Cleveland in the 7th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. Trail After 7: 1-5 6-2 Road 6-5 Tied After 7: 2-0 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Division W9 Streak L4 Lead After 8: 12-0 standings in 2021: First: 3, Second: 5, Third: 1, Fourth: 13, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. Trail After 8: 0-5 5-0 Last 5 1-4 Tied After 8: 1-0 On a Roll: Nashville’s 9-game winning streak is their longest the club has had in nearly three years and is the longest active winning streak in Minor League Baseball. The Double-A Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) 9-1 Last 10 2-8 Scoring First: 11-2 won seven straight games. The last time a Sounds team won six or more games was the 15-game winning streak Opp. Scoring First: 4-3 that matched a franchise record from July 29-August 14, 2018. .252 BA .243 Scoring 4+ Runs: 11-3 31 HR 22 Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 5-5 Close to History: The Sounds are off to their best start through 20 games since 2003, when the team started 16- Scoring 3 or < Runs: 4-1 4. The 2003 squad ended the season with a 81-62 record and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast League's 108 R 83 Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 9-0 East Division. Hit a HR: 13-4 194 K (Bat) 202 Allow a HR 9-4 No Runs Allowed: The Sounds recorded their second shutout of the 2021 season last night with an 11-0 victory. 78 BB (Bat) 72 Hit 2+ HR: 6-2 Their last shutout was a narrow 1-0 win over the Gwinnett Stripers on May 23. It took Nashville 66 games to get Allow 2+ HR: 2-3 their second shutout in the 2019 season. 4.30 ERA 5.12 Outhit Opponent: 12-2 201 K (Pitch) 181 Tie in Hits: 0-0 Big Difference: After last night's 11-0 win, the Sounds have a run difference of 18 through the first three games Outhit by Opponent: 3-3 of the series. The win was the biggest of the year for the Sounds and the biggest since April 4, 2018 at New 88 BB (Pitch) 97 Orleans (11-0). Record 10+ Hits: 6-0 87 R Allowed 109 Allow 10+ Hits: 1-3 Pitching In: Since Nashville allowed eight runs to Gwinnett in a 9-8 win on May 18, the pitching staff has been Commit an Error: 6-3 on a roll. In the eight games since, Nashville hurlers have posted a 1.73 ERA (14 ER/73.0 IP). In the 73.0 innings, 22 HR Allowed 23 Commit No Errors: 8-3 they have yielded only 41 hits and 23 walks to go along with 78 strikeouts. .981 Fielding Pct. .983 Walk-Off Wins: 2 Walk-Off Losses: - Clutch Long Ball: Out of the 31 total home runs the Sounds have hit, 12 of them have been game-tying or go- Extra-Innings: 2-0 ahead homers. Two of Zach Green's six home runs are go-ahead blasts. UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Sounds starter 6+IP: 2-0 The Sounds' 12-game, 13-day road trip Sounds starter 7+ IP: 0-0 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 continues tonight in Columbus. The team Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and has compiled a does not return to First Horizon Park Longest Win Streak: 9 managerial record of 2,042-1,926. The 2,042 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor league managers. 10th until Tuesday, June 8 when the Indianap- Longest Losing Streak: 2 on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. olis Indians come to town for a six-game series. Tuesday, June 8 is the first Tito's THIS DATE IN HISTORY The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club Tail Waggin' Tuesday of the season and announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the Sounds On this date last year, the it's Peanut Free Night presented by Aller- signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part of the 20-team gy, Asthma and Sinus Center. Sounds won their fourth- Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the seven-team Southeast straight game. On Memorial Division. Day, it was a walk-off victory over the Oklahoma City Dodg- ers at First Tennessee Park. Steve Lombardozzi delivered a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to the left field corner to give the Sounds the 3-2 victory. WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST HORIZON PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 TONIGHt’S STARTER - RHP JESUS CASTILLO HT/WT: 6’3”/205 40-MAN ROSTER: No BORN: August 27, 1995 in San Felix, Venezuela (25) SERVICE TIME: N/A RESIDES: Valencia, Venezuela FIRST MLB WIN: N/A ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on November 22, 2019 FIRST MLB STRIKEOUT: N/A CAREER STATISTICS YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP 2012 DSL D-Backs 2-4 5.40 14 8 0 0 0 46.2 57 31 28 3 2 17 41 7 2013 VSL Cubs 0-2 4.26 5 4 0 0 0 19.0 20 13 9 0 0 3 14 5 2014 AZL Cubs 1-0 2.67 11 4 0 0 0 30.1 28 12 9 0 1 16 23 7 2015 AZL Cubs 1-2 4.58 11 0 0 0 0 19.2 26 12 10 1 1 9 17 2 2016 Eugene 2-3 3.27 7 7 0 0 0 33.0 28 12 12 3 2 11 38 1 Burlington 3-2 2.43 6 6 0 0 0 29.2 33 11 8 1 0 7 23 1 2017 Burlington 1-1 2.37 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 13 5 5 1 1 2 22 1 Inland Empire 8-3 3.62 16 15 0 0 0 82.0 86 45 33 13 5 18 74 2 Mobile 0-2 3.04 5 5 0 0 0 23.2 27 14 8 2 3 6 22 0 2018 Mobile 9-5 4.94 21 20 0 0 0 98.1 97 56 54 7 5 31 60 5 2019 Mobile 6-6 2.71 38 12 0 0 2 99.2 100 39 30 4 8 26 80 5 2021 Nashville 0-0 5.19 6 0 0 0 0 8.2 7 5 5 1 0 6 7 0 Minor League Totals 33-30 3.73 144 85 0 0 2 509.2 522 255 211 36 28 152 421 36 LAST OUTING: Castillo made his last appearance in relief at Columbus on May 26.