The Nashville Sounds lost to the Iowa Cubs 6-5 in the series finale Monday night at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds dropped four of five in the opening homestand of the season.In the top of the second inning, Iowa struck first. With one out, the Cubs hit back-to-back singles by

MLB Network host Brian Kenny is a proponent of "bullpenning" -- the idea of doing away with the standard starter role and using the full roster of pitchers for a maximum of a few innings per game.In the Majors, this strategy is generally limited to the postseason. In the Minors,

KINSTON, NC - The second doubleheader of the season for the Wood Ducks ended in a split with the Mudcats. It was a tale of opposites with the pitching staff allowing seven runs in game one, followed by a one-hit shutout in game two.Between the contest, the Woodies hit three

ZEBULON, NC - Pedro Payano set the tone for the pitching staff and the game in his seven-plus innings of shutout work in the Wood Ducks 5-0 victory over the Mudcats. It was the second shutout of the season for the Woodies, but the first for a nine-inning game.While Payano