Sal Frelick hits second rehab home run. Sawyer Strosnider won’t have to buy his first professional home run ball. Biloxi loses lucky 13th in a row.
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Norfolk (Baltimore) 7, Nashville 5
Box Score & Game Log
Sal Frelick led the game off, yanking a slider down the rightfield line and sneaking out for a 323-foot homerun. The rehabbing Frelick finished 2-5 with the second home run of his rehab stint.
That would be the last time the Sounds had the lead, starter Thomas Pannone gave up seven runs, four earned, in 2.1 innings and the road team couldn’t make up the deficit.
Blake Holub pitched a clean eighth inning, striking out two.
Ethan Murray hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning.
Jeferson Quero went 2-3 with a walk, and Bo Naylor went 1-3 with two walks while serving as DH.
Once again, we must provide a direct copy and paste to the Sounds' detailed recap:
Sal Frelick Continues Rehab with Multi-Hit Night in Sounds Loss
Four Unanswered Runs Come Up Short in Norfolk
NORFOLK, VA – The Sounds dropped their second straight to the Norfolk Tides on Wednesday night at Harbor Park with a 7-5 loss. After Nashville scored first, the Tides scored seven straight runs to build their lead. The Sounds comeback bid fell short with four unanswered runs, but none after the sixth inning.
Rehabber Sal Frelick got the scoring started with a leadoff home run three pitches into the game and his second home run of his rehab assignment. He added his second hit and RBI of the night in the fifth to finish the night 2-for-4 and recorded his first multi-hit game in eight games played with Nashville working his way back from a shoulder injury he suffered in mid-July.
Left-hander Thomas Pannone got the start on the mound for Nashville and made quick work of the Tides in the first before running into trouble in the second. Three hits led to three runs and a Tides' advantage after the second. Things unraveled for Nashville in the bottom of the third inning with four errors in the frame as the Tides advantage grew to 7-1 on just two hits as Pannone exited the game after just 2.1 IP with seven runs (4 ER) charged on five hits, two walks, and four strikeouts for the southpaw. Lyon Richardson took over in relief and helped strand two on base. Richardson did not yield a hit over 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
The Sounds began to chip away in the top of the fifth after Brock Wilken and Eric Brown Jr. recorded singles to give Frelick the RBI chance in the inning to cut the deficit to 7-2. Three hits, including a RBI double for Akil Baddoo and a two-out, two-run home run off the bat of Ethan Murray followed in the sixth as Nashville put themselves within striking distance heading to the later innings.
Following Murray's home run, Nashville drew two walks in the top of the seventh but left both stranded. A leadoff walk in the top of the eighth was erased on a double play as the Sounds sent just three batters to the plate in the inning. Bo Naylor collected the 11th and final hit of the night for Nashville with a two-out single off former Columbus teammate Codi Heuer, who was dealt to Milwaukee along with Naylor before eventually getting moved to Baltimore just two days later. Heuer collected his seventh Triple-A save of the season, allowing just the one hit over two scoreless innings for Norfolk.
Kaleb Bowman (2.0 IP, H, K) and Blake Holub (1.0 IP, 2 K) covered the final three innings on the mound for Nashville out of the bullpen. The trio of Nashville relievers combined to allow just the one hit over the final 5.2 IP without a run.
The series continues on Thursday morning with first pitch scheduled for 11:05 am CT as the Sounds and Tides will play some afternoon baseball in game three of the series. RHP Coleman Crow (7-1, 3.39 ERA) will look to get the Sounds back on track.
POSTGAME NOTES:
BETTER CALL SAL: Sal Frelick continued his rehab assignment with his first multi-hit game in eight games played with the Sounds, and first overall since July 9 on the road in St. Louis with the Brewers. Frelick has a hit in six-of-eight games played during his rehab assignment with now two home runs, two doubles, five RBI, and six runs scored after hitting a leadoff home run Wednesday night. It's the first leadoff home run the Sounds have hit since June 20 in Memphis when Akil Baddoo started the game off with a trip around the bases. It was the fifth career leadoff home run for Frelick and first in Triple-A. He owns three career leadoff home runs in the big leagues with his most recent coming on July 2, 2025, against the Mets on the road. Frelick's only other career leadoff homer in the minors came on August 13, 2021, with Low-A Carolina.
OUT IN A MURRAY: Ethan Murray hit his first home run since June 18 on the road in Memphis with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning on Wednesday night against the Tides. Murray has five career Triple-A home runs in 112 games played with the Sounds and all four this season have come away from First Horizon Park. Murray now has home runs in Memphis, Louisville, Charlotte, and Norfolk. He has a hit in nine of his last 12 games played and has recorded multi-RBI performances in three of his last five after finishing Wednesday night 1-for-4 with the 2 RBI and a run scored.
GIVE IT A BLAKE: Blake Holub turned in another scoreless relief appearance out of the Nashville bullpen Wednesday night against the Tides. The right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in any of his last five appearances (5.0 IP) and has just one earned run allowed in each of his last 12 appearances. Over his last 31 appearances since the start of May Holub has surrendered just four earned runs across 31.1 IP and carries a 1.08 ERA. Over the same span, he has struck out 43 batters with just nine walks allowed but is 3-3 and taken the loss in two of his last three appearances. He leads the team in appearances this season with 42 despite missing nearly three weeks on the injured list from June 4-23. He set a single-season career-high with 48 appearances during the 2023 season between High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie in the Tigers system. He worked in 45 games during 2024 between Nashville and Biloxi in his first season in the Brewers farm system.
Biloxi pre-game media notes
Rocket City (Angels) 5, Biloxi 4
Box Score & Game Log
Payne, Pena Pick Up First Double-A RBIs, Shuckers Walked Off by Trash Pandas - Biloxi Loses Unlucky 13th Straight Game in Rocket City
The Shuckers lost their thirteenth straight game on Wednesday! Maybe it will be lucky 13?
Braylon Payne and Luis Pena both had their first Double-A RBIs and both continue to have a hit in every game they’ve played at the level.
Jesus Made went 1-4, while Dylan O’Rae had two hits and a walk.
Wisconsin pre-game media notes
Wisconsin 5, Lake County (Guardians) 3
Box Score & Game Log
New Guys Propel Rattlers Past Lake County
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Sawyer Strosnider hit his first professional home run and his dad caught it! Strosnider also had a double and a stolen base in the game and is now hitting .333 in his first seven games with Wisconsin.
The T-Rats had 12 hits in the game, and Strosnider was joined by Daniel Dickenson, Tayden Hall, and Blayberg Diaz with two each. Dickenson added two stolen bases, taking his season total to 48.
Eric Bitonti hit his 20th home run of the season and could potentially be the second player this season to break the T-Rats single season record if he can hit four more.
Bray Ebel was 1-5 with an RBI and strong defensive work at shortstop.
Josh Knoth had a solid if somewhat wild outing, pitching five innings with four strikeouts, while allowing 1 ER, on 3 hits and 4 walks.
Postgame Podcast with Manager Nick Stanley, Sawyer Strosnider, & Eric Bitonti
Wilson pre-game media notes
Salem (Red Sox) 8, Wilson 0
Box Score & Game Log
Warbirds Blanked in Second Straight Loss - Antunez Records Only Hit
A bleak game for the Warbirds. Brailyn Antunez singled in the first inning and that would be the only hit of the game for Wilson.
First round pick Trey Ebel committed his second error with Wilson at SS.
Nashville begins our Thursday at 11:05 AM Central. You will notice on the linked schedule below that DSL Brewers Gold begins pool play with a record of 0-0, yet the notation is "Game Two". For Gold, this is indeed Game One. Be aware that the statistics from DSL pool play games will not be included in the regular season stats for the players, and box scores will reflect that.
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