Gulin, Heether Leads Sounds' Shutout Of Cub
Published on June 2, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Left-hander Lindsay Gulin worked eight scoreless innings and the Nashville lineup produced three two-out RBI doubles to lead the Sounds to a 3-0 victory over the division-rival Iowa Cubs on Tuesday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series.
With the win, the first-place Sounds (29-24) notched their fourth shutout of the year and recorded back-to-back victories for the first time in over two weeks.
Gulin (3-2) turned in his best outing of the season, working a Sounds season-high eight innings and allowed only three hits while striking out four batters. Chris Smith closed out the victory with a scoreless ninth to notch his 11th save of the year.
Nashville third baseman Adam Heether powered the offense with a 3-for-3 evening that included a pair of RBI doubles.
The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the second when Heether reached on a two-out infield single then scored when Angel Salome ripped an RBI double to left off Cubs starter Esmailin Caridad.
Nashville doubled the advantage to 2-0 in the fourth with a similar sequence of events. After the first two batters were retired, Joe Koshansky singled through the right side of the infield and came plateward a batter later when Heether doubled to the left-center gap.
Sounds right fielder Brendan Katin stifled the first Iowa scoring opportunity of the evening in the top of the fifth, gunning down Nate Spears at the plate as he attempted to score from second on a Caridad single to right.
Heether ripped his second run-scoring double of the night in the sixth, a two-out line drive to left that was just over the glove of third baseman Nate Spears' glove. Katin, who had been hit by a Caridad pitch, scored on the knock.
Caridad (3-6) took the loss after giving up three runs on five hits in six frames of action for the I-Cubs.
The teams continue their series with a noon matinee on Wednesday afternoon. Left-hander Chase Wright (3-5, 4.58) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Iowa left-hander J.R. Mathes (7-3, 2.89).
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