PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Nelson, Narron Lead Sounds To Series Finale Win

Published on August 24, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Brad Nelson homered for the second straight evening and drove in four runs to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 7-2 victory over the Round Rock Express on Sunday evening at Greer Stadium in the finale of a five-game series.

With the victory, Nashville (58-78) secured a three-games-to-two series victory and wins in six of their nine consecutive meetings with the Express dating back to last Saturday.

Left-hander Sam Narron (9-4) earned his team-leading ninth victory of the year for Nashville by turning in his sixth quality start with the club. He allowed two runs on five hits while striking out four batters and walking none over six frames.

Round Rock grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Edwin Maysonet opened the contest with a single and Nick Gorneault followed with a double to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Ex-Sound J.R. House plated Maysonet with a groundout before Gorneault scored the second run when new Nashville third baseman Mat Gamel committed a fielding error on a Ray Sadler groundball.

The Sounds responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 3-2 lead. Callix Crabbe drew a four-pitch walk from Round Rock starter Runelvys Hernandez to start the inning, moved to second on a Tony Gwynn single, and later scored on a Joe Dillon sacrifice fly. Nelson followed with a mammoth two-run home run off the light pole to the left of the batter's eye, his 18th roundtripper of the season and second in two nights against Express pitching.

Nashville manufactured a run in the third to increase the lead to 4-2. Gwynn led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on a Dillon flyout, and scored on a Nelson groundout, which netted the Sounds first baseman his team-leading 77th RBI of the year.

Jay Gibbons increased the Sounds' cushion to 6-2 in the fifth when he belted his fourth home run of the year, a two-run shot to right-center off Hernandez that careened off the top of the clubhouse building. The home run extended the outfielder's hitting streak to five games, matching his longest of the season. Gwynn, who walked to open the frame, scored his third run of the contest on the blast.

Nelson drove in his fourth run of the evening in the seventh when Gwynn scored his fourth run of the night from third on a sacrifice fly to left, making it a 7-2 contest.

Gamel got off to a rocky start to his Triple-A career for the Sounds, striking out in all four of his plate appearances (three times caught looking) and committed an error on one of two balls hit to him at the hot corner on the evening.

Nashville shortstop Chris Woodward went 0-for-4 to snap his season-best hitting streak at eight games.

Mitch Stetter (1.0 IP) and Tim Dillard (2.0 IP) followed Narron by closing out the game in scoreless fashion to continue the recent strong performances by the Nashville bullpen.

Hernandez (7-8) absorbed the loss for the Express after giving up six runs on five hits over six innings of work.

The Sounds continue their final homestand of the 2008 season on Monday when they welcome the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Marlins) for the 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series. Left-hander Chris Narveson (6-12, 5.14) will man the bump for Nashville to face Albuquerque southpaw Chris Seddon (9-9, 5.21).

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