Sounds Batter Indians in Middle Innings to Take Series Opener
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds (57-51, 19-14) used four runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth and cruised over the Indianapolis Indians (49-57, 16-16), 8-4, on Tuesday night at First Horizon Park. With the score tied at one in the fourth, four Sounds crossed the plate which
Sounds Stay Hot, Rout I-Cubs
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds (46-43, 8-6) extended their winning streak to three games, running away with an 11-2 win over the Iowa Cubs (40-49, 7-7) on Wednesday night at First Horizon Park. The Sounds, who never had trouble at the plate, totaled 17 knocks in the victory. Patrick Dorrian
Sounds' Late Rally Falls Short in Gwinnett
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Despite mounting a late push over the final few innings, the Nashville Sounds (35-31) were unable to overcome what was a four-run deficit in an 8-7 loss to the Gwinnett Stripers (31-35) on Thursday night at Coolray Field. Leading 4-2 after four and a half frames, the
Three Run Eighth Propels Sounds to Win at Gwinnett
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Trailing through most of the game, the Nashville Sounds (35-30) rallied late for a 4-2 win over the Gwinnett Stripers (30-35) on Wednesday afternoon at Coolray Field. Entering the top of the eighth down a run, Freddy Zamora sparked a rally with a leadoff single. Gwinnett reliever
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
Sounds Fall in Durham on Mother's Day
Durham, N.C. – The Nashville Sounds (18-21) took one of their toughest losses of the season, falling to the Durham Bulls (16-23) 8-7 on Mother’s Day at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Leading by four runs through six, the Sounds gave up a run in the seventh and four in the
Slow Start Leads to Sounds Loss at Durham
Durham, N.C. – The Nashville Sounds (18-20) could not recover from a first-inning grand slam versus the Durham Bulls (15-23) and lost 10–3 on Saturday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. After three hits and a walk, Bulls catcher René Pinto launched a grand slam to give the Bulls a
Sounds Swamped by Tides For Third Straight Loss
NASHVILLE – Despite an offensive explosion in the first inning, the Nashville Sounds (13-17) were unable to hold the lead against the Norfolk Tides (15-15), falling 10-6 and dropping the third-straight game of the series on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. Trailing 3-0 after a couple of Norfolk home
Rough Third Inning the Difference in Sounds Defeat
Memphis, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds (6-8) failed to battle back after a long third inning versus the Memphis Redbirds (7-7) and lost 8-3 in the fifth game of the series Saturday afternoon at AutoZone Park. Aaron Ashby (0-1) got his second start for the Sounds after starting for the
Sounds Come Up Short on Opening Day in Toledo
Toledo, Ohio – The Nashville Sounds (0-1) opened their 2024 campaign and wound up on the losing end of a 4-2 contest to the Toledo Mud Hens (1-0) at Fifth Third Field on Friday. Despite putting runners in scoring position in each of the final three innings, Nashville failed to
Junk, Sounds Shut Out Charlotte For Fifth Straight Win
Charlotte, N.C. – Janson Junk fired six shutout innings and the offense supplied a pair of home runs as the Nashville Sounds (77-62, 37-28) toppled the Charlotte Knights (49-92, 14-52) 5-0 on Thursday night at Truist Field. It was Nashville’s Triple-A-leading ninth shutout win of the season. Charlotte made it
Sounds Slug Their Way Past Stripers
Lawrenceville, Ga. – The Nashville Sounds (65-54, 25-20) put on a display of power up and down the lineup, hitting five homers in a 12-5 win over the Gwinnett Stripers (55-64, 22-22) to begin the series at Coolray Field on Tuesday night. The Sounds took control early without the long
Sounds Roll Indianapolis in Twin Bill Sweep
INDIANAPOLIS – It took a while to get going, but the Nashville Sounds (59-50, 19-16) exploded late in game one and early in game two to sweep the Indianapolis Indians (50-59, 17-18) in a Thursday night twin bill at Victory Field. The Sounds needed an extra inning to lock down
State of the System: Cleveland Indians
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlighting prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offering a peek at 2021. After the Indians' three-year playoff streak was snapped
Toolshed: Tribe's Miller talks tools of trade
Where do you begin when discussing a prospect trade in "these times?" Maybe start with the fact that the Trade Deadline was Aug. 31, one week before the Minor League season would have traditionally ended on Labor Day. Or maybe with the post-trade transition that consisted of two days of
Gore shines in scoreless Double-A debut
After dominating the California League, MacKenzie Gore picked up right where he left off in his Double-A debut.The top Padres prospect allowed two hits and a walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings as Amarillo rolled to a 9-0 win over Frisco on Saturday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
May strikes out career-high 14 for Drillers
Dustin May was nothing short of magnificent on Saturday -- and he needed to be at his best.The Dodgers' No. 3 prospect recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings before Double-A Tulsa walked off with a 2-1, 10-inning win over Amarillo at ONEOK Field.
Braves' Waters rolls to Player of the Week
Drew Waters had heard how difficult the jump to Double-A could be, so coming into this season, he hoped he'd still be able to hit at a high level against stiffer competition. But keeping his offseason tweaks in mind, he's allaying his own fears and breaking through with some gaudy
Miller continues torrid stretch for Poodles
Owen Miller has been nothing short of scorching over the first half of June.The Padres' No. 23 prospect went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs to power Double-A Amarillo to an 11-6 win over Tulsa on Saturday night at Hodgetown.
Reed racks up hits after changing number
One might say Buddy Reed's big game at the plate was brought to you by the number seven.In his first game after switching from No. 1 to No. 7, San Diego's 14th-ranked prospect went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs in Double-A Amarillo's 9-8 loss to
Miller, Missions force decisive Game 5
Missions accomplished.On the brink of elimination and trailing by a wide margin in Game 3 of the best-of-5 Texas League semifinals, San Antonio rallied -- completing a 9-8, 11-inning victory over Corpus Christi, then coming from behind again to win Game 4, 3-1, and take the series to the limit.Owen
MWL notes: TinCaps' Miller a natural slugger
At a recent batting practice, Class A Fort Wayne shortstop Owen Miller shrugged off a rare bad game from the previous night. There was no stress, no over-analyzing. Miller simply got back to work."I think he's got the hitting gene, whatever that is," TinCaps hitting coach John Mathews said. "Some