Nashville Sounds Game Information: Nashville Sounds (40-57) vs. Iowa Cubs (55-43)
July 19, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
Game #98: Nashville Sounds (40-57) vs. Iowa Cubs (55-43)
Pitching Matchup: RHP Tim Dillard (5-8, 5.47) vs. RHP Matt Swarmer (5-8, 5.76)
First Pitch: 7:05 CST
Radio: 97.5 FM
TV: MiLB TV
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From the Notes
Tim Dillard: 36-year-old Tim Dillard starts for the Sounds tonight. The right-hander is 5-8 with a 5.78 ERA in 25 games (13 starts) in 2019. He last pitched on July 16 in relief at San Antonio and threw 2.1 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in the 6-5 loss. As a reliever, Dillard is 2-1 with a 4.71 ERA (28.2 IP/15 ER) versus his 3-7 record and 5.79 ERA (70.0 IP/45 ER) as a starter. Dillard is the Nashville Sounds all-time leader in innings pitched (655.1), wins (44), strikeouts (394), runs allowed (375), home runs allowed (57) and walks (223) and is currently second all-time in games (234). In his career, Dillard has pitched in 73 big league games and 501 minor league games. He signed a minor-league free agent contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018.
Nashville vs. Swarmer: The Sounds have faced Iowa starting pitcher Matt Swarmer twice this season, once each in Des Moines and Nashville. Swarmer is 2-0 against the Sounds with a 3.27 ERA (11.0 IP/4 ER). He has struck out 9 Sounds hitters while walking 12. In his lone start at First Tennessee on April 6, he went 5.0 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits (1 home run) and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts. His last start against the Sounds was in Iowa on April 24, where he lasted 6.0 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits (1 home run) and 1 walk while striking out 6 hitters. Active Sounds hitters have performed as such: Jett Bandy, 0-2; Willie Calhoun, 0-4, BB; Matt Davidson, 1-3, HR, RBI, BB; Zack Granite, 1-4; Andy Ibáñez, 0-2, K; Carlos Tocci, 1-3, K; Jose Trevino, 0-2; Eli White, 1-3, 2 BB, K; Patrick Wisdom, 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, K.
Welcome Back Willie: Outfielder Willie Calhoun is back with the Nashville Sounds after being optioned by Texas. He currently owns a 19-game on base streak that started on April 22 and went until his latest game with Nashville on June 16. In the streak, he is hitting .355 (22-for-62) with 13 runs scored, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, 17 RBI and 1 walk (.487 OBP). The streak is the longest among active Pacific Coast League hitters after Seattle selected Kristopher Negron's contract on July 16 from Tacoma, who owned a 20-game on base streak before being promoted. In 20 games with Texas since June 17, Calhoun hit .225 (16-for-71) with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 6 RBI.
A Pitcher's Game: The matchup between the Nashville Sounds and Iowa Cubs feature the two worst team batting averages in the Pacific Coast League at .255. Both teams also find themselves in the bottom-three teams in runs scored with Nashville ranked last (470) and Iowa ranked 14th (508). However, both team's pitching staffs have been limited opposing hitters to the long ball this season, with Nashville ranked fourth-lowest at 127 and Iowa fifth-lowest at 128. The Cubs have excelled much more as pitchers this season, ranking 3rd in ERA (4.43) and runs allowed (462). It helps that their defense has picked them up by having the second-best fielding percentage at .984.
36 Years Young: Today is Nashville starting pitcher Tim Dillard's birthday, who is turning 36 years old. Since 2005, Dillard has pitched on his birthday three other times: 2010, 2014, 2018. Overall, he is 0-1 in the 3 relief appearances with a 1.50 ERA (6.0 IP/1 ER) and has 4 strikeouts to 2 walks. In his birthday outing last season with Triple-A Colorado Springs versus Round Rock, he threw a shutout inning in the 4-3 loss.
Top of the Lineup Strength: In last night's loss in San Antonio, the 1-3 hitters each went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored all three runs. Zack Granite had 2 runs with a double, home run, and his 18th stolen base of the season. Scott Heineman hit behind him and scored 1 run with 1 RBI. Three-hitter Eli White also stole his 11th stolen base of the season. The rest of the lineup went 3-for-23 with 1 RBI, 2 walks and made up 6 of the 8 team strikeouts.
What's the word around Nashville?
Jeff Hem (@JeffHemPBP)
The @nashvillesounds are back at @FirstTNPark tonight. ICYMI, here's audio from the road series in San Antonio, incl. Dillard, Trevino, Sweet and Solak. #Rangers jeffhempbp.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/aud...
Levi Weaver (@ThreeTwoEephus)
So that last start against the DBacks was enough to bump Jesse Chavez back to the bullpen. Welcome Back to Joe Palumbo, who will start Monday in Seattle.
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