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Aggressive Baserunning Pays off in Zephyrs' Win

June 23, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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With runs proving to be hard to come by, Kevin Mattison took matters into his own hands on Sunday.

Mattison tagged from third and scored on a pop up down the third base line in the seventh inning, providing the winning run as the New Orleans Zephyrs overcame a two-hour rain delay and squeaked past the Nashville Sounds, 2-1.

With the score tied 1-1, Mattison roped a double down the right field line to lead off the seventh, then moved to third on a fly out by Donovan Solano. Nashville moved the infield up, and Bryan Petersen lifted a fly ball into foul territory in shallow left field. Mattison tagged at third as third baseman Ozzie Chavez made an over-the-shoulder catch, and slid under the tag of catcher Anderson De La Rosa to plate the go-ahead run.

Nashville manager Mike Guerrero was ejected for arguing the play.

After Jonathan Albaladejo worked the second of his two flawless innings of relief, Chris Hatcher retired the side in order to earn his Minor League Baseball-leading 24th save.

Both starting pitchers lasted only an inning due to heavy rains that soaked Zephyr Field for 90 minutes. Z's starter Brian Flynn had recorded four outs when the game went into a delay and did not return, nor did Sounds starter Hiram Burgos, who was making a rehab start from the Milwaukee Brewers.

Rett Varner pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief when the game resumed, and Zach Kroenke worked out of trouble in the second and fourth innings to keep the game tied.

New Orleans loaded the bases with one out in the fourth, but Gorkys Hernandez's tapper in front of the plate was turned into an inning-ending double play. The Zephyrs had 10 hits, including a 3-for-3 effort from Jake Smolinski, but finished 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 baserunners .

The Sounds broke through in the fifth on a home run by former Tulane start Josh Prince, his sixth of the season. Joe Mahoney evened the score with his first homer of the year to lead off the sixth.

Albaladejo (3-2) got the win, as five Zephyrs pitchers combined to hold the Sounds to three hits. Kroenke (4-9) was charged with the loss, scattering two runs and seven hits across five innings.

The Zephyrs and Sounds continue the series on Monday at 7 p.m.

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