NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (26-39) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (35-31) RHP Esmerling Vásquez (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (2-3, 6.24) Game #66/Home Game #35 • Thursday, June 13, 2019 • First Tennessee Park • 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 Friday June 14 vs. Las Vegas RHP Seth Maness (4-1, 3.77) RHP Paul Blackburn (6-1, 4.55) 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Saturday June 15 vs. Salt Lake LHP Wes Benjamin (1-5, 7.26) TBD 6:15 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Sunday June 16 vs. Salt Lake RHP Pedro Payano (0-1, 4.26) TBD 2:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Monday June 17 vs. Salt Lake RHP Tim Dillard (4-5, 4.60) TBD 7:05 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds play the Las Vegas Aviators for the second game of a three-game series. It's the first and only time the two teams will meet during the 2019 season. Tonight, right-hander Tim Dillard SOUNDS VS. AVIATORS Series (W-L-T): 2-10-3 starts for Nashville against right-hander Jake Buchanan for Las Vegas. 2019: 1-0 at Nashville: 1-0 Series Openers: 6-11 All-Time: 52-47 at Las Vegas: 0-0 Series Finales: 4-12 Esmerling Vásquez: 35-year-old Esmerling Vásquez starts for the Sounds in tonight. The right-hander has DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 0-2 made one start with Nashville this season, earning the win and throwing 5.0 shutout innings at Tacoma on June 8. Vásquez pitched in 5 games (4 starts) with Double-A Frisco before being called up on June 6. He went 6/12 Nashville W, 2-0 Day Games: 7-11 6/13 Nashville Night Games: 19-28 1-2 with the RoughRiders, allowing a 6.11 ERA. Vásquez played in la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol in 2018 for los Algodoneros de Unión Laguna. He pitched 16 games in relief and went 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA (14.0 IP/4 6/14 Nashville vs. RHP: 19-29 ER). In his major league career, Vásquez is 5-12 with a 4.86 ERA in 147 games (6 starts) between Arizona and vs. LHP: 7-10 Minnesota. Texas signed him as a minor league free agent on March 10 2019. Vásquez was originially signed April: 8-18 as a nondrafted free agent by Arizona on March 2, 2003. May: 14-15 June: 4-6 Tyler Alexander: 27-year-old Tyler Alexander starts for the Aviators tonight. The left-hander is 2-3 with a July: 0-0 6.24 ERA in 12 starts this season, striking out 55 batters while walking 27. The Florida native last pitched on June 7 against San Antonio. He earned the win at Las Vegas Ballpark as the Aviators won 8-2. He threw a August: 0-0 quality start, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 5 walks in 6.0 innings as he struck out 9 batters. Alexander played September: 0-0 for los Tigres de Quintana Roo of la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol in 2018, going 4-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 9 starts. Monday: 5-4 In his minor league career, Alexander is 13-12 with a 4.67 ERA. Oakland signed him to a minor league con- Tuesday: 3-5 tract on February 14, 2019. He was originally drafted by Milwaukee in the 27th round of the 2013 MLB draft Wednesday: 2-7 out of Florida International University. Thursday: 1-9 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Division Friday: 7-1 standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 0, Third: 4, Fourth: 62. Saturday: 2-6 Sunday: 6-7 Welcome Back Willie: Willie Calhoun begins a rehab assignement for Texas in tonight's game after being vs. Am. Northern: 9-17 on the injured list since May 22 due to a left quad strain. Calhoun was recalled to Texas on May 15 and hit TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Am. Southern: 13-18 very well in six games with the Rangers, hitting .435 (10-for-23) with 2 homers and 7 RBI. He comes back to Sounds Aviators vs. Pac. Northern: 3-4 Nashville owning a 15-game hitting streak, which is second to Hunter Cole on the team. 26-39 Record 35-31 vs. Pac. Southern: 1-0 11-23 Home 18-17 Shut 'em Out: Wednesday night's game was one of Nashville's best pitching performances of the season. The 15-16 Road 17-14 vs. NL Affiliate: 14-26 Sounds shutout the Aviators 2-0 and held Las Vegas hitters to 2 hits. Tim Dillard threw 5.2 shutout innings to vs. AL Affiliate: 12-13 earn his 5th win of the season, followed by Locke St. John, Jake Lemoine and Josh Fields to close it out. The 2 Lead After 6: 18-4 hits allowed were the lowest of the season for Nashville and was the second shutout by the Sounds' pitching W1 Streak L1 Trail After 6: 4-32 staff this season, and the second in their last three games (June 9 at Tacoma). 4-1 Last 5 2-3 Tied After 6: 4-3 4-6 Last 10 4-6 Thou Shall Not Steal: Jett Bandy caught another base stealer last night, giving him 12 on the season. He is Lead After 7: 19-1 one-of-five catchers with at least 10 caught stealers in the Pacific Coast League, and ranks second to Memphis' .246 (15th) Batting Avg. .287 (3rd) Trail After 7: 2-33 Andrew Knizner (caught 17-of-32 base stealers, 53.1%). Bandy leads all Nashville catchers in caught stealer Tied After 7: 5-5 percentage (12-for-37, 32.4%). 76 (13th) HR 93 (6th) Lead After 8: 20-1 301 (16th) R 430 (3rd) Trail After 8: 2-32 Team-High Streak: Matt Davidson collected a hit in the homestand opener on Wednesday and extended his 45 (9th) SB 47 (7th) Tied After 8: 1-3 on-base streak to 18 games - Nashville's longest of the season. He's hitting .273 (18-for-66) with 9 runs scored, 596 (14th) K (Batting) 589 (13th) 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 14 RBI and 12 walks with a .407 on-base percentage during the streak. El Paso's Ty 248 (T8th) BB (Batting) 268 (3rd) Scoring First: 14-16 France has the longest active streak in the PCL at 24 games. Opp. Scoring First: 11-23 5.40 (10th) ERA 5.51 (11th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 21-18 Keep it Short: Wednesday night's homestand opener was the shortest nine-inning game for Nashville this 530 (14th) K (Pitching) 535 (13th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 12-35 season, finishing the game in 2 hours and 19 minutes. The pace beat the previous season-low by 11 minutes 229 (6th) BB (Pitching) 253 (9th) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 5-21 when Nashville played in Memphis on May 13, where the Sounds won 5-3. 389 (T10th) R Allowed 393 (12th) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 13-4 82 (T5th) HR Allowed 113 (15th) Down Home: The Sounds return home to First Tennessee Park for a seven-game homestand. The club has .980 (6th) Fielding Pct. .978 (7th) Hit a HR: 20-25 had its struggles at home with a 11-23 record. In the 34 games, the Sounds have averaged only 3.88 runs Allow a HR 15-30 per game (132/34) and owns a team batting average of .230. It's lowest home average in the PCL. Of active AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Hit 2+ HR: 11-12 Sounds, infielder Andy Ibáñez has the best home numbers with a .311 (32-for-103) batting average. W L PCT GB Allow 2+ HR: 6-16 Iowa 35 31 .530 - Let's Get It Started: Tim Dillard continued to pitch well throwing 5.2 shutout innings Wednesday night, Outhit Opponent: 18-6 Omaha 32 34 .485 3.0 Tie in Hits: 2-3 adding to the hot start by Nashville starters in June. Through 10 games in June, Nashville starters are 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA (47.0 IP/15 ER). They have issued 14 walks with 34 strikeouts and have allowed only 4 home runs. Memphis 28 38 .424 7.0 Outhit by Opponent: 6-30 Relievers are 0-5 with a 5.36 ERA (40.1 IP/24 ER). Bullpen arms have issued 26 walks with 52 strikeouts and Nashville 26 39 .400 8.5 Record 10+ Hits: 12-8 have allowed 6 homers. Allow 10+ Hits: 6-23 Commit an Error: 13-17 Davidson on the Cusp of 200 Home Runs: Slugger Matt Davidson drilled his 17th home run of the season UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Commit No Errors: 13-22 last Thursday night, and his 199th as a professional. Davidson has 150 home runs in minor league ball and 49 The seven-game homestand continues with Walk-Off Wins: 0 in the big leagues. Davidson's 17 home runs in 2019 ranks 6th in the Pacific Coast League. Throwback Thursday presented by Budweiser. The Sounds will wear their throwback uniforms Walk-Off Losses: 3 Tocci Time: Outfielder Carlos Tocci is swinging it well over his last 11 games to the tune of a .386 (17-for-44) Extra-Innings: 1-3 batting average.