PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Drop Homestand Opener To Isotopes

Published on August 10, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds dropped their series opener against the Albuquerque Isotopes, 7-6, on Friday evening at Greer Stadium in front of a Faith Night crowd of 7,862.

With the loss, Nashville's lead in the division drops to 5 1/2 games over the Iowa Cubs, who won their game earlier in the evening. The Sounds' last six losses have now been decided by one run.

Sounds outfielders Drew Anderson (1-for-3) and Gabe Gross (2-for-4) both extended their season-best hit streaks. Anderson has now hit safely in 12 straight contests and Gross has registered a hit in nine straight.

It was an evening of missed opportunities for the Sounds (71-48), who left 12 men on base and finished 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position.

Albuquerque (59-59) jumped on the board first in the top of the third. Josh Labandeira led off the inning by swinging at the third strike but reached when the wild pitch got past catcher Mike Rivera. Two batters later, Robert Andino drove a 1-0 pitch over the left-centerfield wall for his ninth home run of the season, giving Albuquerque a 2-0 advantage.

The Isotopes added another in the top of the fourth. Valentino Pascucci led off and reached on a Chris Barnwell throwing error. Pascucci moved to second on his third stolen bag of the year before scoring on Brett Carrroll's double to deep left-center, bringing the score to 3-0.

Nashville (71-48) got one back in the bottom of the frame. Rivera led off the inning with a double down the left field line and came around to score two batters later when Laynce Nix singled to right. It was Nix's 49th RBI of the year.

Albuquerque scored three more in the top of the fifth, partially thanks to Pascucci's two-run opposite field blast. The All-Star slugger now has 29 longballs on the year and is tied for second in the PCL.

Nashville put another run on the board in the fifth inning when Gross hit a one-out single up the middle before stealing his first base as a Sound. He scored thanks to Anderson's follow-up double.

Nix led off the next inning with a single to right and moved to second on a Brad Nelson infield single. After a double steal put men at second and third with no outs, Barnwell grounded to short, plating Nix. Jose Macias followed with an identical at-bat, grounding out to short and scoring Nelson to bring the score to 7-4.

The Sounds pulled one run closer in the eighth when Brad Nelson scored on a throwing error by pitcher Nate Field before threatening in the bottom of the ninth. Nix walked with one out before Barnwell hit a line-drive single to center that was bobbled by Eric Reed. Nix scored on the error and Barnwell advanced to second, but the Sounds could not take advantage of the opportunity.

Sounds starter Adam Pettyjohn (9-3) took the loss after giving up five earned runs in six innings. The defeat snapped a six-start winning streak for the left-hander.

Starter Kenny Baugh (6-7) got the win for Albuquerque after throwing 5 1/3 innings and giving up four earned runs. Roy Corcoran earned his tenth save of the year by throwing 1 1/3 innings of relief.

Despite the loss, Nashville set a season high by stealing six bases, one shy of the franchise record. The club's previous high in 2007 was three.

The Sounds continue their series against Albuquerque tomorrow when right-hander Mark DiFelice (2-0, 2.83) takes the mound against former Sounds right-hander Wes Obermueller (0-1, 3.48) at 6:00 p.m.

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