Nashville Sounds rally in extra innings to beat New Orleans Baby Cakes, 4-2

Metairie, LA – The Nashville Sounds scored three runs in the 10th inning to get 4-2 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes Saturday night at the Shrine on Airline. Tim Dillard, Locke St. John and David Carpenter combined to allow just one earned run, and Juremi Profar and Jose Trevino delivered run-scoring hits in the extra frame to lead the offense.

The Sounds had runners at second and third against Kyle Keller in the 10^th when Profar singled to right to score Scott Heineman. Then Trevino laced a double off the wall in left to plate two more and put the Sounds ahead 4-1. Carpenter gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the 10^th and needed just six pitches to retire the Cakes for his league-best 18^th save.

Dillard turned in his third consecutive quality start and his fourth in as many outings against New Orleans this season. He pitched 7 2/3 innings, the longest outing by a Sound this year, and gave up one run on two hits on a season-high 106 pitches.

Heineman had blasted a home run to left in the fourth to give the Sounds a 1-0 lead, and Dillard’s only run allowed came in the fifth. After two controversial calls in the top of the ninth inning went against the Sounds, the game stayed tied 1-1.

Then St. John got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half to force extras and eventually record the victory.

Post-Game Notes

Scott Heineman’s homer was his ninth of the year in 31 games and moved his hitting streak to nine games

Matt Davidson went 2-for-4 and has reached safely in 19 games in a row

David Carpenter’s 18^th save puts him in a tie for 9^th in Sounds history for single season saves

Up Next For Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds and New Orleans Baby Cakes three-game series concludes Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm CT. Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-3, 7.23) is scheduled to start for the Sounds against Robert Dugger (2-2, 8.63).

The 2019 season is the 42^nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling 615.690.4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com