Sounds Drop Second Straight to Omaha
The Omaha Storm Chasers waited out a thunderstorm and rain delay and dispatched the Nashville Sounds, 4-2, on Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park.Both teams waited out a one-hour, 13-minute rain delay prior to first pitch. After the delay, Omaha didn't waste any time with a pair of runs in
The Omaha Storm Chasers waited out a thunderstorm and rain delay and dispatched the Nashville Sounds, 4-2, on Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park.
Both teams waited out a one-hour, 13-minute rain delay prior to first pitch. After the delay, Omaha didn't waste any time with a pair of runs in the opening frame.
Nashville came right back with a run of their own in the bottom half of the opening inning.
Ibanez was at it again in the third when he drilled a solo homer onto the berm in left-center. The blast was Ibanez's third of the season and evened the game at 2-2.
It remained a 2-2 game until the top of the fifth inning when an error cost the Sounds two runs. With one out and the bases loaded, Schwindel bounced a tapper back to Sounds' pitcher
As Omaha took the lead, Nashville's offense went missing. Storm Chasers pitching retired 14 straight batters from the third to the eighth before Tocci's single with one out in the eighth. The Sounds managed only five hits in the game.
Dillard was charged with a tough loss in another spot start. He allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits in five innings. Relievers
The series finale between the two teams is scheduled for Thursday night at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds have not announced a starter to go against right-hander
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight's 4-2 loss, the Sounds dropped to 8-18 on the season.
- The Sounds have now hit at least one home run in eight consecutive games. Since April 24, they have homered in every game and have a total of 13 in that timeframe.
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- Tim Dillard struck out two batters and now has 346 in his Nashville Sounds career. He is six shy of matching Jamie Werly's all-time franchise mark of 352.
The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.