NASHVILLE (July 28, 2026) - The Sounds opened a six-game series against the Charlotte Knights with a 6-1 loss on Tuesday night at First Horizon Park. Nashville pushed across a ninth inning run to spoil Charlotte's shutout bid while Brandon Lockridge collected a multi-hit game and first hits in the third game of his Major League rehab assignment.
Right-hander Brett Wichrowski, who made his first start and second overall appearance since a lengthy stay on the Injured List worked 1.1 IP and faced eight batters on Tuesday night. Charlotte's Ryan Galanie hit a two-run homer in the top of the first that proved to be the only runs the Knights would need in the series opener. Kaleb Bowman tossed 2.0 IP in relief and surrendered two hits and a walk in the top of the fourth and exited the game, leaving two runners aboard for Carlos Rodriguez. The Knights pushed their lead to six runs on their second home run of the game, and the only run charged to Rodriguez, who totaled 3.2 IP and allowed five hits in his outing.
Jeferson Quero singled in the bottom of the second and was the only hit Nashville had until Lockridge started the home half of the fourth with his first hit of his rehab assignment. Jose Urquidy stymied the Nashville lineup to just two hits over five scoreless innings in his first start for Charlotte after a trade from Pittsburgh. Left-hander Hagen Smith tossed a perfect inning with two strikeouts in the bottom of the sixth and turned the ball over to Mason Adams. The Knights right-hander worked the final three innings on the mound. After Urquidy and Smith saw just three Nashville base runners reach base on their watch through the first six innings, Adams walked four and allowed a hit as Nashville began knocking on the door in the ninth.
Lockridge recorded his second hit with a one-out single before seeing Adams issue free passes to Tyler Black and Luke Adams to load the bases. Quero barreled up a ball right to Andy Weber at short who tried to double off Black with a quick flip to second base. Nashville avoided the game-ending double play and instead saw Lockridge scoot home on the error for the only Sounds run of the night. The third walk of the inning re-loaded the bases and sent Darrien Miller to the plate. His five-point battle with Adams ended with an unassisted putout for Galanie manning first base to end any comeback aspirations Nashville may have had.
Brewers no. 9-rated prospect Tyson Hardin (3-2, 3.48 ERA) is scheduled to get the ball for Nashville in game two of the set Wednesday night as the Sounds aim to even the series.