Ornelas grand slam lifts Nashville Sounds past Memphis Redbirds
NASHVILLE (Interstat) — On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, the Nashville Sounds defeated the Memphis Redbirds 5-3 in an International League game at First Horizon Park. Coleman Crow earned the win, improving to 9-2, allowing one earned run over 5 2/3 innings with five hits, one walk and six strikeouts. Ryan Murphy took the loss, falling to 7-2. Brandon Sproat recorded his first save. Jonathan Ornelas paced Nashville, going 2 for 4 with a grand slam and four RBIs. Eduardo Garcia tied the game with an RBI single before Ornelas cleared the bases. Memphis scored first when Colton Ledbetter singled home Zach Levenson, and added two late runs on Graysen Tarlow’s two-run double. Bobby Olsen threw three scoreless relief innings with five strikeouts for Memphis. Nashville snapped Memphis’ four-game winning streak in the series. Nashville improved to 76-68; Memphis fell to 79-67. Nashville finished with seven hits, while Memphis had eight. Attendance was 7,642. The game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.