Sounds Drop Close One To Isotopes, 6-5
Published on July 6, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds lost to the Albuquerque Isotopes, 6-5, in a seven-inning contest on Monday evening at historic Greer Stadium.
With the loss, the first place Sounds dropped to 6-11 in one run games on the year.
Isotopes right fielder Jamie Hoffman went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Albuquerque.
After Nashville starter Lindsay Gulin walked the bases loaded in the first inning, Albuquerque first baseman JD Closser brought home Tony Abreu on a soft bloop to centerfield that gave the Isotopes a 1-0 lead. Gulin was able to induce a groundball double play to get out of the inning.
In the next frame, Albuquerque starter Scott Elbert matched Gulin by walking the bases full, and then surrendered a bases-loaded walk to Brendan Katin that scored Hernan Iribarren to tie the game at 1.
Abreu singled in the top of the third inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a base hit by Hoffman that put the Isotopes back in front at 2-1.
Albuquerque scored another run to extend the lead to 3-1 in the next inning on a sacrifice fly by Sergio Garcia, scoring Jason Repko.
Hoffman hit his third home run of the season in the fifth inning, a two-run shot to left field that increased the Isotopes' lead to 5-1.
Nashville got two runs back in the next frame on an Angel Salome opposite field homer to right field, trimming the Albuquerque lead to 5-3. Salome's fifth homer of the year was his first belted at historic Greer Stadium. Adam Heether walked later in the inning, and was brought home on a Brendan Katin double to left-center field that moved the Sounds within one at 5-4.
With the bases loaded and two out, the Isotopes got a run back on a John Axford wild pitch that scored Repko from third base. Axford walked the next batter to load the bases again, but struck out Dee Brown to end the jam.
Shortstop Alcides Escobar walked in the bottom of the sixth, and scored on another base knock by Salome that brought the Sounds back within one at 6-5.
Scott Strickland picked up his 17th save of the season, striking out the side in the seventh inning to secure the win.
Erick Threets (2-0) earned the win after throwing 1/3 of an inning. Elbert allowed four runs on five hits with six walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
Gulin (4-5) took the loss, surrendering five runs on six hits and four walks over five innings.
The Sounds wrap up their four-game series at 7:00 pm CT on Tuesday night at historic Greer Stadium. Right-hander Jason Schmidt (2-0, 3.38) starts for Albuquerque on a rehab assignment against TBA for Nashville.
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