PCL1 Nashville Sounds

I-Cubs Blank Sounds In Series Finale, 4-0

Published on April 19, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Iowa starter Jay Jackson worked eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball to lead the visiting Cubs to a 4-0 victory over the Sounds on Monday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series.

With the win, Iowa secured a three-games-to-one series victory over the Sounds (8-4).

Nashville did not put a runner on base until the fifth frame against Jackson (2-1), who sent down 13 batters in order before Joe Koshansky looped a one-out single to center. The right-hander picked up the win with his stellar 86-pitch effort.

Blake Parker worked a scoreless ninth for Iowa to complete the shutout, the second suffered by Nashville this season.

PCL veteran Jason Dubois staked the visitors to a 1-0 lead when he led off the second inning with his fifth home run of the year, a solo shot to center off Chuck Lofgren that careened off the clubhouse building beyond the center field wall. With the blast, Dubois pulled into a tie for the league home run lead.

Iowa doubled the advantage to 2-0 later in the frame when Brad Snyder doubled and later scored on Jim Adduci's two-out RBI single to left.

Cubs first baseman Micah Hoffpauir upped the lead to 3-0 in the third when he tattooed a two-out solo homer to right-center off Lofgren, the infielder's third longball of the year.

Iowa continued to add to the advantage in the fourth as Lofgren walked the bases loaded around a sacrifice before being removed from the contest. Tim Dillard came on and gave up a run-scoring groundout to Jackson, which made it a 4-0 contest, then fanned Matt Camp to escape the jam without further damage.

Lofgren (2-1) suffered his first loss in his shortest outing of the year. The southpaw allowed four runs on four hits in just 3 1/3 innings of work.

Dillard turned in an outstanding relief outing for Nashville, fanning seven batters over 4 2/3 hitless frames.

Trent Oeltjen singled in the seventh to provide the Sounds' second hit of the evening.

The Sounds continue their homestand on Tuesday by welcoming the Oklahoma City RedHawks (AAA-Rangers) to town for the 7:05 p.m. opener of a four-game series. Right-hander Marco Estrada (0-0, 0.00) takes the hill for Nashville to make his third start of the year. The RedHawks will counter with left-hander Michael Kirkman (1-0, 4.50).

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