PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Redbirds Stage Late Rally To Defeat Sounds

Published on July 2, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds plated a pair of runs in the seventh inning to register a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Wednesday evening at AutoZone Park.

Seven Memphis hurlers held the Sounds to a season-low four hits on the evening.

The Sounds grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Hernan Iribarren doubled with one out to chase rehabbing Memphis starter Anthony Reyes from the contest. Two batters later, Vinny Rottino ripped a two-out RBI single off Hugo Castellanos to plate the game's first run. Brendan Katin added a run-scoring double later in the frame, which extended the outfielder's season-best hitting streak to seven games.

Memphis got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Sounds starter Mark DiFelice hit Rico Washington with a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs.

DiFelice allowed one run on three hits over five innings in his first start since returning to the Sounds and took a no-decision.

The Redbirds rallied to grab the lead in the seventh against Nashville reliever Ben Howard. Jarrett Hoffpauir led off with a double and scored the tying run two batters later on a Washington RBI single. Joe Mather gave the home team a 3-2 advantage later in the frame with a two-out RBI single to left that plated Washington.

Mark Worrell retired the Sounds in order in the eighth before Kelvin Jimenez worked a 1-2-3 ninth to notch his sixth save of the year for the Redbirds.

Memphis reliever Ron Flores (2-3) worked a scoreless inning to earn the victory, while Howard (2-4) took the loss for the Sounds after giving up two runs in his 1 1/3 frames of action.

The teams wrap up the series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Thursday evening. Left-hander Lindsay Gulin (4-4, 3.15) will make the start for Nashville. Memphis will counter with right-hander Clayton Mortensen (2-1, 3.42).




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