Sounds Hold Off Louisville After Hot Start

The Nashville Sounds did all their scoring in the first two innings, jumping ahead early on their way to an 8-6 triumph over the Louisville Bats on Monday night at Louisville Slugger Field.

With two outs in the top of the first, Nashville took advantage of a couple of Louisville defensive miscues. Pedro Severino reached on an error to score Sal Frelick, then Patrick Dorrian made it 2-0 with a RBI single that plated Jon Singleton.

It was all Sounds in the second inning, with six runs coming across in the frame. Frelick and Esteury Ruiz had back-to-back RBI doubles to take a 5-0 advantage. A single by Severino scored Ruiz a few batters later, and Cam Devanney had the Sounds third RBI double to make it 8-0 after an inning and a half.

Victor Castaneda had a huge lead to work with as the right-hander went to work for his second start with Nashville in 2022. He did not disappoint, holding Louisville to two runs (both earned) on five hits and a walk in 5.0 innings.

Louisville rallied late and made things interesting by the ninth. Leading 8-6, Hobie Harris entered and recorded his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

The Sounds take on the Bats in game two of a six-game series on Tuesday night. Right-hander Josh Lindblom (8-7, 4.27) starts for Nashville against right-hander Levi Stoudt (0-2, 4.91) for Louisville. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. central at Louisville Slugger Field.

Post-Game Notes

• Nashville’s magic number to clinch the International League West Division is five.
• Sal Frelick (3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI) extended his on-base streak to 36 games with a single in the first inning. He is hitting .361 (52-for-144) with 33 runs, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, 17 RBI and 15 walks during the streak. The 36-game on-base streak is the longest active streak in the International League. It was also his 20th multi-hit game and 7th 3+ hit game with the Sounds.
• Victor Castaneda (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) picked up his second win in as many starts.
• Jon Singleton drew his 109th walk of the season in the eighth. He trails Otis Nixon (1980) by one for the most walks in a single season by a Sound. Singleton leads the International League in free passes.
• Esteury Ruiz stole his 20th base with Nashville in the win. Ruiz leads Minor League Baseball with 80 stolen bases this season.
• Nashville recorded all 13 of their hits over the first five innings.

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