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Sounds Close Road Trip with 2-1 Loss in Omaha

June 13, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


OMAHA, Neb. - Despite an outstanding start from Sam Narron, the Nashville Sounds suffered their third consecutive defeat on Sunday afternoon at Rosenblatt Stadium, a 2-1 loss to the Omaha Royals in the finale of a four-game series.

With the defeat, Nashville (33-29) dropped three of four in Omaha and wrapped up its road trip with a 2-6 record. The Sounds have lost eight of their last 10 contests overall.

Narron (0-2) was credited with a complete game for the Sounds after allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three over eight strong innings, his second straight quality start since joining the club. He threw 60 of his 89 pitches for strikes.

The left-hander suffered a second straight loss, though, as the Nashville offense has provided him with only two runs of support in his 14 innings pitched. Both runs scored against Narron on Sunday came with two outs in an inning.

Omaha took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out run against Narron. After the first two batters were retired, Alex Gordon, Kila Ka'aihue, and Kurt Mertins posted three consecutive singles against the left-hander, the last one plating Gordon with the game's first run.

The Royals doubled their advantage to 2-0 in the fifth with another two-out score against Narron. Marc Maddox led off the frame with a single to center and later scored on Rick Ankiel's two-out RBI double to right.

For the third straight evening, the Omaha starting pitcher twirled seven scoreless frames against the Sounds. Nashville finally got on the board against Royals starter Anthony Lerew in the top of the eighth, snapping a 25-inning scoreless stretch.

Ray Olmedo led off the Sounds' eighth with a single to left field. When Trent Oeltjen followed with a sacrifice bunt attempt, Lerew's throw to first base sailed past the bag to allow Olmedo to come all the way around to plate the first Nashville run of the afternoon and make it a 2-1 contest.

Oeltjen advanced to third with two outs in the frame but was stranded there when Royals reliever Greg Holland induced an inning-ending flyout from Erick Almonte.

Lerew (5-3) picked up the win for Omaha after holding the Sounds to one run on three hits over seven-plus innings of work.

The Sounds once again put the potential tying run on base in the ninth as Norris Hopper drew a one-out walk from Josh Rupe. But, the right-hander quickly struck out Patrick Arlis and retired Olmedo on a game-ending flyout to center to secure the win with his first save of the year.

Nashville had runners on base in all nine innings of the contest, including men in scoring position in the third, fifth, sixth, and eighth frames, but only scored once.

The Sounds return to Music City tomorrow to open a 10-game homestand at historic Greer Stadium that starts off with a six-game series against the division-leading Memphis Redbirds. Nashville is 2-0 against their cross-state rivals this season.

Left-hander Chris Waters (4-3, 3.50) will man the bump for the Sounds in Monday's 7:05 p.m. series opener to face Memphis southpaw Ryan Kulik (0-1, 7.71).

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