Redbirds Squeak Past Sounds
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 score Sunday night against the Memphis Redbirds in front of a season-high 11,692 fans at First Tennessee Park.Nashville's Eric Jokisch and Memphis' Jake Woodford battled it out on the mound as both starters looked sharp. For
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 score Sunday night against the Memphis Redbirds in front of a season-high 11,692 fans at First Tennessee Park.
Nashville's
Memphis broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning. Jokisch allowed the first three batters to reach base in the frame.
Jokisch finished the night with his fifth consecutive quality start and wraps up the 2018 season as the team leader in that category with 11. He allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings of work while striking out eight batters. His eight punch outs were the second most in a game this season for this southpaw.
Nashville cut the lead in half in the seventh inning unconventionally.
The Sounds looked to start a rally in the ninth inning after a
The season finale is scheduled for Monday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander
Post-Game Notes
-With tonight's 2-1 loss, the Sounds dropped to 71-68 on the season.
-Nick Martini's on-base streak was snapped at 66 games after an 0-for4 night at the plate. Martini's streak was the longest by a Nashville player in the Pacific Coast League era. The 66-game on-base streak is the second-longest in professional baseball since at least 2009 when MLBAM began tracking the statistic.
-Tonight's crowd of 11,692 was the largest crowd this season and pushed the season total to 595,353 to set a new single-season record at First Tennessee Park.
The 2018 season is the Sounds' 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics' top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.