Sounds Drop Fourth-Straight to Redbirds
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Sounds Drop Fourth-Straight to Redbirds

Published on September 19, 2026 under International League (IL)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE - Nashville dropped their fourth straight to the Memphis Redbirds with a 9-3 loss on Saturday night at First Horizon Park. After Nashville regained a one-run lead in the bottom of the fifth, the Redbirds scored seven unanswered to give Nashville its eighth series loss of the year. The four-game losing streak is tied for the longest of the year for Nashville and their first four-game slide since June 12-16.

After Jonathan Ornelas led off the game with his fourth straight at-bat with a hit since the third inning on Friday night, Brandon Lockridge put the Sounds in front by a pair of runs with a two-run blast and his first home run since July 29 vs. Charlotte. After that, Memphis' starter Josh Fleming retired 12 straight before Ramon Rodriguez reached first on the lone Redbirds error of the game. Three straight singles followed including a RBI single for Ornelas to give the Sounds a 3-2 after the Redbirds plated an unearned run off Nashville starter Bryse Wilson in the second inning and a Jimmy Crooks sac fly in the fifth off Kaleb Bowman.

The Redbirds answered the Nashville run in the bottom of the fifth with a leadoff home run off Bowman in the top of the sixth and added two more runs in the seventh off four hits with Grant Anderson on the mound in his second rehab appearance of the week. They added three more runs in the eighth off Carlos Rodriguez on a pair of hits and ended the game with at least one run in five straight innings on a leadoff homer in the top of the ninth off Sounds reliever Blake Holub.

Akil Baddoo ended a run of nine straight Sounds batters retired with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth but saw each of the next two retired by Hancel Rincon.

The final game of the 2026 season is on-deck tomorrow as the Sounds look to avoid ending the year on a season-long five-game losing streak while the first-half Champion Redbirds await their opponent in the International League Championship Series. Rochester, Syracuse, and Indianapolis are all still alive to secure the second half championship entering the final day of the regular season. First pitch of Sunday's season finale is scheduled for 5:05 pm at First Horizon Park.

POSTGAME NOTES:

SOUNDS SO CRISP: Brandon Lockridge clubbed his second homer in two seasons for the Sounds with a two-run blast to left field in the bottom of the first inning, finishing the game with a 1-for-3 night and two RBI. His first homer of the season was on July 29 against the Charlotte Knights when he was on a Major League Rehab assignment. Lockridge is one homer shy of hitting the half-century mark (49) for his minor league career. Saturday night was his first multi-RBI game since September 3 against Louisville and third overall in 24 games with Nashville.

CONSISTENT: Jonathan Ornelas tallied his second consecutive multi-hit game, finishing Saturday night 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run scored. It's the seventh time Ornelas has collected two or more hits in at least two straight games this year. He collected his first double with the Sounds Saturday and was the 16th overall this season between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Las Vegas and Nashville, which is the fifth-most in a season of his professional career.

YOU AND THE 6: Eduardo Garcia extended his hit and on-base streak to six consecutive games, going 1-for-3 on Saturday night. His six-game hitting streak is the longest of his 2026 season after posting a five-game streak earlier this season with Double-A Biloxi. Over his last six games since September 11, he is hitting .316 (6-for-19) with a home run and two RBI. Over the final month of the regular season, Garcia leads the club in OBP (.340) and T-1st in HR (2). He ranks 2nd in SLG (.405) and OPS (.745) and 4th in AVG .(262) and hits (11).

MEM @ NAS | Box Score | MLB Research Tool

Memphis Redbirds (83-66) 9,Nashville Sounds (79-69) 3 Sep 19th, 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Memphis 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 9 11 1 Nashville 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 Memphis AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Ledbetter, LF .267 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Moore, SS .254 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 Crooks, DH .294 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 Madris, 1B .249 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 10 1 Mendoza, R, 1B .294 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Levenson, RF .328 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Davis, CF .234 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Harris, 2B .245 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Paige, 3B .327 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 Tarlow, C .286 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 Fleming, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shuster, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Svanson, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rincon, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .264 38 9 11 3 0 2 9 7 11 27 13 BATTING 2B: Madris (18, Anderson, G); Levenson (3, Anderson, G); Moore (16, Rodriguez, C).

HR: Davis (6, 6th inning off Bowman, 0 on, 0 out); Paige (2, 9th inning off Holub, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Crooks 3; Davis 4; Ledbetter; Levenson 2; Madris 2; Moore 3; Paige 5.

RBI: Crooks 3 (38); Davis (30); Levenson (19); Madris (61); Moore (36); Paige 2 (12).

2-out RBI: Paige.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paige; Madris; Ledbetter; Harris; Levenson 2.

SF: Crooks.

Team RISP: 5-for-15.

Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING SB: Ledbetter (26, 2nd base off Wilson, B/RodrÃ-guez, R); Paige (1, 2nd base off Anderson, G/RodrÃ-guez, R).

FIELDING E: Paige (2, fielding).

Outfield assists: Davis (RodrÃ-guez, R at home).

DP: (Paige-Harris-Madris).

Nashville AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Ornelas, 3B .283 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Black, LF .248 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Lockridge, CF .261 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Baddoo, RF .252 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Quero, DH .248 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wilken, 1B .190 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 RodrÃ-guez, R, C .236 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 Murray, 2B .235 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Garcia, E, SS .204 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Wilson, B, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bowman, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson, G, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holub, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .242 32 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 8 27 8 BATTING 2B: Ornelas (14, Fleming, J).

HR: Lockridge (2, 1st inning off Fleming, J, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: Baddoo; Garcia, E; Lockridge 4; Murray; Ornelas 3.

RBI: Lockridge 2 (16); Ornelas (42).

2-out RBI: Ornelas.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Black.

GIDP: Quero.

Team RISP: 3-for-5.

Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING E: Murray (9, fielding).

Memphis ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Fleming, J 4.01 4.2 5 3 3 0 1 1 19 Shuster (W, 6-4) 5.65 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 Svanson 1.54 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Rincon 3.82 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 4.57 9.0 6 3 3 0 8 1 33 Nashville ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Wilson, B 5.64 4.0 3 1 0 1 5 0 17 Bowman 6.20 1.1 1 2 2 4 0 1 9 Anderson, G (L, 0-1) 9.53 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 9 Rodriguez, C 8.60 1.0 2 3 3 2 3 0 8 Holub 2.10 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 Totals 4.34 9.0 11 9 8 7 11 2 47 HBP: Tarlow (by Rodriguez, C); Lockridge (by Shuster).

ABS Challenge: Tarlow (Strike-Confirmed); RodrÃ-guez, R 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Madris (Strike-Confirmed).

Pitches-strikes: Fleming, J 67-44; Shuster 19-13; Svanson 10-8; Rincon 18-12; Wilson, B 56-40; Bowman 41-17; Anderson, G 25-17; Rodriguez, C 36-21; Holub 20-15.

Groundouts-flyouts: Fleming, J 9-1; Shuster 2-0; Svanson 1-0; Rincon 0-1; Wilson, B 4-3; Bowman 2-1; Anderson, G 3-0; Rodriguez, C 0-0; Holub 1-0.

Batters faced: Fleming, J 19; Shuster 7; Svanson 3; Rincon 4; Wilson, B 17; Bowman 9; Anderson, G 9; Rodriguez, C 8; Holub 4.

Inherited runners-scored: Shuster 2-0; Anderson, G 1-0.

Umpires: HP: Jen Pawol. 1B: Matt Blackborow. 3B: Paul Roemer.

Official Scorer: Eric Jones.

Weather: 95 degrees, Clear.

Wind: 4 mph, R To L.

First pitch: 6:38 PM.

T: 2:40.

Att: 8,891.

Venue: First Horizon Park.

September 19, 2026

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