NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (57-67) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (58-67) RHP Tim Dillard (7-8, 4.71) vs. RHP Logan Bawcom (1-2, 5.16) Game #127/Road Game #61 • Wednesday, August 21, 2019 • Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • 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 Thursday August 22 at Oklahoma City RHP Seth Maness (7-4, 5.69) RHP Daniel Corcino (8-6, 4.64) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Friday August 23 at Iowa LHP Wes Benjamin (6-6, 5.93) TBD 7:08 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Saturday August 24 at Iowa RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (1-3, 7.83) TBD 7:08 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Sunday August 25 at Iowa TBD TBD 1:08 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Games: The Nashville Sounds and Oklahoma City Dodgers play game three of a four-game set tonight. The Sounds have won the first two games but lost a suspended game that was played Tuesday. Overall, the Sounds SOUNDS VS. DODGERS Series (W-L-T): 10-15-7 are 8-6 on the season against the Dodgers. Tonight, right-hander Tim Dillard will pitch for the Sounds against 2019: 8-6 at Nashville: 4-4 Series Openers: 15-18 right-hander Logan Bawcom. All-Time: 161-189 at Okla. City: 4-2 Series Finales: 12-20 DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 2-4 Tim Dillard: 36-year-old Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds today. The right-hander is 7-8 with a 4.71 ERA in 30 5/7 Oklahoma City W, 4-2 games (18 starts) in 2019. His last time out was on August 16 vesrus Omaha where he earned no decision. He al- Day Games: 7-15 5/8 Oklahoma City W, 13-6 Night Games: 51-53 lowed 3 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The Sounds ended up winning 5-3. Dillard is the Nashville Sounds all-time leader in innings pitched (690.1), wins (46), strikeouts (418), runs allowed (385), home 5/9 Oklahoma City L, 7-3 vs. RHP: 44-50 runs allowed (60), walks (230) and games (239). In his career, Dillard has pitched in 73 big league games and 508 5/10 Oklahoma City Susp. (8/20) vs. LHP: 14-18 minor league games. He signed a minor-league free agent contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018. 6/29 Nashville L, 10-7 April: 8-18 6/30 Nashville L, 13-6 May: 14-16 Logan Bawcom: 30-year-old Logan Bawcom starts for Oklahoma City in tonight's game. The right-hander is 1-2 7/1 Nashville W, 4-3 June: 13-14 with a 5.16 ERA in 5 games (4 starts) with Oklahoma City. He has logged 22.2 innings and has allowed 24 hits and 7/2 Nashville W, 6-4 July: 10-15 6 walks to go along with 25 strikeouts. He also pitched with Double-A Tulsa and AZL Dodgers Lasorda, combining 7/3 Nashville W, 14-11 August: 13-5 for a 2-2 record with a 4.44 ERA in 11 games (8 starts) between all three levels. Bawcom last pitched in a start at 7/23 Nashville L, 16-1 Round Rock on August 16. He earned the loss after allowing 6 earned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings. He 7/24 Nashville L, 10-6 September: 0-0 struck out 3 batters in the 13-3 loss. He split the 2018 season between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, where he went 6-10 7/25 Nashville W, 7-5 Monday: 9-6 with a 5.24 ERA in 20 starts. In 371 career minor league games (41 starts), he's 38-42 with a 4.44 ERA. The Texas Tuesday: 7-10 native was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas 8/19 Oklahoma City W, 11-5 Wednesday: 6-9 at Arlington. 8/20 Oklahoma City L, 10-4 Thursday: 6-14 8/20 Oklahoma City W, 13-8 Friday: 14-5 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Division 8/21 Oklahoma City 8/22 Oklahoma City Saturday: 9-9 standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 1, Third: 39, Fourth: 91. Sunday: 7-15 Keep On Slugging: Nashville sluggers Matt Davidson (29) and Patrick Wisdom (29) combined for three home vs. Am. Northern: 18-23 runs between the two games yesterday, bring their combined total to 58 on the season. The 58 total home runs vs. Am. Southern: 25-32 set the franchise record for most home runs by a duo in Nashville Sounds history. They surpassed the 1999 duo TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Pac. Northern: 9-5 of Chad Hermansen (32) and Ivan Cruz (25), who hit 57. Both Davidson and Wisdom are at 29 home runs, rank- Sounds Dodgers vs. Pac. Southern: 6-8 ing them tied-for-eighth in the single-season rankings in franchise history. They trail Drew Denson's 30 (1994). 58-68 Record 59-68 vs. NL Affiliate: 41-46 27-39 Home 27-33 Ibáñez Reaches 20: Infielder Andy Ibáñez has reached base safely in 20 straight games, dating back to July 24. vs. AL Affiliate: 17-22 31-29 Road 32-35 That's good for the 3rd-longest on-base streak among active PCL hitters. During the streak, he's hitting .377 Lead After 6: 43-6 (29-for-77) with 20 runs, 7 doubles, 5 home runs, 18 RBI and 14 walks. He carries a .473 on-base percentage Trail After 6: 8-53 during the streak. W2 Streak L2 Tied After 6: 7-9 4-1 Last 5 1-4 Lead After 7: 45-6 American Conference Hitter: Ibáñez' streak has helped raise his batting average to .304 on the season, ranking 8-2 Last 10 3-7 Trail After 7: 5-56 him 1st on the Sounds and good for 5th among American Conference hitters. He trails San Anotnio's David Tied After 7: 7-6 Freitas (.386) and Cory Spangenberg (.313), Iowa's Jim Aducci (.313) and New Orleans' Isan Diaz (.305). Ibáñez' .262 (15th) Batting Avg. .266 (13th) current average would rank set his career season-high in the United States, beating his 2016 average of .285 165 (13th) HR 192 (8th) Lead After 8: 46-1 between Single-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. Trail After 8: 3-57 645 (16th) R 746 (8th) Tied After 8: 5-5 An Unusual Circumstance: The Sounds entered game one of yesterday's doubleheader short on outfielders. 80 (6th) SB 43 (16th) Scoring First: 38-25 Unfortunately, centerfielder Eli White was banged up after colliding with the wall and had to be removed from 1,086 (6th) K (Batting) 1,142 (15th) Opp. Scoring First: 20-43 the game in the middle of his at bat in the 5th inning. Surprisingly, pitcher Seth Maness came in to pinch hit to 453 (13th) BB (Batting) 536 (3rd) Scoring 4+ Runs: 48-37 finish the at bat for White and remained in right field for the game. It was Maness' first career appearance as a 5.60 (9th) ERA 5.85 (11th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 30-60 position player in his professional or collegiate career. He ended the night with 3 putouts and went 0-for-2. In 1,050 (12th) K (Pitching) 1,180 (1st) his career, Maness is hitting a modest .220 (9-for-41). Notably, Zack Granite played all three positions in the Scoring 3 or < Runs: 10-31 outfield in the game. 460 (6th) BB (Pitching) 515 (12th) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 28-7 761 (9th) R Allowed 782 (11th) Hit a HR: 49-45 Petrifying Petricka: Reliever Jake Petricka has found himself in the primary 162 (3rd) HR Allowed 188 (8th) Allow a HR 40-51 closer role for the Sounds since reliever David Carpenter was selected by Chasing Homers .979 (8th) Fielding Pct. .975 (14th) Hit 2+ HR: 28-18 Texas over a week ago. In the month of August, Petricka has three saves in Matt Davidson and Patrick Wisdom are climbing Nashville's single-sea- AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Allow 2+ HR: 15-31 eight games, and has posted a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP). Pacific Coast League son home run list. Here is where W L PCT GB opponents are hitting .172 against him in August. both currently stand: Outhit Opponent: 38-10 Iowa 68 59 .535 - Tie in Hits: 7-3 1. Steve Balboni - 34 (1980) The Home Run Pace: Nashville has clubbed 165 home runs in 2019, the t1. Brian Dayett - 34 (1982) Memphis 60 67 .472 8.0 Outhit by Opponent: 13-55 fourth-fewest in the Pacific Coast League. However, they are pacing near 3. Dan Pasqua - 33 (1984) Nashville 58 68 .460 9.5 Record 10+ Hits: 32-14 the single-season team record of 183 set in 1999. The Sounds are currently t3. Craig Wilson - 33 (2000) Omaha 55 72 .433 13.0 Allow 10+ Hits: 19-44 averaging 1.31 home runs per game and need to average 1.38 per game over the 5.