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Nashville Sounds Game Information: Nashville Sounds (25-38) at Tacoma Rainiers (30-34)

June 10, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


Game #64: Nashville Sounds (25-38) at Tacoma Rainiers (30-34)

Pitching Matchup: RHP Pedro Payano (25-38) vs. LHP Jon Niese (3-1, 5.06)

First Pitch: 1:35 CST

Radio: 97.5 FM

TV: MiLB TV

From the Notes

Pedro Payano: 24-year-old Pedro Payano starts for the Sounds today. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 2 games (1 start) with Nashville in 2019. Payano started on May 30 vs. New Orleans and worked in relief his last time out on June 5 at Reno. He has 8.0 innings under his belt with the Sounds. Payano pitched in 8 games with Double-A Frisco and went 3-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 42.2 innings prior to being transferred to Nashville on May 29. Payano spent his 2018 season with Frisco where he went 5-10 with a 5.54 ERA in 25 games (22 starts). The New York City native is 41-35 in his minor league career with a 3.60 ERA while covering 133 games (116 starts). He was signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2011.

West Coast Swing Game: The Sounds started the current 7-game road trip by being swept in three games by the Reno Aces. They have turned it around by winning 3 straight over Tacoma. Andy Ibáñez (.333 avg.), Matt Davidson (.304), Eli White (.292), Tyler Pill (.250), Chase d'Arnaud (.250) and Patrick Wisdom .231) have played in all 6 games. Overall on the road trip, Nashville is hitting .288 (62-for-215) with 37 runs scored, 7 doubles, 11 home runs and 24 walks.

White's Power Trip: Eli White hit another home run yesterday, his 4th of the road trip and 8th of the season. In the 6 games White has played on the current trip, he's hitting .292 (7-for-24) with 6 runs scored, 6 RBI and 3 walks. White hit 9 home runs in 504 at-bats in 2018 and has 8 in 219 at-bats in 2019.

Shut Me Out: Nashville pitchers tossed their first shutout of 2019 in yesterday's 3-0 win. It's the first shutout win for Nashville since August 6, 2018 vs. Sacramento (6-0 win). The Sounds were the last team in the Pacific Coast League to record at least one shutout.

Looking for a Sweep: The Sounds are looking for their first winning sweep of the season by winning the first 3 games of the 4-game set. The last time Nashville swept a series was August 9-12 of 2018 against the Colorado Spring Sky Sox. That 4-game sweep over Colorado Springs was part of Nashville's 15-game winning streak.

Not Raining Hits: Tacoma's offense came into the four-game series against Nashville with a team batting average of .288. Nashville pitchers have held the Rainiers to a .222 batting average (22-for-99) in the first three games of the series to drop their overall team batting average to .285. Tacoma entered the series with a league-best 70 stolen bases and have only swiped 2 bags - both on Saturday.

What's the word around Nashville?

Jeff Hem (@JeffHemPBP)

Eli White blasts a long home run down the left field line, and the @nashvillesounds lead 1-0 in Tacoma. White has 2 in the series, 4 on the trip and 8 on the year. #TheKidIsGood #Rangers HRs in 2019: 8 in 58 games HRs in 2018: 9 in 130 games

Chuck Morris (@chmorris)

Former @nashvillesounds manager Frank Lucchesi has passed away.

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