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Brown, Payton pilot polished A's pack

Experienced bunch enjoy career campaigns in Oakland system
November 22, 2019

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 2019 season ended in all-too-familiar fashion for the Athletics -- heartbreak in the postseason. Falling

Balanced Offense Leads Sounds Past Redbirds

Nashville never trails in Game 3 win at Memphis
August 26, 2018

MEMPHIS, TN - The Nashville Sounds used a balanced offensive attack and four relievers to beat the Memphis Redbirds, 7-3, on Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park. Eight of the nine Sounds hitters reached base safely, and five players drove in at least one run.  Anthony García started the scoring with

Sounds Match Franchise Record With 15th Straight Win

15-Game Stretch Matches Record Set by Pirates Affiliate in 1999 Season
August 14, 2018

Franklin Barreto homered and Dustin Fowler added three hits as the Nashville Sounds topped the Round Rock Express, 8-4, Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park to extend their winning streak to 15 games. The 15-game streak matches a franchise record set during the 1999 season.Nashville's winning streak started on July

Sounds Extend Winning Streak to 14 Games with Walk-Off at First Tennessee Park

Anthony Garcia's Ninth-Inning Single Completes Dramatic Comeback
August 13, 2018

Anthony García's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Nashville Sounds to a dramatic, come-from-behind, 6-5 win over the Round Rock Express in front of 6,215 fans at First Tennessee Park Monday night. The win extended Nashville's winning streak to 14 games, one shy of matching

Sounds Edge Sky Sox As Win Streak Hits 12

Mengden's quality start leads Nashville to Game 3 win
August 11, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The Nashville Sounds' win streak reached 12 on Saturday night, as they held on and beat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3-2 at Security Service Field. Daniel Mengden tossed 6 1/3 innings, Anthony García drove in all three runs, and Liam Hendriks logged another save. The

Montas Leads Sounds to Sweep Over Grizzlies

Right-hander Deals Six Shutout Innings in Win
August 3, 2018

The Nashville Sounds led from start to finish in a 6-2 win over the Fresno Grizzlies in front of a sellout crowd of 11,227 at First Tennessee Park Friday night. The victory extended Nashville's winning streak to five games.The win completed a three-game sweep of the Grizzlies - the first

Toolshed: Reviewing 2017 deadline moves

Checking in on prospects dealt in last year's biggest July trades
July 25, 2018

In today's media landscape, a trade rumor may have a longer lifespan than the news of an actual trade. Teams are rumored to be keeping an eye on a player. Then, they're circling. Next, they're getting close. This can all take days or even weeks, depending on the size of

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 8

A's Fowler mashes before callup; Phils' Medina back on track
May 9, 2018

Theme of the nightNo stopping Eloy: What's it going to take? MLB.com's No. 4 overall prospect homered as part of his eighth straight multi-hit game for Double-A Birmingham. He's gone 17-for-36 (.472) with three homers and five doubles in that span. Any time any Minor Leaguer goes on a run

Sky Sox Spoil Bark in the Park Night at First Tennessee Park

Colorado Springs Grabs 9-3 Win in Series Opener
May 8, 2018

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox had their way in a 9-3 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of 8,069 fans and over 550 dogs at First Tennessee Park Tuesday night.Nashville held a 2-1 lead after the first inning, but the close game turned into a rout when the Sky

Montas, Garcia Lead Sounds to Win over Redbirds

Nashville Tops Division-Leading Memphis in Homestand Opener
May 4, 2018

Frankie Montas went six solid innings and Anthony García knocked in a pair of runs to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 3-1 win over the Memphis Redbirds in front of 9,259 fans at First Tennessee Park Friday night.Montas earned his first win of the season and went six innings

Sounds Drop Third Straight in Colorado Springs

Nashville Falls to 4-10 Away from First Tennessee Park
May 2, 2018

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox jumped on the Nashville Sounds early and cruised to an 8-1 win at Security Service Field Wednesday afternoon.Sky Sox catcher Jacob Nottingham set the tone when the launched a three-run homer off Sounds' starter Eric Jokisch in the bottom of the first inning. The blast

Sounds Can't Hold Lead, Fall to Sky Sox

Nashville Falls Below .500 at 12-13 on the Season
May 2, 2018

A back-and-forth affair in Colorado Springs went to the Sky Sox as the Sounds dropped a 10-6 decision at Security Service Field Tuesday night.The Sounds had leads of 2-0 and 5-2, but it wasn't to be as the Sky Sox came back with a pair of late four-run innings to

Sounds familiar: Fowler one hit shy of cycle

A's No. 5 prospect finishes 4-for-5, homer short of milestone
May 1, 2018

Last year on April 30, Dustin Fowler hit for the cycle. He almost celebrated the anniversary of that milestone with another.Fresh off almost reaching the feat Sunday, Oakland's No. 5 prospect threatened the historic mark once again. In Triple-A Nashville's 17-3 road loss to Colorado Springs on Monday, he finished

Dustin Fowler Leads Sounds to Series Win

Center Fielder Collects Three Extra-Base Hits, Including Two-Run Homer
April 29, 2018

The Nashville Sounds closed their homestand with a 7-2 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes in front of a sellout crowd of 10,128 fans at First Tennessee Park Sunday afternoon.Dustin Fowler led a balanced attack at the plate with a 3-for-4 game. The center fielder doubled and scored a

Sounds' Fowler falls single shy of cycle

A's No. 5 prospect scores three times in latest three-hit game
April 29, 2018

Although he hasn't gotten off to the kind of start he'd hoped for in his first season playing in the Oakland organization, Dustin Fowler has been consistent.The A's No. 5 prospect has not gone more than two games without a hit, a trend that continued Sunday as he was 3-for-5 and

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 26

A's Fowler, Barreto tee off; Dodgers' Raley hits two homers
April 27, 2018

Theme of the dayDon't forget about us: Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Major League debut has been thrilling, but there's more to the Braves system than the young outfielder, as Bryse Wilson and Cristian Pache demonstrated with Class A Advanced Florida on Thursday. Wilson's scoreless outing got a full writeup in Chris

Sounds Blank Cubs in Home Opener Win

James Naile Earns Win With 5.2 Shutout Innings
April 10, 2018

The Nashville Sounds got another strong performance from starter James Naile on the way to a 7-0 win in front of 8,240 fans Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park.In his second start of the season, Naile shut out the Cubs over 5 2/3 innings to pick up his second win.

Sounds Crush Baby Cakes on Opening Day

Nashville Pitchers Record First Opening Day Shutout Since 1999
April 5, 2018

The Nashville Sounds got 16 hits from the offense and five shutout innings from starter James Naile in an 11-0 rout over the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Opening Day.  Every member of the starting lineup had at least one hit for Nashville. Dustin Fowler went 3-for-5 to lead six

Toolshed: A's Mateo, Fowler surprise with pop

Two Oakland prospects among those who beat power expectations
October 17, 2017

The A's swear they don't prioritize power with their prospects. Recent history, however, tells us they've done an impressive job of taking advantage of the tool.As in previous seasons, this week's Toolshed uses isolated slugging percentage to measure how productive prospects were in the power department during the 2017 campaign

Three Yanks prospects joining A's for Gray

Fowler, Kaprielian, Mateo heading to Oakland for right-hander
July 31, 2017

With about one hour to go in the non-waiver Trade Deadline, the biggest block of the day was moved.The Yankees agreed to send prospects Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo and James Kaprielian to the A's for Major League right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray and $1.5 million in international signing bonus money, both

Yankees promote Fowler to boost outfield

New York's No. 8 prospect injures knee before first big league at-bat
June 29, 2017

Dustin Fowler set a career high in home runs two days ago, but he won't remember that as the highlight of his week.The Yankees No. 8 prospect was promoted to the Majors on Thursday among a slew of moves by the club. An 18th-round pick in 2013, Fowler was expected to

Fowler comes within homer of cycling again

Yankees' No. 8 prospect collects four hits, Rodriguez belts slam
May 16, 2017

Just over two weeks after Dustin Fowler hit a walk-off home run to complete a cycle and give Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a win in the 11th inning, he was in position to do it again.On Monday night, though, he was intentionally walked in that frame. The situation was not lost on

Crawdads' Perez leads Players of the Week

No. 15 Rangers prospect hit .609 with five homers for Hickory
May 1, 2017

A quick guess on who had the best offensive week in baseball would probably lead to a few names in the Nationals system. The big league club reached double-digit runs four times, including 23 against the Mets on Sunday, and Ryan Zimmerman led the Majors with 30 total bases last

Fowler completes cycle with walk-off blast

No. 8 Yanks prospect attains feat during torrid stretch at plate
April 30, 2017

Dustin Fowler needed the biggest hit of his day to make history. Given an extra chance to do it, he came through.The Yankees' No. 8 prospect belted a walk-off home run to finish off his first career cycle and the first five-hit game of his career as Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre knocked

Fowler flashes power with RailRiders

Yankees outfield prospect homers twice, collects five RBIs in loss
April 9, 2017

Dustin Fowler sees the youth movement taking place in the Bronx. On Sunday, the Yankees No. 9 prospect made sure the organization knows there is more to come. Fowler enjoyed his first multi-homer game and tied his career high with five RBIs, but the effort wasn't enough as visiting Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fell to Buffalo,