NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (5-3) vs. Memphis Redbirds (2-7) LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Bernardo Flores Jr. (0-0, 2.70) Game #9/Home Game #4 • Friday, May 14, 2021 • First Horizon Park • 6:35 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • ESPN 94.9 FM UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. REDBIRDS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 2-1 at Nashville: 94-80 All-Time: 188-163 at Memphis: 94-83 Saturday 5/15 vs. Memphis RHP Alec Bettinger (NR) RHP Thomas Parsons (0-0, 5.19) 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV/ 102.5 FM Date Site Result Sunday 5/16 vs. Memphis RHP Thomas Jankins (0-1, 18.36) RHP Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.11) 2:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/11 Nashville L, 18-6 Tuesday 5/18 vs. Gwinnett LHP Aaron Ashby (0-0, 1.35) TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/12 Nashville W, 9-6 Wednesday 5/19 vs. Gwinnett TBD TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/13 Nashville W, 8-2 Thursday 5/20 vs. Gwinnett LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-0, 0.00) TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/14 Nashville Tonight’s Game: The Nashville Sounds host the Memphis Redbirds tonight in the fourth of a six-game series. SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS Pitcher Bubba Derby delivered a pinch-hit home run to break a 2-2 tie and propel the Nashville Sounds to an 5/15 Nashville Series (W-L-T): 1-0-0 8-2 win over the Memphis Redbirds in front of 3,976 fans last night at First Horizon Park. Left-hander Wade 5/16 Nashville Series Openers: 0-2 LeBlanc makes his second start for the Sounds against left-hander Bernardo Flores Jr. for the Redbirds. Series Finales: 1-0 8/17 Memphis Wade LeBlanc: 36-year-old Wade LeBlanc makes his second start tonight for the Sounds. LeBlanc pitched Series Sweeps: 0-0 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out four in a no decision at Toledo on May 8. The left-hander is in his sec- 8/18 Memphis Home Games: 2-1 ond stint with the Milwaukee organization after beginning the 2021 season with the Baltimore Orioles. Road Games: 3-2 He made 6 appearances with Baltimore (1 start) and went 0-1 with a 9.45 ERA in 6.2 innings. He started 8/19 Memphis Day Games: 0-0 against Oakland on April 24 and allowed 4 runs in 1.2 innings and was designated for assignment the 8/20 Memphis Night Games: 5-3 next day. Milwaukee signed LeBlanc to a minor league contract on May 4 and assigned him to Nashville. The Major League veteran has a career record of 46-47 with a 4.55 ERA in 240 big league games. He 8/21 Memphis vs. RHP: 4-3 was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of vs. LHP: 1-0 8/22 Memphis vs. NL Affiliate: 2-1 Bernardo Flores Jr.: 25-year-old Bernardo Flores Jr. is making his first start tonight for the Redbirds. He 9/7 Nashville vs. AL Affiliate: 3-2 made an appearance out of the bullpen for Memphis on May 8 vs. Durham and gave up one run in 3.1 Lead After 6: 5-0 innings of work. He made an appearance with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 5 vs. New York-AL and gave 9/8 Nashville up one run on one hit without recording an out. He made two appearances with Chicago-AL in 2020, he Trail After 6: 0-3 pitched 2.0 innings and surrendered two runs on four hits. He was named a Carolina Mid-Season All-Star 9/9 Nashville Tied After 6: 0-0 in 2018 and was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2017 and 2018 (Chicago-AL). Lead After 7: 5-0 Sounds Redbirds Trail After 7: 0-3 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Divi- Tied After 7: 0-0 sion standings in 2021: First: 0, Second: 0, Third: 1, Fourth: 7, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. 5-3 Record 2-7 Lead After 8: 3-0 NL MVP in Nashville: 2018 National League MVP winner Christian Yelich joins the Sounds today on a 2-1 Home 1-5 Trail After 8: 0-3 MLB rehab assignment. Milwaukee placed Yelich on the injured list on May 4 with a lower back strain. He Tied After 8: 0-0 is batting .353 (12-for-34) in 10 games with the Brewers. 3-2 Road 1-2 Scoring First: 5-2 W2 Streak L2 Opp. Scoring First: 0-1 Slugging Sounds: Nashville leads the Triple-A East with a .542 slugging percentage and are tied for second with 17 home runs. Scoring 4+ Runs: 5-3 4-1 Last 5 2-3 Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 2-3 Home Run Derby: Pitcher Bubba Derby hit a pinch-hit home run last night in Nashville's 8-2 win. He 5-3 Last 10 2-7 Scoring 3 or < Runs: 0-0 is the first Sounds pitcher to homer since June 14, 2014 (Kyle Heckathorn vs. Reno) and the first to hit a Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 3-0 pinch-hit homer since July 6, 2016 (Max Muncy at Memphis). .279 BA .228 Hit a HR: 5-3 Leadoff Pop: Dee Strange-Gordon hit the Sounds first leadoff home run of the 2021 season on May 12 vs. 17 HR 13 Allow a HR 4-3 Memphis and first since June 24, 2019 (Zack Granite at New Orleans). Hit 2+ HR: 3-2 51 R 49 Allow 2+ HR: 1-3 Start the Streaks: Three active Sounds have modest on-base streaks of six games - Dee Strange-Gordon, Zach 72 K (Bat) 97 Outhit Opponent: 5-2 Green and Derek Fisher have all reached base safely in six straight. Tie in Hits: 0-0 26 BB (Bat) 37 The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club Outhit by Opponent: 0-1 announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the 6.27 ERA 7.76 Record 10+ Hits: 2-0 Sounds signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part Allow 10+ Hits: 0-1 of the 20-team Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the 82 K (Pitch) 86 Commit an Error: 2-2 seven-team Southeast Division. Commit No Errors: 3-1 44 BB (Pitch) 42 There’s History Here: The Sounds enjoyed 10 years as the Brewers’ top affiliate from 2005-14. The 2005 Walk-Off Wins: - season culminated with the Sounds winning the Pacific Coast League Championship – the City of 48 R Allowed 72 Walk-Off Losses: - Nashville’s most recent championship in any sport. Nashville compiled a 723-713 (.503) record during the Extra-Innings: 0-0 10-year stretch and made three consecutive postseason berths from 2005-07. In 2007, the Sounds won 89 14 HR Allowed 21 games, the second-most in franchise history (97 in 1980). Sounds starter 6+IP: 0-0 .969 Fielding Pct. .990 Sounds starter 7+ IP: 0-0 Top Prospects: Nashville opened the 2021 season with four players on the roster who are listed on MLB Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 Pipeline’s Top-30 Milwaukee prospects. Catcher Mario Feliciano is the No. 5 prospect, left-handed pitcher UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Longest Win Streak: 3 Aaron Ashby is the No. 7 prospect, outfielder Corey Ray is the No. 24 prospect and left-handed pitcher Longest Losing Streak: 2 Clayton Andrews is the No. 25 prospect. The next promotion will be tomorrow, Saturday, May 15 when the Sounds were THIS DATE IN HISTORY How Sweet It Is: Manager Rick Sweet is at the helm for the Sounds in 2021, as he was in 2014 when he camo jerseys in honor of Armed Forces led the club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and On May 14, 2016, the Sounds has compiled a managerial record of 2,035-1,924. The 2,035 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor Day. had their way with the Fresno league managers. 10th on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. Grizzlies in a 9-1 win at First Horizon Park. Five different That Doesn’t Hurt So Bad: The Sounds have five Major League rehabbers on the roster. Outfielder players drove in runs, Chad Christian Yelich (May 4 - lower back strain), infielder Daniel Robertson (April 26 - concussion), outfielder Pinder went a perfect 4-for-4, Derek Fisher (April 1 - strained left hamstring), infielder/outfielder Jace Peterson (April 23 - cryotherapy and Chris Smith tossed seven on left thumb) and infielder/outfielder Tim Lopes (March 8 - right oblique) are all on the current roster. brilliant innings in the win. WWW.NASHVILLESOUNDS.COM @NASHVILLESOUNDS FIRST HORIZON PARK 19 JUNIOR GILLIAM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37219 TONIGHt’S STARTER - LHP WADE LEBLANC HT/WT: 6’2”/195 40-MAN ROSTER: No BORN: August 7, 1984 in Lake Charles, Louisiana (36) SERVICE TIME: 7.131 RESIDES: Lake Charles, Louisiana FIRST MLB WIN: 9/15/08 w/ San Diego at Colorado ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on May 4, 2021 FIRST MLB STRIKEOUT: 9/3/08 w/ San Diego at Los Angeles-NL (Casey Blake) CAREER STATISTICS YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP 2006 Eugene 1-0 4.29 7 3 0 0 0 21.0 19 10 10 0 0 6 20 1 Fort Wayne 4-1 2.20 7 7 0 0 0 32.2 31 8 8 1 1 10 27 0 2007 Lake Elsinore 6-5 2.64 16 16 0 0 0 92.0 72 32 27 5 1 17 90 7 San Antonio 7-3 3.45 12 11 0 0 0 57.1 48 22 22 8 0 19 55 1 2008 Portland 11-9 5.32 26 25 0 0 0 138.2 136 85 82 21 7 42 139 2 SAN DIEGO 1-3 8.02 5 4 0 0 0 21.1 29 19 19 7 0 15 14 0 2009 Portland 4-9 3.87 24 20 0 0 0 121.0 109 54 52 15 2 31 95 9 SAN DIEGO 3-1 3.69 9 9 0 0 0 46.1 35 19 19 6 4 19 30 0 2010 Portland 0-1 7.20 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 13 8 8 1 0 1 15 0 SAN DIEGO 8-12 4.25 26 25 0 0 0 146.0 157 69 69 24 2 51 110 2 2011 Tucson 9-1 4.30 17 17 0 0 0 106.2 108 54 51 8 1 28 92 1 SAN DIEGO 5-6 4.63 14 14 0 0 0 79.2 84 42 41 7 1 28 51 1 2012 New Orleans 5-5 3.74 16 16 0 0 0 98.2 91 43 41 10 1 20 91 5 MIAMI 2-5 3.67 25 9 0 0 0 68.2 71 30 28 7 1 19 43 1 2013 Oklahoma City 3-1 4.71 19 7 0 0 1 49.2 55 26 26 5 0 16 47 5 HOUSTON 0-0 7.11 4 0 0 0 0 6.1 9 10 5 1 1 5 2 0 MIAMI 1-5 5.18 13 7 0 0 0 48.2 63 30 28 6 2 15 31 0 2014 Salt Lake 10-4 4.43 22 22 1 0 0 128.0 143 68 63 11 4 42 119 1 LOS ANGELES-AL1-1 3.45 10 3 0 0 0 28.2 25 11 11 2 1 6 21 1 NEW YORK-AL 0-0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2016 Buffalo 7-2 1.71 14 14 0 0 0 89.2