MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (July 1, 2017) - Former Myrtle Beach Pelicans right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn has been promoted to the Oakland Athletics and will make his first-ever Major League start Saturday when the A's host the Atlanta Braves at 4:05 p.m. ET at the Oakland Coliseum. Blackburn will be the 164th former Pelican

Nashville Sounds infielder Renato Nuñez and right-handed pitchers Paul Blackburn and Chris Smith have been named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team as announced by the league today.The 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12 at 8:00 p.m. CST. The Pacific Coast League All-Stars take on

The Nashville Sounds got home runs from Renato Nuñez and Matt McBride, and a solid start from Paul Blackburn in a 5-3 win over the Round Rock Express in front of 7,975 fans Monday night at First Tennessee Park.The win over the American Southern Division rival snapped a four-game losing

Randall Grichuk's walk-off single to deep center field gave the Memphis Redbirds a 2-1 win over the Nashville Sounds Friday night at AutoZone Park.Grichuk's drive came with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning. Sounds (31-28) reliever Simon Castro found himself in a jam

Randall Grichuk's walk-off single to deep center field gave the Memphis Redbirds a 2-1 win over the Nashville Sounds Friday night at AutoZone Park.Grichuk's drive came with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning. Sounds (31-28) reliever Simon Castro found himself in a jam

For 4 1/2 years, Paul Blackburn was on the path to Principal Park. On Sunday, he finally made a start there, but it wasn't the way he expected.Two trades removed from his days with the Cubs, the Athletics' No. 22 prospect faced his former organization and gave up two hits

The Nashville Sounds' offense continued to struggle in a 6-0 shutout loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in front of a Memorial Day crowd of 9,018 at First Tennessee Park Monday afternoon.The shutout loss was the second in three games against the Sky Sox. Nashville was also blanked in

Triple-A Nashville's hurlers won't stop talking and pitching coach Rick Rodriguez loves it.Paul Blackburn became the latest member of the Sounds rotation to deliver a scoreless start, extending the team's streak to four days and 29 straight innings as Nashville blanked Omaha, 4-0, on Wednesday at First Tennessee Park. The

The Nashville Sounds settled for a four-game series split after a 6-0 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes spoiled the day for 9,718 fans on Mother's Day at First Tennessee Park.The near-capacity crowd didn't have much to cheer about as the Sounds (15-18) were blanked for the second time in 2017.Albuquerque

Another late comeback attempt fell short for the Nashville Sounds in a 5-4 loss to the El Paso Chihuahuas in front of 5,943 fans at First Tennessee Park Monday night.Renato Nuñez belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull the Sounds within a run, but

[Empty Body]

[Empty Body]