Sky Sox Rally Past Sounds In Completion Of Suspended Game
August 7, 2009 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
COLORADO SPRINGS - The Colorado Springs Sky Sox rallied late to post a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Friday evening at Security Service Field in the completion of Wednesday's series opener that had been suspended due to rain.
Nashville grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with an unearned run off Sky Sox starter Damian Moss. Johnny Raburn reached on a throwing error by shortstop Mike McCoy and later scored on Jason Bourgeois' two-out RBI single.
The game was delayed due to lightning in the bottom of the second inning. on Wednesday and was suspended following a one hour and twenty-seven minute delay.
The contest resumed on Friday evening. Down 1-0 in the third, the Sox tied it up after Eric Young Jr. led off the inning with a double and later scored on a sac fly by Matt Murton.
Nashville scored twice in the fifth on a two-run single by Johnny Raburn to take a 3-1 lead but Colorado Springs answered with single tallies in the fifth, sac fly by Miller, and seventh, RBI single by Murton, to knot the game at three all and set up the ninth inning dramatics.
In the bottom of the ninth, Miller led off with a single and one out later moved to third on a single by Dan Ortmeier. Kenny Perez came to the plate next and promptly knocked a solid single up the middle to score Miller and send the Sox home winners.
Joel Peralta (5-0) worked a scoreless ninth to earn the victory and Sam Narron (1-5) took the loss after working 6.2 innings in relief and giving up four runs on 12 hits.
NOTE: The teams are currently playing the seven-inning nightcap. A separate recap will be sent following that contest.
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