NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (5-4) vs. Memphis Redbirds (3-7) RHP Alec Bettinger (NR) vs. RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (0-0, 0.00) Game #10/Home Game #5 • Saturday, May 15, 2021 • First Horizon Park • 6:35 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • 102.5 The Game UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. REDBIRDS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 2-2 at Nashville: 94-81 All-Time: 188-164 at Memphis: 94-83 Sunday 5/16 vs. Memphis RHP Thomas Jankins (0-1, 18.36) RHP Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.11) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV/ 102.5 FM Date Site Result Tuesday 5/18 vs. Gwinnett LHP Aaron Ashby (0-0, 1.35) RHP Kyle Wright (0-2, 5.40) 2:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/11 Nashville L, 18-6 Wednesday 5/19 vs. Gwinnett TBD LHP Tucker Davidson (2-0, 0.64) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/12 Nashville W, 9-6 Thursday 5/20 vs. Gwinnett LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-1, 7.94) LHP Kyle Muller (0-0, 11.57) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/13 Nashville W, 8-2 Friday 5/21 vs. Gwinnett RHP Alec Bettinger (NR) Bryse Wilson (1-0, 0.00) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/14 Nashville L, 9-2 Tonight’s Game: The Nashville Sounds host the Memphis Redbirds tonight in the fifth of a six-game series. SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS The Memphis Redbirds took advantage of 10 walks issued by Nashville pitching and came away with a 9-2 win 5/15 Nashville Series (W-L-T): 1-0-0 in front of a sellout crowd of 10,612 at First Horizon Park Friday night. The sellout crowd was the 100th in 5/16 Nashville Series Openers: 0-2 ballpark history. Right-hander Alec Bettinger makes his first start for the Sounds against right-hander Thomas Parsons for the Redbirds. Series Finales: 1-0 8/17 Memphis Series Sweeps: 0-0 Alec Bettinger: 25-year-old Alec Bettinger makes his first start tonight for the Sounds. Bettinger made 8/18 Memphis Home Games: 2-2 two appearances with Milwaukee before being optioned to Nashville on May 9. He pitched 7.0 innings and Road Games: 3-2 surrendered 12 runs on 13 hits with four strike outs. He went 5-7 with a 3.44 ERA in 26 games (26 starts) in 8/19 Memphis Day Games: 0-0 2019 with Double-A Biloxi. The right-hander was named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July 8/20 Memphis after going 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA. Additionally, he finished among Southern League leaders in starts (T-1st), Night Games: 5-4 strikeouts (2nd), innings pitched (2nd), WHIP (2nd, 1.07), opponents batting average (4th, .223) and ERA 8/21 Memphis vs. RHP: 4-3 (6th). vs. LHP: 1-1 8/22 Memphis vs. NL Affiliate: 2-2 Daniel Ponce de Leon: 29-year-old Daniel Ponce de Leon gets the ball tonight for the Redbirds. He is 9/7 Nashville vs. AL Affiliate: 3-2 making his second rehab Major League rehab start after being placed on St. Louis' 10-day injured list on April 30 with right shoulder inflammation. He pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout 9/8 Nashville Lead After 6: 5-0 on May 13 at Nashville. In 2020, Ponce de Leon established a Cardinals single-season record for K/9 IP Trail After 6: 0-4 (12.40) for starting pitchers who threw 30 or more innings. The right-hander suffered the loss in Game 2 9/9 Nashville Tied After 6: 0-0 of Wild Card Series at San Diego (10/1) allowing three 7th inning runs and two home runs in relief in an Lead After 7: 5-0 11-9 defeat. Sounds Redbirds Trail After 7: 0-4 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Divi- 5-4 Record 3-7 Tied After 7: 0-0 sion standings in 2021: First: 0, Second: 0, Third: 1, Fourth: 8, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. Lead After 8: 3-0 2-2 Home 1-5 Trail After 8: 0-4 NL MVP in Nashville: 2018 National League MVP winner Christian Yelich joined the Sounds on May Tied After 8: 0-0 14 for an MLB rehab assignment. Milwaukee placed Yelich on the injured list on May 4 with a lower back 3-2 Road 2-2 strain. He is batting .353 (12-for-34) in 10 games with the Brewers. Scoring First: 5-2 L1 Streak W1 Opp. Scoring First: 0-2 Off and Running: Keston Hiura is off to a hot start with the Sounds after being optioned on May 4. The Scoring 4+ Runs: 5-3 infielder is batting .400 (4-for-10) with four doubles in two games. Hiura doubled twice in back-to-back 3-2 Last 5 3-2 Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 2-4 games for the first in his career. 5-4 Last 10 3-7 Scoring 3 or < Runs: 0-0 Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 3-0 On the Leaderboard: Zach Green is among Triple-A East leaders in home runs (T-3rd, 4), RBI (T-3rd, 12), .276 BA .235 slugging percentage (5th, .800), OPS (8th, 1.155) and extra-base hits (T-8th, 6). Hit a HR: 5-4 18 HR 13 Allow a HR 4-3 Start the Streak: Dee Strange-Gordon has hit safely in a team-high seven straight games, batting .290 Hit 2+ HR: 3-2 (9-for-31) with 6 runs, 1 home run and 2 RBI. 53 R 58 Allow 2+ HR: 1-3 83 K (Bat) 104 Outhit Opponent: 5-2 Home Run Derby: Pitcher Bubba Derby hit a pinch-hit home run on May 13 in Nashville's 8-2 win. He is the first Sounds pitcher to homer since June 14, 2014 (Kyle Heckathorn vs. Reno) and the first to hit a Tie in Hits: 0-0 pinch-hit homer since July 6, 2016 (Max Muncy at Memphis). 30 BB (Bat) 47 Outhit by Opponent: 0-2 6.60 ERA 7.18 Record 10+ Hits: 2-0 Leadoff Pop: Dee Strange-Gordon hit the Sounds first leadoff home run of the 2021 season on May 12 vs. Allow 10+ Hits: 0-2 Memphis and first since June 24, 2019 (Zack Granite at New Orleans). 89 K (Pitch) 97 Commit an Error: 2-2 The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club 54 BB (Pitch) 46 Commit No Errors: 3-2 announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the Walk-Off Wins: - Sounds signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part 57 R Allowed 74 Walk-Off Losses: - of the 20-team Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the Extra-Innings: 0-0 seven-team Southeast Division. 14 HR Allowed 22 Sounds starter 6+IP: 0-0 There’s History Here: The Sounds enjoyed 10 years as the Brewers’ top affiliate from 2005-14. The 2005 .973 Fielding Pct. .991 Sounds starter 7+ IP: 0-0 season culminated with the Sounds winning the Pacific Coast League Championship – the City of Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 Nashville’s most recent championship in any sport. Nashville compiled a 723-713 (.503) record during the UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Longest Win Streak: 3 10-year stretch and made three consecutive postseason berths from 2005-07. In 2007, the Sounds won 89 Longest Losing Streak: 2 games, the second-most in franchise history (97 in 1980). The next promotion will be tomorrow, Sunday, May 16 with the Legends Wind- THIS DATE IN HISTORY Top Prospects: Nashville opened the 2021 season with four players on the roster who are listed on MLB Pipeline’s Top-30 Milwaukee prospects. Catcher Mario Feliciano is the No. 5 prospect, left-handed pitcher Up Racer Giveaway presented by First Chris Bassitt tossed five shutout Aaron Ashby is the No. 7 prospect, outfielder Corey Ray is the No. 24 prospect and left-handed pitcher Horizon to the first 650 fans. innings and Matt Olson and Clayton Andrews is the No. 25 prospect. Bruce Maxwell homered to lead the Sounds to a 4-1 win over How Sweet It Is: Manager Rick Sweet is at the helm for the Sounds in 2021, as he was in 2014 when he the Fresno Grizzlies on May led the club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and 15, 2017. Olson clubbed a solo has compiled a managerial record of 2,035-1,925. The 2,035 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor shot in the fourth and Maxwell league managers. 10th on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. drilled a two-run homer in the fifth. That Doesn’t Hurt So Bad: The Sounds have five Major League rehabbers on the roster. Outfielder Christian Yelich (May 4 - lower back strain), infielder Daniel Robertson (April 26 - concussion), outfielder Derek Fisher (April 1 - strained left hamstring), infielder/outfielder Jace Peterson (April 23 - cryotherapy on left thumb) and infielder/outfielder Tim Lopes (March 8 - right oblique) are all on the current roster.