PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Gallardo Mows Down 51s, Sounds Win 6-2

Published on June 1, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE - Yovani Gallardo turned in another of his season-long series of gems for Nashville on Friday evening at Greer Stadium, striking out 11 batters over seven scoreless innings to lead the Sounds to a 6-2 victory over the Las Vegas 51s in front of 8,409 fans in the finale of a four-game series.

The win was Nashville's third in a row overall and the 17th victory in the club's last 22 home games. It gave the Sounds a 3-1 series victory against Las Vegas.

Gallardo (8-1) earned his Pacific Coast League-leading eighth victory and increased his minor-league-leading strikeout total to 95 on the year with his solid outing. He allowed three hits over his seven scoreless frames and permitted only one runner to reach second, dropping his ERA to a league-leading 2.14 through 11 starts.

The 21-year-old top prospect of the Milwaukee Brewers fanned 11 batters, one shy of his career high. It marked the hurler's fourth double-digit K total of the year.

In addition to his dominance on the mound, Gallardo went 2-for-2 at the plate, including a double, to raise his average to .273 on the season (6-for-22).

Nashville struck first, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Mike Rivera singled with two outs then scored when Brad Nelson followed with an RBI double to the wall in right-center. Both knocks came against Las Vegas starter Miguel Pinango.

Laynce Nix upped the Sounds' lead to 3-0 in the third with a mammoth two-out, two-run homer to right off Pinango, the outfielder's fourth roundtripper of the year and first at home. Chris Barnwell also scored on the blast after preceding Nix with a single.

The lead increased to 4-0 when Rottino opened the frame with a ground-rule double to center, which extended his hitting streak to seven games, and later scored on a double-play grounder.

Rottino (2-for-3) continued his solid evening in the seventh when he plated Nelson with an RBI triple that rolled to the wall in right-center. Callix Crabbe drove in Rottino two batters later with a run-scoring double to left-center, giving the Sounds a 6-0 lead.

Las Vegas broke up the Nashville shutout bid in the top of the ninth inning for the second straight night, plating a pair of runs against R.A. Dickey when Mitch Jones pulled into a tie for the PCL lead with his 16th home run of the season. The two-run blast to center made it a 6-2 contest.

Pinango (2-1) took his first loss of the season after allowing four runs on eight hits over his six frames of action.

Andy Abad extended Nashville's longest hitting streak of the season to 12 games with a sixth-inning single.

The Sounds continue their homestand on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium when they welcome the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA-Diamondbacks) to town for the 6 p.m. CT opener of a four-game series.

Nashville left-hander Zach Jackson (5-3, 5.06) will start Saturday's series opener and face Tucson right-hander Dustin Nippert (0-1, 2.03). A fireworks show, sponsored by Your Select Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealers, will follow the game.

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