NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Dakota Harris homered and drove in three runs, Graysen Tarlow went 4 for 5 with three RBIs and the Memphis Redbirds routed the Nashville Sounds 14-1 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in a Triple-A International League game at First Horizon Park. Memphis pounded out 20 hits and improved to 77-66. Nashville managed six hits and fell to 75-66. The game drew 6,678 fans and took 2 hours, 55 minutes.

Mason Molina earned the win for Memphis, allowing one earned run on four hits over five innings with two strikeouts. He improved to 8-4. Brandon Sproat took the loss for Nashville and dropped to 0-2. The Redbirds grounded into three double plays but still built a lopsided victory. Memphis scored in four different innings, including a three-run burst and an eight-run inning that turned the game into a rout.

Nashville scored its lone run early when Tyler Black singled home Blake Burke. Memphis tied it in the fourth on Trey Paige’s RBI groundout. The Redbirds then seized control with a three-run fifth. Graysen Tarlow singled to drive in Ramon Mendoza and Dakota Harris, and Trey Paige followed with an RBI single that made it 4-1.

The decisive burst came in the sixth, when Memphis sent 13 batters to the plate and scored eight runs. Zach Levenson highlighted the inning with a three-run double. Dakota Harris added an RBI double, Tarlow had an RBI single, Paige tripled home a run, Everson Pereira singled home a run and Jimmy Crooks drove in another with a single. Brody Moore also singled twice in the inning. By the time Ramon Mendoza flew out and Levenson lined out, Memphis led 12-1.

Harris finished 3 for 6 with a home run and three RBIs. He capped the scoring in the seventh with a two-run homer to left field that scored Noah Mendlinger. Tarlow went 4 for 5 with three RBIs. Trey Paige went 2 for 6 with three RBIs. Zach Levenson also drove in three runs while going 2 for 6. Brody Moore and Jimmy Crooks each contributed multiple hits in Memphis’ 20-hit attack.

Nashville’s Tate Kuehner worked four innings in relief, allowing five hits and one earned run with one strikeout. Ethan Murray pitched a scoreless inning for the Sounds. Memphis relievers kept Nashville quiet after Molina departed. Jared Shuster tossed two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Ryan Murphy followed with a hitless inning and two strikeouts. Hancel Rincon allowed one hit in a scoreless inning and struck out two. The Redbirds’ pitching staff held the Sounds to one run and six hits. Memphis’ offense grounded into three double plays, but the missed opportunities did not slow the rout.

Memphis opened the game with a scoreless first despite Pereira’s walk and Crooks’ single. Nashville took advantage of an error in the first but did not score. The Sounds opened the scoring in the second after Blake Burke singled and moved up on Jeferson Quero’s groundout. Tyler Black then delivered an RBI single. Memphis threatened in the fourth when Harris singled and Tarlow singled, setting up Paige’s groundout. In the fifth, Mendoza singled, Mendlinger walked and Harris reached on a forceout before Tarlow and Paige delivered.

Nashville’s best later chance came in the eighth, when Eduardo Garcia singled and advanced to second on a throwing error by shortstop Brody Moore. Memphis relievers retired the next three batters. Brandon Lockridge, Blake Burke and Daniel Guilarte went down in the ninth, with two strikeouts and a groundout.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Memphis 6, Nashville 5, while Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nashville with a 54.7 percent probability to win.