Late Rally Propels Hot Chickens to Victory in Series Finale
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Hot Chickens (38-37) comeback to win a thriller versus the Durham Bulls (36-39), 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at First Horizon Park. With the Sounds down 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Brewer Hicklen clubbed a 423-foot blast to tie the game. Two batters later, Eric
Sounds Lose Tight Contest Versus Stripers in Extra Innings
Lawrenceville, Ga. – After both starter pitchers dominated early, the Nashville Sounds (35-33) lost a nail-biter to the Gwinnett Stripers (33-35), 4-3, in extra innings on Saturday night at Coolray Field. The game started with both starting pitchers working quickly through the early innings. Chad Patrick went through his first
Clarke Homers, Sounds Fall to Gwinnett in Series Opener
Lawrenceville, Ga. – After jumping out to an early lead and then rallying to tie things later, the Nashville Sounds (34-30) dropped the opening game of the series to the Gwinnett Stripers (30-34), 13-9, on Tuesday night at Coolray Field. After putting up 14 runs in their last game on
Sounds Blow Out Bats in Series Finale, Clinch Winning Homestand
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds (34-29) scored early and often in the series finale, piling on for a 14-3 win over the Louisville Bats (34-28) on Sunday afternoon at First Horizon Park. In taking the final game of the homestand, Nashville wins the final series of the season against the
Rodriguez Stellar in Start, Sounds Fall to Redbirds
Memphis, Tenn. – Despite getting a great performance out of their starting pitcher, the Nashville Sounds (28-26) were unable to get the offense going and fell to the Memphis Redbirds (29-25), 3-1, on Thursday evening at AutoZone Park. It was a pitchers’ duel in game three of the series, with
Hicklen's Two Home Runs Power Sounds over Jumbo Shrimp in Opener
Jacksonville, Fla. – An offensive explosion and gem by Tyler Woessner led the Nashville Sounds (19-21) over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (17-23) 12-2 on Tuesday night at 121 Financial Ballpark. Sixteen hits including three multi-run home runs helped throttle the Jumbo Shrimp in the first game of the series. Up
Grand Slam in Fourth Inning Haunts Nashville in Loss at Durham
Durham, N.C. – After scoring first, a grand slam by Brandon Lowe was the difference as the Nashville Sounds (16-19) lost 5–3 to the Durham Bulls (14-21) in the second game of the series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park Wednesday night. A ten-pitch battle with Brandon Lowe in the fourth
Nashville's Late Rally Not Enough in Loss to Louisville
Louisville, Ky. – The Nashville Sounds (11-13) jumped out to an early lead but ultimately fell to the Louisville Bats (12-12) by a score of 9-5 on Thursday night at Louisville Slugger Field. The offense got going in the first inning with an RBI single by Eric Haase to left
Sounds Drop Game Five of Series in Front of Sellout Crowd
NASHVILLE –The long ball hurt the Nashville Sounds (10-10) as they dropped game five of the series 8-2 to the Omaha Storm Chasers (12-8) on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 10,420 at First Horizon Park. Janson Junk (1-2) got the start for the Sounds and went
Sounds Hurlers Dominate, Strike Out Baker's Dozen in Triumph Over Omaha
NASHVILLE –A big couple innings and a stellar night from the Nashville Sounds (9-9) pitching staff helped get the Sounds back to the .500 mark on the season, taking a 9-1 victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers (11-7) on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. The visitors took advantage of
Haase, Hicklen Homer as Sounds Earn Series Split in Memphis
Memphis, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds (7-8) snatched their third win in a series finale this season, taking an 8-4 triumph over the Memphis Redbirds (7-8) on Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park. The victory means Nashville splits the six-game series against their in-state rival. The Sounds fell behind 1-0 after
Sounds Split Doubleheader With Redbirds
Memphis, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds (6-7) rebounded after a 6-0 loss in game one of a doubleheader to take a 9-0 victory in game two, splitting the pair of contests with the Memphis Redbirds (6-7) on Friday at AutoZone Park. After failing the score in game one, the Sounds
Sounds Fail to Cash in on Chances at Memphis
Memphis, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds (5-6) had their hot streak at the plate come to an end in a 6-1 loss to the Memphis Redbirds (5-6) in the second game of the series on Thursday night at AutoZone Park. Evan McKendry (0-2) got the start for the Sounds and
Sounds Slip Up in Loss to St. Paul
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds (3-4) battled but came up short, dropping a 6-5 loss to the St. Paul Saints (4-2) on Friday night. The Saints cashed in on several defensive miscues, scoring three unearned runs in the contest to even the series at two games apiece heading into the
Jones, Freeman ready to rock for Cleveland
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The Indians continue to reap the benefits of a solid farm system and remain
New age of Indians led by Jones, Bradley
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.In an era in which developing homegrown talent has become paramount to Major League
Prospect Roundup: Games of Aug. 16
Theme of the dayDrama from AL East prospects: The Red Sox might be running away with the division on the Major League side, but in the Minors, two other American League East clubs are providing excitement. Yankees prospects Janson Junk, Austin DeCarr and Daniel Alvarez combined on Class A Charleston's
Rays' Franco cycles way to weekly honor
There are many reasons why Wander Franco shouldn't be dominating the Appalachian League. He's only 17 and was signed last July. He hadn't played in a stateside league before June. He skipped over the Gulf Coast League. He'd need time to adjust, both on and off the field. But there's
Spanberger leads Players of the Week pack
If it weren't for Royals No. 3 prospectSeuly Matias and his Minor League-leading 26 home runs, Chad Spanberger would sit atop that leaderboard in the South Atlantic League. Instead, the Rockies' 24th-ranked prospect will have to settle for second with his 21 long balls -- though he's doing his best
Haase's career night powers Clippers
Eric Haase was not supposed to play on Saturday. It's a good thing for the Columbus Clippers that he did.The 19th-ranked Indians prospect turned in his best performance of the season, going 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, a double, a walk and a career-high six RBIs as Triple-A Columbus
Thunder come back again to win series, 4-3
RubberDucks Game RecapThunder 4 RubberDucks 3WP: Jose Mesa Jr. Jr. (2-0) LP: Robbie Aviles (5-3) Save: noneSummaryTrenton's Zack Zehner drove in the ultimate, game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning, capping a three-run rally, as the Thunder slipped by the Akron RubberDucks, 4-3, Thursday
Thunder booms with late comeback, 8-7
RubberDucks Game RecapThunder 8 RubberDucks 7WP: Raynel Espinal (2-0) LP: D.J. Brown (1-6) Save: James Reeves (1) SummaryTrenton's Ryan McBroom crushed a two-run homer to center field to complete a four-run rally in the seventh inning as the Thunder edged the Akron RubberDucks, 8-7, Wednesday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park
Fat lady sings on Haase's single off Singer, 5-4
RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 5 Fightin Phils 4WP: D.J. Brown (1-5) LP: Ranfi Casamiro (1-4) Save: Cameron Hill (9) SummaryAkron's Eric Haase ripped a two-out, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning Sunday, as the RubberDucks rallied late to clip the Reading Fightin Phils, 5-4, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading,
Akron tags Reading with four rainbows, 14-4
RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 14 Fightin Phils 4WP: Shane Bieber (1-1) LP: Cole Irvin (5-2) Save: none SummaryAkron's Francisco Mejía socked a three-run homer and drove in four RBI, and right-hander Shane Bieber earned his first Double-A win, as the RubberDucks throttled the Reading Fightin Phils, 14-4, Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium
Ponies Rumble away with series win, 3-2
RubberDucks Game RecapRumble Ponies 3 RubberDucks 2 WP: Tim Peterson (4-3) LP: Robbie Aviles (4-2) Save: Corey Burns (13) SummaryBinghamton's Matt Oberste went 3-4 with an RBI and scored two runs to lead the Rumble Ponies past the RubberDucks 3-2, Wednesday afternoon at Canal Park.