Sounds Drop Final Home Game, 4-3
Published on August 28, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds lost a lead in the top of the ninth inning and eventually lost the game, 4-3, to the Albuquerque Isotopes in their final home game of the 2008 season.
Despite holding a 3-2 lead with a Sounds bullpen that only gave up two runs in their last 26 2/3 innings, Nashville was unable to secure a victory after a blown save from Tim Dillard in the ninth inning.
Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin pitched six innings and struck out five batters while only giving up one run on a solo homer. The longball was the only hit Gulin gave up while picking up his fourth quality start, but he did not factor in the decision after the blown save.
The Sounds got off to a quick start when Hernan Iribarren, Tony Gwynn, and Joe Dillon all knocked consecutive singles with Iribarren scoring on Dillon's single to left field in the first inning. With that run, Nashville has outscored its opponents 32-8 in the first inning over its last 12 contests.
Albuquerque evened the score with one swing in the top of the third inning when Brett Hayes crushed a 2-2 offering from Gulin over the left field wall for a solo home run. The longball was Hayes's fifth of the year.
Nashville went up again in the bottom of the fourth inning when Chris Woodward scored on a wild pitch after hitting a single to lead off the inning and moving to third on a double from Vinny Rottino. Iribarren then singled up the middle to score Rottino from third and give the Sounds a two-run lead.
The Isotopes scored in the bottom of the seventh inning with three consecutive two-out singles off Sounds reliever Mitch Stetter from Jason Wood, Andrew Beattie, and Hayes with Wood scoring on the last of the three, but Hayes was thrown out at second base by Jay Gibbons to end any further rally.
Albuquerque tied the game in the top of the ninth inning when Dillard gave up an RBI single to Hayes that scored Wood from second base. The Isotopes then took a 4-3 lead when Jai Miller hit a sacrifice fly to score Hayes from third base. The blown save was Dillard's second of the season.
Albuquerque reliever Carlos Martinez (2-2) picked up the win after pitching two innings, and Brandon Villafuerte picked up his seventh save of the year after closing out the ninth inning for the Isotopes.
The Sounds travel to New Orleans to wrap up their 2008 season with a four-game series against the Zephyrs at Zephyr Field starting on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Southpaw Sam Narron (9-4, 4.73) will start for the Sounds against lefty Jon Niese (5-1, 3.65) for the Zephyrs.
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