NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (40-54) vs. San Antonio Missions (59-36) RHP Pedro Payano (2-2, 3.08) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (1-0, 3.00) Game #95/Road Game #46 • Tuesday, July 16, 2019 • Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • 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 Wednesday July 17 at San Antonio RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-1, 3.68) RHP Aaron Wilkerson (6-1, 2.72) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Thursday July 18 at San Antonio LHP Wes Benjamin (4-5, 6.56) RHP Thomas Jankins (8-2, 3.58) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Friday July 19 vs. Iowa LHP Joe Palumbo (1-0, 3.38) TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Saturday July 20 vs. Iowa TBD TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and San Antonio Missions play game two of a four-game series SOUNDS VS. MISSIONS Series (W-L-T): 6-12-4 tonight in San Antonio. The Missions handled the Sounds in game one last night, 11-1. Tonight, right- Series Openers: 9-15 hander Pedro Payano starts for Nashville against left-hander Drew Smyly for San Antonio. 2019: 3-6 at Nashville: 1-3 Series Finales: 8-15 All-Time: 3-6 at San Antonio: 2-3 Pedro Payano: 24-year-old Pedro Payano starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 2-2 with DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 1-3 a 3.08 ERA in 7 games (6 starts) for Nashville in 2019. Payano has pitched in Double-A, Triple-A and Day Games: 7-14 4/12 San Antonio W, 7-3 the big leagues this year. He last pitched on July 6 in what was his Major League debut. He tossed a 4/13 San Antonio L, 5-3 Night Games: 33-40 scoreless inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Payano last worked for Nashville on July vs. RHP: 32-38 4/14 San Antonio L, 5-4 4 in a 2.0-inning start against the Omaha Storm Chasers. He pitched in 8 games with Double-A Frisco 4/15 San Antonio W, 10-5 vs. LHP: 8-15 and went 3-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 42.2 innings prior to being transferred to Nashville on May 29. Paya- 4/19 Nashville PPD April: 8-18 no spent his 2018 season with Frisco where he went 5-10 with a 5.54 ERA in 25 games (22 starts). The May: 14-15 New York City native is 43-36 in his minor league career with a 3.55 ERA while covering 138 games 4/20 Nashville L, 5-2 June: 13-14 (121 starts). He was signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2011. 4/21, G1 Nashville W, 3-1 (7) July: 5-7 4/21, G2 Nashville L, 6-0 (7) August: 0-0 Drew Smyly: 30-year-old Drew Smyly starts for the Missions in tonight's game. The left-hander is 1-0 4/22 Nashville L, 5-0 September: 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 2 starts for San Antonio in 2019. Smyly began the season with the Texas Rangers 7/15 San Antonio L, 11-1 Monday: 7-5 and went 1-5 with an 8.42 ERA in 13 games (9 starts) before he was designated for assignment on June 7/16 San Antonio Tuesday: 5-7 20. He was released five days later and signed to a minor league contract by the Milwaukee Brewers on 7/17 San Antonio Wednesday: 4-7 July 1. Smyly last pitched on July 11 in a start against Omaha. He went 5.0 innings and earned the win 7/18 San Antonio Thursday: 3-12 after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out 3 in San Antonio's 9-2 win. The 8/30 Nashville Friday: 10-3 Arkansas native has pitched in the big leagues with Detroit (2012-14), Tampa Bay (2015-16) and Texas 8/31 Nashville Saturday: 5-8 (2019). In 169 career games, he's 32-32 with a 4.13 ERA. The Detroit Tigers drafted him in the 2nd 9/1 Nashville Sunday: 6-12 round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of the University of Arkansas. 9/2 Nashville vs. Am. Northern: 13-21 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern vs. Am. Southern: 21-25 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP Division standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 1, Third: 21, Fourth: 76. vs. Pac. Northern: 3-4 Sounds Missions 40-54 Record 59-36 vs. Pac. Southern: 3-4 Eli's Power Surge: Nashville shortstop/center fielder Eli White continued his power binge with anoth- vs. NL Affiliate: 26-33 18-31 Home 35-15 er home run last night, his 12th of the season. White's previous season-high in home runs was 9 with 22-23 Road 24-21 vs. AL Affiliate: 14-21 Double-A Midland in 2018. Lead After 6: 29-4 Trail After 6: 6-44 Eli's 15-12-10: White is one of only 9 players in the Pacific Coast League to have at least 15 doubles, L2 Streak W5 Tied After 6: 5-6 12 home runs and 10 stolen bases. He joins Round Rock's Kyle Tucker (20-24-21), Las Vegas' Jorge 2-3 Last 5 5-0 Lead After 7: 30-3 Mateo (20-13-18), Albuquerque's Sam Hilliard (20-26-17), Las Vegas' Franklin Barreto (24-12-13), 3-7 Last 10 7-3 Trail After 7: 4-45 Iowa's Trent Giambrone (17-19-13), El Paso's Michael Gettys (21-22-12), Tacoma's Kristopher Negron Tied After 7: 6-6 (15-12-11) and Reno's Abraham Almonte (23-12-10). .256 (14th) Batting Avg. .266 (11th) Lead After 8: 32-1 111 (14th) HR 128 (10th) Trail After 8: 3-45 Davidson's Six-Gamer: Infielder Matt Davidson had his 19th multi-hit game of the season last night 457 (16th) R 503 (11th) Tied After 8: 2-3 and is on a 6-game hitting streak. Since July 6, Davidson is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with 3 runs scored, 1 62 (T7th) SB 81 (5th) Scoring First: 25-18 double, 1 home run and 3 RBI. 821 (T9th) K (Batting) 846 (13th) Opp. Scoring First: 14-36 341 (11th) BB (Batting) 346 (T8th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 31-26 Roll A Pair: Nashville matched a season-high last night by turning three double plays. It's the second 5.59 (10th) ERA 3.72 (1st) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 20-48 time the team has turned three in a game (April 30 vs. Omaha). The Sounds have turned 74 double 789 (13th) K (Pitching) 834 (T6th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 9-28 plays in 2019 - the third-fewest in the Pacific Coast League. 339 (6th) BB (Pitching) 318 (4th) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 19-6 579 (11th) R Allowed 395 (1st) The Arms Search Party: The Sounds are looking for pitching in the month of July with a team ERA of Hit a HR: 31-33 125 (6th) HR Allowed 104 (1st) 6.90 (103.0 IP/79 ER) that is the 2nd-highest in the Pacific Coast League (Salt Lake - 8.74). Nashville's .979 (9th) Fielding Pct. .978 (11th) Allow a HR 27-41 team ERA in the month of June was 4.92 as both the starters (4.95) and relievers (4.80) were sub 5.00. Hit 2+ HR: 18-16 Starters in the month of July have a 6.07 ERA and the relievers are at 7.71. AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Allow 2+ HR: 11-25 W L PCT GB Outhit Opponent: 25-9 Heineman's Heater: Since rejoining the Sounds on June 25, outfielder Scott Heineman has been on a Iowa 54 41 .568 - Tie in Hits: 6-3 tear. He is among Pacific Coast League leaders in batting average (2nd, .431), runs scored (T9th, 16), Omaha 42 53 .442 12.0 Outhit by Opponent: 9-42 total bases (10th, 44) and walks (T8th, 12). Nashville 40 54 .426 13.5 Record 10+ Hits: 20-12 Memphis 38 57 .400 16.0 Allow 10+ Hits: 12-34 Nick Solak Arrives: Infielder Nick Solak has been assigned to Nashville after being traded from Commit an Error: 19-27 Tampa Bay in exchange for pitcher Pete Fairbanks. Solak is now rated the 10th-best prospect in Texas' Commit No Errors: 21-27 organization and is the 9th-best second baseman overall by MLB Pipeline. He has played in 85 games UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Walk-Off Wins: 1 with Triple-A Durham this season, hitting .266 (80-for-301) with 56 runs, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 17 The Sounds hit the road for a quick four-game Walk-Off Losses: 3 home runs and 47 RBI. Solak was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the road trip in San Antonio before returning home Extra-Innings: 1-3 2016 MLB Draft out of Louisville. on Friday, July 19 to host the Iowa Cubs for a Sounds starter 6+IP: 8-11 three-game series.