PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Close Regular Season With 3-1 Win

Published on September 3, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


MEMPHIS - The Nashville Sounds wrapped up the 2007 regular season with a 3-1 win over the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds on Monday afternoon at AutoZone Park.

With the victory, Nashville (89-55) pulled into a tie with Single-A Augusta for the most wins in minor league baseball in 2007 at 89.

The playoff-bound Sounds also improved to a season-best 34 games over .500 and upped their lead in the PCL American Conference Northern Division to a season-best 10 games to close out the year.

Zach Jackson (11-10) worked eight strong innings to earn his second win in his last three starts after a stretch of eight winless outings. The southpaw held Memphis to one run on seven hits while walking three batters and striking out five.

The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning by cashing in on a two-out error by the Redbirds. Drew Anderson doubled with two outs then scored when Mike Rivera's popup in front of the mound fell between three Memphis players, with an error charged to pitcher Mike Parisi.

Anderson (3-for-4) finished with a pair of doubles to tie Joe Dillon for the team lead in two-baggers. Including his seven doubles with Double-A Huntsville, the outfielder finished the year with a career-high 35 two-baggers.

Catcher J.R. Hopf doubled the Nashville lead to 2-0 in the fourth with a one-out solo home run to right off Parisi, his second of the year as a Sound.

Jackson helped his own cause in the eighth when his bases-loaded sacrifice fly made it a 3-0 contest, his eighth RBI of the year. Laynce Nix, who was hit by a Mark Worrell pitch to open the frame, scored on the play.

Memphis broke up Jackson's shutout bid in the bottom of the eighth inning by loading the bases with one out then executing a triple steal on a botched pickoff play, with Mike McCoy swiping home on the play for the Redbirds' first run. After Jackson walked Tagg Bozied to reload the bags, he induced an inning-ending lineout double play to third from Joe Mather.

Franklin Nunez worked a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save in just his second appearance for the Sounds after joining the club at the start of the road trip.

Parisi (8-13) suffered the loss after he allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits over his six frames of action. He walked one batter and struck out five.

Following the game, Nashville will travel to New Orleans, where the club will enjoy an off day on Tuesday.

The Sounds open the 2007 postseason on Wednesday evening at New Orleans when they begin the best-of-five American Conference Finals with a 7:00 p.m. contest against the Zephyrs. Nashville won the regular season series between the clubs by a 9-7 margin.

PCL Pitcher-of-the-Year R.A. Dickey (13-6, 3.72) will take the mound for Nashville in Wednesday's playoff opener to face a former Sound, New Orleans left-hander Dave Williams (3-4, 3.96).

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