PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Vargas Tosses Gem as Sounds Defeat Storm Chasers, 9-1

Published on August 20, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


PAPILLION, Neb. - Right-hander Claudio Vargas turned in an outstanding effort to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 9-1 victory over the division-rival Omaha Storm Chasers on Monday evening at Werner Park.

Vargas (6-1) faced just one over the minimum during his eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out seven batters and walking none. It marked his fifth quality start in his last six outings. Vargas, who became the first Sounds hurler to work more than seven innings in a start this season, has posted a 2.17 ERA (14er/58.0ip) over his last nine starts.

The Nashville right-hander retired the first 15 Omaha batters in order to match the longest such stretch by a Sounds hurler this season (Mike Fiers, May 24 at Las Vegas). Storm Chasers second baseman Rey Navarro opened the bottom of the sixth with a double into the left field corner to break up the veteran's perfect game. The only other baserunner the right-hander allowed came on an eighth-inning Max Ramirez single.

The win snapped a seven-game skid at Werner Park for the Sounds (60-70).

Corey Patterson, one of four Nashville players with two hits on the night, doubled twice and drove in a team-high three runs and Taylor Green homered to lead a 13-hit offensive attack.

The Sounds grabbed their first lead of the series in the top of the second, when they sent and plated six runs against Omaha starter Nate Adcock. It marked only the fourth time all season that Nashville scored six or more runs in a single inning.

Nashville strung together five consecutive hits to open the frame, a stretch capped by a go-ahead Caleb Gindl RBI single and a two-run double off the bat of Patterson. Later in the frame, Logan Schafer added a run-scoring single, Patterson scored on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, and Eric Farris concluded the six-run rally with an RBI triple into the right field corner.

Adcock (7-5) was saddled with the loss after being pelted for six runs on nine hits over six frames of work.

Green (2-for-4) extended the Sounds' lead to 8-0 in the top of the eighth when he slugged his sixth home run of the year, a two-run shot to deep right off Storm Chasers reliever Donnie Joseph. The third baseman has belted three home runs in last four games after swatting only three roundtrippers in his first 60 contests with the Sounds this season. Jordan Brown, who preceded Green with a single, also scored on the blast.

Patterson upped the lead to 9-0 later in the frame when he drilled his second run-scoring double of the night, a two-out two-bagger to center that brought in Sean Halton (walk).

Omaha broke up the Sounds' shutout bid in the bottom of the ninth against Donovan Hand, who was unable to close out what would have been Nashville's league-leading 11th shutout of the year. Former Sound Jason Bourgeois led off with a single and later scored on a one-out Irving Falu RBI single.

Recently-added Sounds infielder Adrian Williams made his first career appearance above the Low-A level with a pinch-hit appearance in the ninth, striking out on four pitches against Roman Colon.

The teams wrap up their 16-game season series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Tuesday night. Right-hander Wily Peralta (6-10, 4.75) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Omaha southpaw Chris Dwyer (3-3, 6.70).

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