PCL1 Nashville Sounds

First-Place Sounds Down Zephyrs 8-3

Published on August 16, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds topped the New Orleans Zephyrs by a score of 8-3 at Greer Stadium on Thursday night in front of 5,355 fans.

With the win, the Sounds (75-50) increased their division lead to 5 ½ games over Iowa, which suffered a last at-bat, 11-inning loss in Omaha.

Nashville batters tallied 15 hits in the game, including Laynce Nix's two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Sounds began the scoring by mounting a three-run rally in the bottom of the third beginning with an Andy Abad (2-for-4) single up the middle. Two batters later, Vinny Rottino drew a walk before Chris Barnwell's liner into left loaded the bases for the pitcher. Mark DiFelice drew a four-pitch walk from Z's starter Adam Bostick for his first RBI of the season. Tony Gwynn extended his hit streak to a season-high eight games two batters later with a broken-bat infield single that scored Rottino before Drew Anderson's second single of the game plated Barnwell to give the Sounds a 3-0 advantage. Anderson finished 3-for-5 in the contest.

New Orleans (65-60) reduced the deficit in the top of the fourth inning. Fernando Tatis started off by sending a hard-hit ball to deep left field for a double before Ricky Ledee (2-for-4) followed with another double to the right side, scoring Tatis. First baseman Andy Tracy moved Ledee to third on an infield single before Chip Ambres plated him with an RBI single to left, making the score to 3-2. DiFelice worked his way out of the two-men-on, one-out jam by striking out the next two batters in order.

The Sounds added another three-run inning in the bottom of the fifth that once again began when Abad reached base, this time on a double to center. Nix followed with his 18th homer of the year and his third in three games. Vinny Rottino was the next batter and he drew a four-pitch walk before stealing his 14th base of the season. He would score the final run of the inning after Tatis made an errant throw on a Chris Barnwell ground ball to put Nashville up 6-2.

The Zephyrs tapped reliever Tim Dillard for one run in the top of the sixth thanks to two singles and a double. Despite giving up the run, all three New Orleans outs in the inning were the result of a strikeout by Dillard.

Anderson and second baseman Callix Crabbe (3-for-5) both got their third hits of the night in the bottom of the eighth inning, during which the Sounds added two to their lead. It was Anderson's fifth three-hit game of the season and Crabbe's team leading eighth three-hit game. Crabbe currently leads the time with 33 multi-hit games in 2007.

DiFelice (3-1) got the win for Nashville by giving up only two runs through five innings while striking out eight. Reliever Greg Aquino earned his fourth save of the season by throwing two scoreless innings and striking out three.

Bostick (5-6) took the loss by giving up five earned runs in five innings and striking out three.

The Sounds wrap up their regular-season schedule against the Zephyrs on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. Current PCL Pitcher-of-the-Week Seth McClung (1-0, 0.00) will take the hill for the Sounds and will face New Orleans right-hander Philip Humber (10-8, 4.43).

A fireworks show, presented by Your Select Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealers, will follow the on-field action.

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