Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds comeback attempt came up short as they fell 7-4 to the Indianapolis Indians Sunday afternoon in front of 8,357 fans at First Horizon Park. The Sounds and Indians split the six-game set.
Indianapolis jumped on Nashville starter Zack Godley and took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a lead-off home run from Anthony Alford and a sacrifice fly from Kevin Kramer.
Troy Stokes Jr. roped his second home run of the year in the fourth to give Indianapolis a 3-0 advantage. The Indians continued to add to their lead with a three-run fifth inning on an RBI-single from Will Craig and a two-RBI single from Christian Bethancourt.
Nashville began their comeback bid in the fifth as Weston Wilson led off the inning with a solo home run.
Cooper Hummel tripled home a run and Zach Green drove in a run with a single to cut the Indianapolis lead to 6-3. In the sixth, Dylan Cozens crushed a solo homer to bring the Sounds within two runs.
Hunter Owen gave Indianapolis an insurance run with a solo home run in the eighth and extended the Indians lead to 7-4.
Game one of the six-game series against Gwinnett is scheduled for Tuesday night in Gwinnett. Right-hander Josh Lindblom (1-0, 0.00) starts for Nashville against right-hander Bryse Wilson (3-1, 5.00) for Gwinnett. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- Keston Hiura extended his hit streak to a team-high 10 games…batting .515 (17-for-33) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI and 5 walks during that span.
- Weston Wilson hit his first home run since 6/2 at Charlotte (solo off Alex McRae)
- The Sounds have not lost a series this season (3 wins, 3 ties).
- Jamie Westbrook extended his hit streak to 6 games…batting .440 (11-for-25) with 5 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 9 RBI during the streak.
Box Score
Indianapolis 7, Nashville 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Indianapolis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Nashville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
The Nashville Sounds are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and play at First Horizon Park. Single-game tickets are on sale now for all remaining 2021 home games. For more information call 615.690.4487 or e-mail tickets@nashvillesounds.com.
