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Express Silenced by Sounds, 4-0

Nashville Rides Dominant Start by LHP Dillon Overton to Victory
By Andrew Felts
June 20, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A dominant start and a big inning propelled the Nashville Sounds (43-29) past the Round Rock Express (38-32) by a final score of 4-0 on Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park. With the win, Nashville claimed a 3-2 series victory in the five-game set between the two Southern Division rivals.

The story of the night was that of Sounds LHP Dillon Overton (8-4, 3.01), who collected his seventh straight victory by shutting out the E-Train on just five hits over 7.1 innings of work. Overton struck out six and walked just two. On the losing side, RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (3-6, 5.04) surrendered all four Nashville runs on a total of nine hits over seven innings. The righty recorded five punchouts to just two walks.

The only scoring of the contest occurred in the second inning as Nashville dropped a four-spot on Gonzalez. 3B Renato Nunez and RF Matt Olson began the frame with back-to-back singles before LF Matt McBride loaded the bases with a walk. A Joey Wendle groundout then scored Nunez to put the Sounds on the board. In the next at-bat, an RBI single courtesy of 1B Rangel Ravelo made it 2-0, but it was a two-run double off the bat of C Bruce Maxwell that did the most damage. In his first rehab game of the year with Nashville, Oakland A's DH Josh Reddick grounded into a double play to end the inning, but not before the Sounds built a 4-0 lead that proved to be insurmountable.

Round Rock's only legitimate threat came in the first inning as C Brett Nicholas and 3B Joey Gallo recorded two-out base hits but a Jared Hoying flyout promptly ended the inning. From there, Overton went to work, retiring 14 straight Express hitters until a Delino DeShields walk in the sixth briefly broke the string of dominance.

The E-Train threatened again in the eighth as 1B Drew Robinson and 2B Doug Bernier collected consecutive singles to open the frame, however Overton and reliever RHP Tucker Healy combined for a pair of strikeouts to douse the flames.

Round Rock now heads to Oklahoma City for a four-game date with the Dodgers. LHP Michael Roth (6-2, 3.02) is set to get the nod for the E-Train while OKC is planning on countering with RHP Logan Bawcom (1-3, 3.52). After the four-game set in Oklahoma City, the Express will return home on Saturday, June 25 to face the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Single game tickets are available along with season ticket packages and group discounts. For more information on the Express, visit www.RoundRockExpress.com or call (512) 255-2255. Keep up with the Express on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter!