PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Defeat Royals In Rain-Shortened Contest

Published on July 7, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


OMAHA - The Nashville Sounds recorded a rain-shortened, five-inning 4-2 victory over the Omaha Royals on Monday evening at Rosenblatt Stadium in the opener of a five-game series.

The Sounds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Omaha starter Roman Colon. Mel Stocker led off with a single and stole second before scoring the contest's first run on catcher Vinny Rottino's two-out RBI single.

Nashville doubled its advantage in the second with another two-out run when Adam Heether drew an inning-opening walk, moved to third on a Stocker single, and scored on Tony Gwynn's RBI single to left.

Rightfielder Brendan Katin extended the Sounds' lead to 4-0 in the fifth when he belted his 12th home run of the season, a two-out, two-run shot to center off Colon that also plated Rottino, who had preceded him with a two-out single.

Nashville starter Mark DiFelice opened the contest with four hitless innings before the Royals' offense finally got going in the fifth, plating a pair of runs to halve the Sounds' lead.

Brian Buchanan led off with a single for the home team's first knock of the evening and moved to third when Angel Sanchez followed with a double to left. Chris Lubanski delivered Omaha's third straight knock to open the frame, an RBI single to right. The Royals added their second score later in the frame on a Shane Costa sacrifice fly.

DiFelice (4-0) picked up his fourth win in five starts this season after he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out a pair of batters in his five innings of work.

Randy Choate, who had allowed a pair of baserunners in the bottom of the sixth inning and faced a two-out batter with runners on second and third when the rains came, was credited with his first save of the year.

Colon (2-2) was dealt the loss for the Royals. He surrendered four runs on eight hits over five frames.

The teams continue the series with a 5:05 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday that makes up an April 25 postponement. All-Star left-hander Lindsay Gulin (4-4, 3.02) will start the opener for the Sounds and face Royals right-hander Carlos Rosa (3-2, 4.89). Southpaw Steve Hammond (0-2, 8.10) will man the bump for Nashville in the nightcap to face an undetermined Omaha hurler.

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