NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST TENNESSEE PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 Nashville Sounds (22-38) vs. Tacoma Rainiers (30-31) RHP Tim Dillard (3-5, 4.79) vs. LHP Justus Sheffield (2-4, 5.15) Game #61/Road Game #28 • Friday, June 7, 2019 • Cheney Stadium • 9:00 p.m. (CST) • MiLB TV • 97.5 FM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CST) TV/RADIO Saturday June 8 at Tacoma RHP Seth Maness (3-1, 4.24) RHP Tyler Cloyd (1-4, 5.65) 7:00 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Sunday June 9 at Tacoma LHP Wes Benjamin (1-5, 7.81) LHP Anthony Misiewicz (2-2, 5.55) 3:35 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Monday June 10 at Tacoma RHP Pedro Payano (0-1, 5.63) LHP Jon Niese (3-1, 5.06) 1:35 p.m. MiLB TV/97.5 FM Tuesday June 11 OFF DAY SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight's Game: The Nashville Sounds and Tacoma Rainiers begin a four-game series tonight at Cheney Sta- dium. It's the first and only series between the two teams in 2019. Right-hander Tim Dillard starts for Nashville SOUNDS VS. RAINIERS Series (W-L-T): 1-10-3 against left-hander Justus Sheffield for Tacoma. 2018: 1-3 at Nashville: 1-3 Series Openers: 4-11 at Tacoma: 0-0 All-Time: 43-55 Series Finales: 4-11 Tim Dillard: 35-year-old Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds in the series opener tonight. The right-hander is DATE SITE RESULT Series Sweeps: 0-2 3-5 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 games (6 starts) in 2019. He last pitched on June 1 in a home start against New Or- 6/7 Tacoma Day Games: 6-10 leans. He logged his first quality start of the season with 6.0 strong innings (6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K). Dillard 6/8 Tacoma Night Games: 16-28 is the Nashville Sounds all-time leader in innings pitched (613.0), wins (42), strikeouts (363), runs allowed 6/9 Tacoma (340) and walks (210) and is currently second all-time in games (225) and home runs allowed (51). In his vs. RHP: 17-29 6/10 Tacoma vs. LHP: 5-9 career, Dillard has pitched in 73 big league games and 494 minor league games. He signed a minor-league free agent contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018. April: 8-18 May: 14-15 Justus Sheffield: 23-year-old Justus Sheffield starts for the Rainiers tonight. The left-hander is 2-4 with a 5.15 June: 0-5 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) for Tacoma in 2019. Sheffield also has one big league game to his ledger in 2019 July: 0-0 and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 3.0 innings against Texas on April 26. He last pitched on June 1 in a start August: 0-0 against El Paso and was tagged with the loss. Sheffield allowed 7 runs on 6 hits and 5 walks in just 2.2 innings. September: 0-0 Tacoma lost the game, 24-4, at Southwest University Park. In 50.2 innings with Tacoma, he has allowed 50 Monday: 5-3 hits and 35 walks to go along with 41 strikeouts. The Tennessee native has a career minor league mark of Tuesday: 3-5 38-28 with a 3.28 ERA in 114 games (104 starts). The southpaw was committed to Vanderbilt before being Wednesday: 1-7 drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (31st overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft. He is currently ranked by MLB Pipeline as Seattle's #1 prospect. Thursday: 1-9 Friday: 6-1 2019 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following amount of days in the American Northern Division Saturday: 1-6 standings in 2019: First: 1, Second: 0, Third: 4, Fourth: 56. Sunday: 5-7 vs. Am. Northern: 9-17 Tough Times in Tacoma: Since joining the Pacific Coast League in 1998, the Sounds have played in Tacoma TONIGHT’S MATCHUP vs. Am. Southern: 13-18 48 times and own a record of 18-30. The only series win the Sounds have had in Tacoma was in 2002 when Sounds Rainiers vs. Pac. Northern: 0-3 they took three of four games against the Rainiers. 22-38 Record 30-31 vs. Pac. Southern: 0-0 10-23 Home 15-12 Davidson on the Cusp of 200 Home Runs: Slugger Matt Davidson drilled his 17th home run of the season vs. NL Affiliate: 14-26 12-15 Road 15-19 last night, and his 199th as a professional. Davidson has 150 home runs in minor league ball and 49 in the big vs. AL Affiliate: 8-12 leagues. Davidson's 17 home runs in 2019 ranks 6th in the Pacific Coast League. Lead After 6: 14-4 L5 Streak L1 Trail After 6: 4-31 One-Run Tilts: Last night's one-run loss was the third straight for Nashville, and seventh of the season. On 0-5 Last 5 1-4 Tied After 6: 4-3 the season, the Sounds are 4-7 in one-run games. The .364 winning percentage in one-run games ranks 15th 2-8 Last 10 5-5 Lead After 7: 15-1 in the Pacific Coast League, ahead of only Oklahoma City (4-11). Trail After 7: 2-32 .249 (14th) Batting Avg. .288 (4th) Tied After 7: 5-5 Searching for Win #1 in June: Despite hitting .299 in the month of June, Nashville is searching for win num- 70 (12th) HR 68 (14th) ber one in June. The Sounds' .299 (53-for-177) clip is the 6th-highest in the Pacific Coast League. Lead After 8: 16-1 284 (15th) R 361 (7th) 44 (8th) SB 70 (T1st) Trail After 8: 2-31 Ibáñez is up to Six: Sounds infielder Andy Ibáñez has hit safely in six consecutive games. It's the fourth time 556 (14th) K (Batting) 504 (6th) Tied After 8: 1-3 in 2019 that Ibáñez has put together a hitting streak of at least five games. Since the streak started on May 29, Scoring First: 10-16 he's hitting .400 (11-for-25) with 8 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home run, 7 RBI, 4 walks and 1 stolen base. 232 (6th) BB (Batting) 231 (7th) Opp. Scoring First: 11-22 5.74 (12th) ERA 6.25 (14th) Scoring 4+ Runs: 19-18 Southpaws on Deck: Nashville is scheduled to face three more left-handed starters over the next four days 495 (14th) K (Pitching) 535 (4th) Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 11-35 after facing lefties Alex Young and Anthony Vasquez the last two games. The Sounds are hitting .272 (147- 207 (T3rd) BB (Pitching) 253 (13rd) Scoring 3 or < Runs: 3-20 for-541) as a team against left-handed pitchers in 2019. Matt Davidson has the highest batting average for a 379 (12th) R Allowed 401 (14th) Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 10-3 current Sound against lefties with a .302 (16-for-53) clip. The .302 average includes 4 doubles, 4 home runs 81 (8th) HR Allowed 105 (13rd) and a 1.026 OPS. Hit a HR: 16-25 .981 (5th) Fielding Pct. .977 (11th) Allow a HR 14-30 Hit The Road: The Sounds collected another 13 hits last night to keep up the hot bats on the road. In 27 road AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Hit 2+ HR: 9-12 games, Nashville is hitting .268 (254-for-946) as a team with an OPS of .805. By comparison, Nashville is W L PCT GB Allow 2+ HR: 6-16 hitting .231 (247-for-1068) as a team in 33 home games. Iowa 34 27 .557 - Outhit Opponent: 16-6 Omaha 30 31 .492 4.0 Tocci Time: Outfielder Carlos Tocci is swinging it well over his last 9 games to the tune of a .417 (15-for-36) Tie in Hits: 1-2 Memphis 25 36 .410 9.0 batting average. In the 9-game stretch, Tocci has 9 runs scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 4 walks and 2 Outhit by Opponent: 5-30 Nashville 22 38 .367 11.5 Record 10+ Hits: 11-8 stolen bases. His average has gone from .220 to .255 during the timeframe. Allow 10+ Hits: 5-23 13 Straight for Davidson: Matt Davidson collected two hits last night and extended his on-base streak to 13 UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Commit an Error: 9-17 games - his longest of the season. He's hitting .292 (14-for-48) with 8 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 13 Commit No Errors: 13-21 RBI and 9 walks with a .424 on-base percentage during the streak. The Sounds continue a seven-game road trip Walk-Off Wins: 0 tonight in Tacoma. The Sounds play four games Walk-Off Losses: 3 Cole-Fired Hot: Outfielder Hunter Cole is red-hot at the plate and has hit safely in 12 consecutive games. against the Rainiers before heading back to Extra-Innings: 1-3 Since May 17, Cole leads the Pacific Coast League in hitting with a .533 (24-for-45) average. He has 15 runs First Tennessee Park to begin a seven-game Sounds starter 6+IP: 6-7 scored, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 13 RBI and 5 walks during the 12-game hitting streak. Cole left last Tuesday homestand on Wednesday, June 12.