Narron's Gem Leads Sounds Past Redbirds
Published on July 1, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Left-hander Sam Narron worked a complete game to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 5-1 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Tuesday night at AutoZone Park.
The Sounds (34-51) have won four of their six contests on the current road trip.
Narron's outing was the first nine-inning complete game by a Sounds pitcher in 2008 and resulted in his 11th overall win of the year, a total that ties for the minor league lead. He allowed one run on seven hits and walked two batters while fanning three in his 121-pitch outing that included 76 strikes.
The southpaw was within one strike of a shutout in the bottom of the ninth when Jarrett Hoffpauir ripped an RBI double off the left field wall to plate the lone Memphis run.
In addition to his exploits on the mound, Narron (5-3) helped his own cause with a 3-for-4 night at the plate.
Other highlights of the evening for the Sounds included the seventh triple play in the club's 31-year history and two-RBI efforts from Brendan Katin (3-for-4) and Ozzie Chavez.
For the second straight night, Nashville grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Hernan Iribarren led off with a walk, stole second, and later scored the contest's first run on Katin's two-out RBI single to center off Redbirds starter Jaime Garcia. The knock extended the outfielder's season-best hitting streak to six games.
The Sounds turned their first triple play in over three years in the bottom of the second inning. After Memphis put the first two runners on against Narron via a Josh Phelps walk and Nick Stavinoha single, D'Angelo Jimenez lined out to first baseman Vinny Rottino with the runners in motion. Rottino stepped on first and threw to shortstop Chris Woodward at second to complete the triple play, which was the seventh in the franchise's 31-year history.
Nashville increased its lead to 3-0 in the top of the third with a pair of unearned runs stemming from consecutive throwing errors on Garcia as the hurler failed to handle a pair of sacrifice bunts. Narron singled to open the frame then moved to third as both Iribarren and Tony Gwynn laid down bunts that were mishandled by Garcia as the Sounds loaded the bases. Rottino grounded into a double play that allowed Narron to score before Katin came up with his second two-out run-scoring knock of the evening, a triple to right that plated Iribarren.
The Sounds tacked on a fourth run in the fourth when Mel Stocker led off with a double, advanced to third on a Garcia balk, and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Chavez.
Stocker and Chavez teamed up again in the eighth against Memphis reliever Matt Scherer to extend the Nashville lead to 5-0. Stocker ripped a one-out double, moved to third on a passed ball, and came plateward on Chavez's second sac fly of the night.
Garcia (4-4) took his third loss in four starts against the Sounds this season after he allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits in his five innings of work.
The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Wednesday night. Right-hander Mark DiFelice (3-0, 3.91) will make his first start since returning to the Sounds from Milwaukee. Memphis will counter with right-hander Clayton Mortensen (2-1, 3.42).
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