NASHVILLE SOUNDS GAME INFORMATION Nashville Sounds (2-2) vs. Toledo Mud Hens (2-2) LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Wily Peralta (0-0, 0.00) Game #5/Road Game #5 • Saturday, May 8, 2021 • Fifth Third Field • 4:05 p.m. (CDT) • MiLB TV • ESPN 94.9 FM UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SOUNDS VS. MUD HENS DAY DATE OPPONENT SOUNDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME (CDT) TV/RADIO 2021: 2-2 at Nashville: 0-0 All-Time: 14-10 at Toledo: 2-2 Sunday 5/9 at Toledo TBD TBD 1:05 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM Date Site Result Tuesday 5/11 vs. Memphis TBD TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/4 Toledo L, 8-6 Wednesday 5/12 vs. Memphis TBD TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/5 Toledo L, 9-6 Thursday 5/13 vs. Memphis TBD TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV/ 94.9 FM 5/7 Toledo W, 5-0 (7) Friday 5/14 vs. Memphis TBD TBD 6:35 p.m. MiLB TV / 94.9 FM 5/7 Toledo W, 5-4 (7) Tonight’s Game: The Nashville Sounds and the Toledo Mud Hens play game five of a six-game series tonight SOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS at Fifth Third Field. Nashville evened the series yesterday with a doubleheader sweep. They won game one, 5-0, 5/8 Toledo Series (W-L-T): 0-0-0 and game two, 5-4. 5/9 Toledo Series Openers: 0-1 Wade LeBlanc: 36-year-old Wade LeBlanc gets the ball for Nashville in game five of the series. The south- 8/3 Nashville Series Finales: 0-0 paw is making his Milwaukee organization debut after beginning the 2021 season with the Baltimore Series Sweeps: 0-0 Orioles. He made 6 appearances with Baltimore (1 start) and went 0-1 with a 9.45 ERA in 6.2 innings. He 8/4 Nashville Home Games: 0-0 started against Oakland on April 24 and allowed 4 runs in 1.2 innings and was designated for assignment Road Games: 2-2 the next day. Milwaukee signed LeBlanc to a minor league contract on May 4 and assigned him to Nash- 8/5 Nashville Day Games: 0-0 ville. The Major League veteran has a career record of 46-47 with a 4.55 ERA in 240 big league games. He 8/6 Nashville was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the Night Games: 2-2 University of Alabama. 8/7 Nashville vs. RHP: 2-2 vs. LHP: 0-0 Wily Peralta: 32-year-old Wily Peralta starts tonight's game for Toledo. The right-hander is making his 8/8 Nashville vs. NL Affiliate: 0-0 2021 debut as well as his Detroit organization debut. The Tigers signed Peralta to a minor league contract vs. AL Affiliate: 2-2 on February 19, 2021. Peralta spent the last two seasons in the Kansas City organization pitching for the Royals and Triple-A Omaha. Prior to that, he was with the Milwaukee Brewers since the onset of his Lead After 6: 2-0 career. Peralta pitched for the Sounds in 2011 and 2012, making 33 starts over the timeframe. He was Trail After 6: 0-2 originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Milwaukee in 2005. Tied After 6: 0-0 Lead After 7: 2-0 2021 Standings: The Sounds have spent the following number of days in the Triple-A East Southeast Divi- Sounds Mud Hens Trail After 7: 0-2 sion standings in 2021: First: 0, Second: 0, Third: 0, Fourth: 2, Fifth: 2, Sixth: 0, Seventh: 0. 2-2 Record 2-2 Tied After 7: 0-0 Power Surge: With four more home runs in yesterday's doubleheader, the Sounds brought their season Lead After 8: 0-0 total to nine. They are tied with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the second-most in the Triple-A East, trailing 0-0 Home 2-2 Trail After 8: 0-2 only Durham's 10 homers. Eight different players have homered for Nashville and Corey Ray leads the Tied After 8: 0-0 club with two. 2-2 Road 0-0 Scoring First: 2-2 Hot Start for Westbrook: Infielder Jamie Westbrook continues to be locked in at the plate. Through the W2 Streak L2 Opp. Scoring First: 0-0 first four games of the season, he's hitting .636 (7-for-11) with 3 runs, 1 home run, 2 RBI and 4 walks. All Scoring 4+ Runs: 2-2 four walks drawn by Westbrook came last night as he matched a Nashville Sounds franchise record for most 2-2 Last 5 2-2 Opp. Scoring 4+ Runs: 1-2 walks in a single game. He's the 21st player in team history to accomplish the feat. Westbrook's .733 on-base 2-2 Last 10 2-2 Scoring 3 or < Runs: 0-0 percentage is the second highest in the Triple-A East. Opp. Scores 3 or < Runs: 1-0 .273 BA .202 Start the Streaks: Three Sounds have modest hitting streaks of at least three or more games, led by Dee Hit a HR: 2-2 Strange-Gordon who has hit safely in all four contests. Those with three-game hitting streaks include Zach 9 HR 6 Allow a HR 1-2 Green, Corey Ray and Jamie Westbrook. Hit 2+ HR: 1-1 22 R 21 Allow 2+ HR: 0-2 'Pen Problems: Nashville's bullpen has started the 2021 campaign a bit shaky. In 16.2 innings, the bullpen has 35 K (Bat) 39 Outhit Opponent: 2-2 combined to post a 7.02 ERA (13 ER). Relievers have racked up 23 strikeouts but have allowed 13 walks and 4 home runs. Tie in Hits: 0-0 15 BB (Bat) 24 Outhit by Opponent: 0-0 The Milwaukee Era: A new era of Nashville Sounds baseball began on February 12, 2021 when the club 6.00 ERA 5.91 Record 10+ Hits: 0-0 announced its affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The affiliation with Milwaukee came after the Allow 10+ Hits: 0-0 Sounds signed a 10-year Professional Development License (PDL) with Major League Baseball as part 39 K (Pitch) 35 Commit an Error: 0-2 of the 20-team Triple-A East League. Within the Triple-A East League, the Sounds are a member of the seven-team Southeast Division. Commit No Errors: 2-0 24 BB (Pitch) 15 Walk-Off Wins: - There’s History Here: The Sounds enjoyed 10 years as the Brewers’ top affiliate from 2005-14. The 2005 21 R Allowed 22 Walk-Off Losses: - season culminated with the Sounds winning the Pacific Coast League Championship – the City of Extra-Innings: 0-0 Nashville’s most recent championship in any sport. Nashville compiled a 723-713 (.503) record during the 6 HR Allowed 9 Sounds starter 6+IP: 0-0 10-year stretch and made three consecutive postseason berths from 2005-07. In 2007, the Sounds won 89 games, the second-most in franchise history (97 in 1980). .964 Fielding Pct. .977 Sounds starter 7+ IP: 0-0 Sounds starter 8+ IP: 0-0 Top Prospects: Nashville opened the 2021 season with four players on the roster who are listed on MLB UPCOMING EVENTS & PROMOS Current Streak 2W Pipeline’s Top-30 Milwaukee prospects. Catcher Mario Feliciano is the No. 5 prospect, left-handed pitcher Longest Win Streak: 2 Aaron Ashby is the No. 7 prospect, outfielder Corey Ray is the No. 24 prospect and left-handed pitcher The Sounds’ home opener is scheduled Longest Losing Streak: 2 Clayton Andrews is the No. 25 prospect. for Tuesday, May 11 at First Horizon Park. The opener kicks off a 12-game, 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 led the club to a 77-67 record. Sweet has managed for all or parts of 30 seasons in the minor leagues and 13-day homestand through May 23. The On May 8, 2019, the Sounds put has compiled a managerial record of 2,033-1,923. The 2,033 wins are 11th-most all-time among all minor Sounds host the Memphis Redbirds, together a 15-hit attack on their league managers. 10th on the list is Lefty O’Doul who won 2,094 games from 1935-57. Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardi- way to a 13-6 win in Oklahoma nals, from May 11-16, and the Gwinnett City. Zack Granite and Andy That Doesn’t Hurt So Bad: Three Major League rehabbers joined the Sounds for Opening Day in Toledo. Stripers, Triple-A affliate of the Atlanta Ibanez combined to go 7-for-8 Right-hander Josh Lindblom (April 24 - right knee effusion), outfielder Derek Fisher (April 1 - strained Braves, from May 18-23. with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, 4 left hamstring) and infielder/outfielder Jace Peterson (April 23 - cryotherapy on left thumb) are all on the RBI, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases. current roster. 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 84 20 17 3 3 21 85 2 SEATTLE 3-0 4.50 11 8 0 0 1 50.0 52 27 25 14 0 9 41 0 PITTSBURGH 1-0 0.75 8 0 0 0 1 12.0 7 3 1 0 0 2 10 0 2017 PITTSBURGH 5-2 4.50 50 0 0 0 1 68.0 64 35 34 10 1 17 54 2 2018 SEATTLE 9-5 3.72 32 27 0 0 0 162.0 151 74 67 24 3 40 130 1 Tacoma 0-0 2.08 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2019 SEATTLE 6-7 5.71 26 8 0 0 0 121.1 145 80 77 28 1 31 92 0 2020 BALTIMORE 1-0 8.06 6 6 0 0 0 22.1 27 20 20 6 1 8 13 0 2021 BALTIMORE 0-1 9.45 6 1 0 0 0 6.2 11 7 7 1 1 1 6 2 Nashville Major League Totals 46-48 4.59 246 121 0 0 3 889.0 932 478 453 143 20 267 648 10 Minor League Totals 67-41 3.87 183 161 1 0 1 949.2 912 431 408 88 20 255 877 34 LAST OUTING: The last time LeBlanc pitched was with the Baltimore Orioles on April 24 against the Oakland A’s.