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Nashville Quiets Sox Offense in 2-0 Loss

July 1, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox News Release


COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Sky Sox could not solve Nashville pitching on Wednesday night in a 2-0 shutout loss to the Sounds before 5,359 fans at First Tennessee Park.

Right-handers Josh Roenicke (4-5, 4.75) and Nate Long (1-1, 3.09) dueled through seven tightly contested innings. Roenicke was the first and only pitcher to break in this battle of arms, allowing the only two runs of the ballgame in the home fourth. After easily retiring the first two batters of the frame, Roenicke would allow three consecutive hits. A double by Dayan Viciedo was followed by a Jason Pridie RBI single to give the Sounds 1-0 lead with two out in the fourth. The newly-acquired Jake Smolinski doubled Pridie home in the next at-bat to extend the Nashville lead to 2-0. Roenicke would retire the next batter to put an end to the frame but not before the Sounds could record the only runs they would need.

Long was brilliant in his second game since being called up from Double-A Midland, allowing just two hit and a walk to the Sox offense while striking out five over seven scoreless frames. Roenicke was nearly as good, allowing the two, fourth inning runs on six hits while striking out five and walking none in 6.2 innings of work.

Michael Kirkman and Jaye Chapman finished off the game in relief of Roenicke with 1.1 combined shutout frames. Each reliever struck out one in their brief outings.

Righty relievers Arnold Leon and Ryan Cook pitched two total shutout frames to close out the Sky Sox, though Cook allowed two hits in a nail-biting ninth. One of the hits was surrendered to Elian Herrera who collected three of the Sox four hits in the ballgame. Matt Clark followed Herrera with a fly out to left, ending the 2-0 contest to give Nashville the win and Cook his seventh save of the season.

Colorado Springs hopes to get the offense back on track as they head into game three of this four-game series with the Sounds on Thursday night. Coming off a brilliant shutout performance in his last start, Hiram Burgos (1-0, 1.64) will lead the way against Nashville southpaw Sean Nolin (2-1, 2.67) with first pitch set for 6:05 PM MDT at First Tennessee Park.



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