PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Nashville Moves To 7-1 With Win Over Omaha

April 15, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


OMAHA, Neb. - The Nashville Sounds topped the division-rival Omaha Royals, 1-0, on Thursday night at Rosenblatt Stadium thanks to a Brendan Katin game-winning sacrifice fly that scored second baseman Eric Farris for the contest's only run in the top of the ninth inning.

Nashville improves to 7-1 on the season after sweeping the Iowa Cubs and taking three of four from Omaha over the four-game series.

Starter Marco Estrada was brilliant again for the Sounds, throwing seven shutout innings while allowing just two hits and two walks with four strikeouts. The right-hander has shutout the opposition through his first 13 innings as a member of the Brewers organization, but has only received one run of support in his first two starts.

Reliever Chris Smith shut the door for his PCL-leading fifth save after throwing a scoreless ninth frame. Right-hander Mike McClendon (1-0) added another scoreless inning to earn the win, throwing a perfect eighth in relief.

Farris singled to center field to begin the top of the ninth inning. The speedy second baseman moved to second base on a Trent Oeltjen sacrifice, went to third on a Greg Holland wild pitch, and then scored the game-winning run on a Katin sacrifice fly

Outfielder Norris Hopper's third inning two-out single was the Sounds only hit through the first seven frames off Omaha starter Bruce Chen. Erick Almonte snapped out of a 0-for-10 slump to record the Sounds other hit in the eighth inning off Holland.

Chen earned a no-decision for the Royals after the left-hander surrenderd one hit with two walks and six strikeouts over seven shutout innings. Holland (0-2) took the loss after allowing one run on three hits in two innings.

The Sounds travel home to Music City to begin their season-opening eight-game homestand, facing off against the division-rival Iowa Cubs on Friday night at 7:05 pm CT.

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