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12th-inning Hart homer gives Sounds 5-4 win

July 19, 2005 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE - It was déjà vu all over again for outfielder Corey Hart and the Nashville Sounds on Tuesday evening at Greer Stadium.

Sixteen days after belting a game-ending solo homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to defeat Memphis on July 3, Hart struck again, crushing a game-ending shot off Redbirds reliever Bill Pulsipher to lead off the bottom of the twelfth that gave the first-place Sounds a dramatic 5-4 victory over their division rivals.

Hart's blast, his ninth of the year, resulted in the Sounds' 19th last at-bat victory of the season and propelled Nashville (54-43) to a season-high five-game cushion over the second-place Redbirds in the PCL American Conference Northern Division.

The Redbirds grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Sounds starter Rick Helling. Skip Schumaker led off with a single, stole second, and scored on Raul Gonzalez's one-out RBI single. Memphis doubled the lead in the third when Redbirds starting pitcher Adam Wainwright led off with a double to right-center then came in to score when Schumaker followed with an RBI single to left-center.

Prince Fielder tied the contest with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the third, going the other way for a game-tying two-run homer to left off Wainwright. The blast was the slugger's team-leading 18th of the year. Warren Morris, who opened the inning with a single, scored on the tater.

Nashville grabbed a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth with an unearned run. With two outs, Steve Scarborough doubled. Helling followed with a routine grounder to shortstop but John Nelson's throw was wide of first base, allowing Scarborough to score the go-ahead run.

Memphis first baseman quickly re-tied the game at 3-3 with a mammoth leadoff solo blast to right off Helling to open the seventh, his seventh roundtripper of the year.

Sounds catcher Julio Mosquera drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk from Redbirds reliever Jimmy Journell to plate Corey Hart for a 4-3 Nashville lead.

The Redbirds responded quickly once again, tying the game on Scott Seabol's one-out RBI single up the middle in the top of the eighth off Nashville reliever Jose Capellan, who suffered his second blown save of the year.

Right fielder Nelson Cruz made the defensive play of the day for Nashville to maintain a tie score in the top of the tenth. With runners on first and third and one out, Seabol lifted a fly ball to right that Cruz tracked down at the wall for a running catch. With both Memphis runners moving on the play, Cruz threw to first base to double off Chris Duncan and end the threat.

Reliever Clint Weibl (2-2) picked up the victory for the Sounds after tossing a scoreless inning of relief, while Pulsipher (3-6) absorbed the loss after surrendering Hart's game-ending longball.

The teams continue the series with a noon matinee on Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (4-7, 4.53) will toe the rubber for the Sounds and face Memphis right-hander Anthony Reyes (7-3, 3.08).

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