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Sounds Blow Late Leads, Fall 6-5 In 10 Innings

April 17, 2005 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


METAIRIE, La. - New Orleans first baseman Larry Broadway's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning gave the Zephyrs a 6-5 victory over the Nashville Sounds, who failed to protect a pair of late leads and fell to 6-5 on the year.

The game-winner capped off a three-RBI afternoon for Broadway, who entered the contest with only one run driven in over his initial seven games this season.

Nashville led 4-2 in the eighth and 5-4 in the tenth but the Zephyrs (5-5) produced a pair of comebacks against the Sounds bullpen to secure the come-from-behind victory.

Dan DeMent led off the bottom of the tenth by singling to center off Sounds reliever Mike Meyers. Tyrell Godwin followed with a walk then both runners surprised Nashville with a double steal in a sacrifice situation. Jason Bowers knotted the contest at 5-5 with a sacrifice fly to center. After an intentional walk to Jeffery Hammonds, pinch-hitter Rick Short was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Meyers picked up a big out by fanning Brendan Harris for the second out of the inning but could not retire Broadway.

New Orleans struck first, breaking a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth. Bowers led off with an infield single to short then Hammonds drew a four-pitch walk from Nashville starter Jose Capellan. Two outs later, Broadway lifted a two-run double to the wall in right-center to put the home team up, 2-0.

The Sounds responded quickly, posting a four-run rally to take a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth. Kevin Orie drew a leadoff walk from Z's starter Ed Yarnall and moved to second on Trent Durrington's single to left. Julio Mosquera followed by plating Orie with an RBI single to center, halving the lead to 2-1. One out later, both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch and pinch-hitter Matt Erickson knotted the game with an RBI groundout. Dave Krynzel followed with an RBI infield single to score Mosquera and give Nashville a 3-2 lead. Rickie Weeks drove in Krynzel with a stand-up triple to straightaway center that hit a few feet below the yellow line on the wall, his league-leading third three-bagger of the season.

The Zephyrs evened the score with a pair of runs in the eighth. With one out, pinch-hitter DeMent delivered an opposite-field single to right-center and Godwin blooped a single to left off Clint Weibl. Kane Davis came on in relief for the Sounds and walked Bowers to load the bases with only one out. Jeffrey Hammonds delivered a sacrifice fly to center to plate DeMent and pull the Z's within a run at 4-3. Matt Cepicky followed with an infield single to first to bring home Godwin with the tying run.

Nashville reclaimed the lead in the top of the tenth. Krynzel drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second when Zephyrs reliever Hector Carrasco was unable to handle Weeks' sacrifice bunt attempt. After Prince Fielder lined out, Corey Hart loaded the bases with an infield single to third. Carrasco fanned pinch-hitter Brad Nelson for the second out before Durrington hit a slow roller to shortstop for an RBI infield single, plating Krynzel for a 5-4 Sounds lead.

Carrasco (1-0) picked up the victory as a result of the New Orleans comeback, while Meyers (1-2) took the loss after blowing a save and allowing the game-winning run.

Weeks finished 2-for-3 with a double and a triple to pace the Sounds offense in the contest.

Capellan allowed two runs and struck out four batters in four innings in his first appearance for the Sounds since Opening Day after skipping a start due to a blister on his pitching hand.

The teams wrap up the four-game series on Monday evening at 7:05 p.m. at Zephyr Field. Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (0-0, 6.30) will face New Orleans right-hander Sun-Woo Kim (1-1, 4.35).

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