PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds close homestand with 8-6 loss

Published on August 23, 2005 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds closed out their eight-game homestand on a down note on Tuesday evening, falling 8-6 to the Oklahoma RedHawks in the finale of a four-game series at Greer Stadium.

With the loss, Nashville (70-61) had its lead in the PCL American Conference Northern Division reduced to four games over Omaha, its smallest margin since July 18. The Sounds, who have dropped nine of their last 11 contests, finished 2-6 for the second consecutive homestand at Greer Stadium.

Leadoff hitter Trent Durrington - who went 3-for-5 and added two outfield assists on the evening - put the Sounds up 1-0 with a leadoff homer off the guitar-shaped scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning. The blast, his fifth, came off Oklahoma starter A.J. Murray. Catcher Julio Mosquera doubled the lead in the second with a solo shot to right-center off Murray. The tater was his fourth of the year and first at Greer Stadium.

Left-hander Tommy Phelps made a spot start for Nashville as he stretches out his arm and tossed three scoreless innings, allowing two hits while fanning three.

RedHawks first baseman Chris Richard put the visitors in the lead with one swing of the bat against scheduled starter Jeff Housman in the top of the fourth when he roped a three-run homer down the right field line. Manny Alexander followed with a roundtripper of his own, lining a 3-2 offering out to left for a 4-2 Oklahoma lead. Housman was pulled after only one inning of work; he surrendered four runs on four hits, including a pair of homers.

Nashville shortstop Steve Scarborough continued the longball barrage in the bottom of the fifth when he re-staked the Sounds to a 5-4 lead with a one-out, three-run homer to left off Murray. Chris Barnwell, who singled, and Ryan Knox, who doubled, scored on the blast, Scarborough's 11th of the season.

The Sounds added a run in the sixth against RedHawks reliever Matt Roney when Vinny Rottino, who opened the frame with a single to left for his first Class AAA hit, scored on Trent Durrington's two-out, bases-loaded RBI infield single.

Oklahoma second baseman Ian Kinsler greeted Sounds reliever Mike Adams with a game-tying two-run single to knot the score at 7-7 in the top of the seventh. Adams relieved Alec Zumwalt, who had allowed a Jason Conti single and issued a walk to Rashad Eldridge to open the frame.

The RedHawks took the lead later in the seventh when Kinsler scored from second while Jason Botts, who had walked, was caught in a rundown between first and second base and was eventually caught stealing after the run had scored.

Oklahoma added an insurance run in the ninth against Jeff Bennett on Esteban German's two-out single.

Roney (4-0) picked up the victory after allowing one run and striking out two in his lone inning of work. Adams (3-4) took the loss after suffering his third blown save of the season and allowing the go-ahead run in his 1 1/3 frames of action. Jose Veras worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth to pick up his 20th save of the year and extend his RedHawks single-season record.

The Sounds begin a nine-game road trip on Wednesday evening in Round Rock, Texas, where they'll take on the Express in the 7:05 p.m. CT opener of a five-game series. Right-hander Wes Obermueller (3-0, 2.52) takes the mound for Nashville to square off against Round Rock right-hander Brandon Duckworth (7-5, 4.84).

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