PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Close Out Road Trip With 3-2 Loss

Published on April 27, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


OMAHA - The Nashville Sounds closed out their road trip with a 3-2 loss to the division-rival Omaha Royals on Sunday afternoon at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Nashville (5-17) finished the trip with a 2-5 record, but dropped to 0-9 in games decided by one or two runs with Sunday's defeat.

The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning when J.R. Hopf, Ozzie Chavez, and Hernan Iribarren opened the frame with three consecutive singles off Omaha starter Jorge De La Rosa, the last of which brought in Hopf with the game's first run.

Omaha rallied to grab a 2-1 lead against Sounds starter Chris Narveson in the bottom of the fourth. Mitch Maier led off with a single then scored the tying run when Mike Aviles followed with an RBI double to right. Royals right fielder Shane Costa put the home team in front when he plated Aviles with a run-scoring single to left.

Royals shortstop Angel Berroa stretched the lead to 3-1 in the fifth with a one-out solo homer to center on a 3-2 offering from Narveson, the infielder's third longball of the year.

Nashville pulled back within a run in the top of the sixth when Joe Dillon drew an inning-opening walk, stole second, and scored on Russell Branyan's two-out RBI single.

Both teams left the bases loaded in the seventh. Omaha reliever Neal Musser struck out Brad Nelson on three swings to escape a jam unscathed in the top of the frame. In the home half, Narveson caught David Matranga looking at strike three on a 3-2 pitch to keep the Sounds within a run.

Musser worked the final 2 2/3 innings in hitless fashion to notch his fifth save.

De La Rosa (3-0) earned the win for Omaha after he held the Sounds to two runs on seven hits while striking out eight batters over 6 1/3 innings of work.

Narveson (0-4) turned in his second straight quality start, allowing three runs on five hits over seven frames, but took the loss and remains winless through five starts.

Sounds catcher Vinny Rottino led off the fourth inning with a single to extend his hitting streak to nine games, the longest by a Nashville player this season.

The Sounds return to Greer Stadium on Monday to begin an eight-game homestand with the 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA-Rockies). Right-hander Richie Gardner (0-0, 5.40) will man the bump for Nashville and face Colorado Springs southpaw John Koronka (0-2, 6.33).

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