PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Isotopes Shutout Sounds 2-0 in Series Finale

Published on June 26, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Nashville Sounds dropped the series finale 2-0 to the Albuquerque Isotopes on Friday night at Isotopes Park. Nashville's shutout loss was the team's seventh this season and third this series to the Isotopes.

Jason Bourgeois recorded his 12th multi-hit game in his last 17 contests, but Nashville's batters hitting 3-5 in the lineup went a combined 0-for-12 with eight strikeouts.

Jason Schmidt (1-0) took the win, allowing five hits over 7 and 2/3 scoreless innings, while striking out seven.

Lindsay Gulin (3-4) threw his third quality start in June, but earned a tough loss, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts over seven innings.

The Isotopes loaded the bases on Gulin with no outs in the bottom of the fourth, with Chin-lung Hu leading off with a single, followed by a base hit to left field by Blake DeWitt, and Jamie Hoffman walk. After Dee Brown scored Hu on an infield-ground out, J.D. Closser brought home DeWitt with a base-knock to left field that put Albuquerque ahead at 2-0.

Sounds outfielder Jason Bourgeois and shortstop Alcides Escobar recorded two-out base hits in the top of the sixth inning, but were both stranded when Schmidt got Hernan Iribarren to ground out to third and end the rally.

The Sounds loaded the bases in the top of the eighth, but failed to record any runs in the frame. Cole Gillespie led off the inning with a base hit to right field, followed by a Martin Maldonado walk, and Bourgeois hit-by-pitch. Schmidt got Escobar to fly out, and then was relieved by Erick Threets, who struck Iribarren to get out of the jam.

Scott Strickland struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his 13th save of the season.

The first place Sounds return to Music City to begin a four-game series with the Oklahoma City RedHawks at 6:00 pm CT on Saturday night at Historic Greer Stadium. Left-hander Chase Wright (4-5, 3.82) takes the hill for Nashville against Oklahoma City right-hander Bryan Corey (3-2, 4.81).

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