PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Gallardo Fans 11 In Sounds' 3-0 Win Over 'Topes

Published on May 17, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE - Yovani Gallardo continued his mastery of the Pacific Coast League on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium, striking out 11 batters while allowing one hit over six scoreless innings to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes in the opener of a four-game series.

Gallardo (5-1), who has gone 5-0 with a 1.65 ERA over his last seven starts (8er/43.2ip), took over the minor-league strikeout lead with 66 K's on the season.

The 21-year-old top prospect of the Milwaukee Brewers opened the game with 5 1/3 hitless frames before Eric Reed tripled off the right field wall to account for the only knock the right-hander surrendered on the evening.

Grant Balfour (2.0 innings) and Luther Hackman, who worked a 1-2-3 ninth with a pair of strikeouts to earn his fourth save, followed Gallardo on the hill to complete Nashville's second shutout of the year.

The three Sounds hurlers combined for 16 strikeouts, matching the club's best effort this season (also April 14 at New Orleans).

Joe Dillon (2-for-4) put the Sounds on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning when he led off the frame with a solo homer to left off Albuquerque starter Chris George. The blast, his first of the year, came against the club for which Dillon starred in 2004 & 2005.

Nashville added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth against Albuquerque reliever Ross Wolf to push the lead to 3-0. Pinch-hitter Andy Abad ripped a one-out RBI single up the middle to plate the first run then scored the inning's second run in unearned fashion later in the frame when Isotopes shortstop Robert Andino made a throwing error on a Ozzie Chavez grounder.

George (2-3) took a hard-luck loss for the Isotopes while also turning in a solid start on the evening. He allowed one run on five hits while striking out seven batters over seven innings of work.

Dillon and Laynce Nix each extended their hitting streaks to a season-high six games for the Sounds, while Callix Crabbe (0-for-3) had his season-best six-gamer halted.

The teams continue the series with another 7 p.m. meeting on Friday evening at Greer Stadium. Left-hander Zach Jackson (5-2, 4.04) will make the start for the Sounds and face Isotopes right-hander Jeff Fulchino (2-0, 5.86).

It will be the Sounds' first Purity Faith Night of the 2007 season. Local Christian recording artist Nate Sallie will play a pre-game concert near the main gate one hour prior to game time. A spectacular fireworks show will follow the on-field action, courtesy of Your Select Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealers.

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