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Sounds Conclude Road Trip With 7-3 Win

August 30, 2009 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Nashville Sounds closed out their road trip with a 7-3 victory over the Round Rock Express on Sunday evening at The Dell Diamond in the finale of a five-game series.

Nashville took three of five from the Express and concluded its nine-game trip with a 6-3 record.

The win temporarily pulled the Sounds (71-65) within a game of first-place Memphis in the PCL American Conference Northern Division. Iowa also won its Sunday contest and joins Nashville just a game behind the Redbirds.

Memphis was losing its contest in Albuquerque late Sunday night; a Redbirds loss would leave Nashville and Iowa just a half-game behind entering play on Monday.

Every Sounds position player recorded a hit in the winning effort, led by two-hit, two-RBI nights from Adam Stern, Adam Heether, and Hernan Iribarren.

After Round Rock grabbed an early lead with a pair of first-inning runs against Sounds starter Chris Cody, Nashville took control of the contest with a six-run outburst in the top of the fourth, sending 10 batters to the plate against Express starter Josh Muecke.

Corey Patterson opened the frame by reaching on an error and stealing second before scoring on a J.J. Hardy single. After Erick Almonte doubled to put runners on second and third, Heether put the visitors into the lead at 3-2 with a two-run double to left. Iribarren later plated Heether with a sacrifice fly before Stern capped off the frame's scoring with a two-out, two-run double.

Iribarren increased the Sounds' lead to 7-2 in the fifth when he plated Heether with an RBI single off Muecke.

Round Rock wrapped up the evening's scoring in the sixth when second baseman Matt Kata (3-for-4) delivered his second run-scoring knock of the night, an RBI single off Sounds reliever Matt Ginter.

Cody (8-7) picked up the win for Nashville after allowing two runs on six hits over five innings of work. Ginter worked the final four frames in solid fashion for the Sounds, allowing one run on three hits.

Muecke (6-10) drew the loss after surrendering seven runs (four earned) on nine hits in his five frames of action.

The Sounds return to Music City tomorrow to begin a crucial divisional matchup against the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds with Monday's 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series. Right-hander Mike Jones (1-1, 5.40) will make the start for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander P.J. Walters (7-10, 4.84).

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