Sounds Drop Second Straight In Tacoma
Published on May 26, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
TACOMA, Wash. - The Nashville Sounds dropped their second straight game to the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday evening at Cheney Stadium, falling 10-7 in the second game of a four-game series.
The teams combined for 26 hits, including eight for extra bases, and six errors in the high-scoring affair.
Both offenses got off to quick starts as the teams exchanged three-run first innings.
Nashville right fielder Brendan Katin (3-for-5) provided the big blow in the top half of the frame, blasting his sixth home run of the year - a two-out, two-run shot to right-center. The shot off Rainiers starter Andy Baldwin extended Katin's hitting streak to 11 games, the second-longest by a Sounds player this season (Tony Gwynn, 15G).
Tacoma responded to knot the score at 3-3 in the home half of the inning against Sounds starter Tim Dillard. The Rainiers opened with three consecutive singles, the last of which by designated hitter Jeff Clement plated a pair of runs when combined with Katin's fielding error in right field. Former Sound Brad Nelson later tied the contest with a sacrifice fly that brought home Clement in unearned fashion.
The Rainiers took a 4-3 lead in the third on a two-out RBI double by third baseman Chris Shelton then tacked on another run in the fourth on a two-out two-bagger by Prentice Redman.
Nashville rallied to pull back in front by a 6-5 margin with a three-run sixth against Baldwin. Hernan Iribarren (3-for-5) got things started with an RBI double to right. Erick Almonte tied the game when he scored on a throwing error by former Sound Chris Woodward at shortstop before Carlos Corporan pushed the visitors into the lead with a sacrifice fly that plated Iribarren unearned.
Tacoma squared the contest at 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth following several Sounds misfires. Bryan LaHair led off with a single against Nashville reliever Chris Narveson, moved to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third when Corporan's pickoff attempt from behind the plate sailed into center field, then scored on Narveson's second wild pitch of the frame.
The Rainiers took a 9-6 lead in the seventh with three more runs off Narveson. Clement ripped an RBI double and Mike Morse delivered an RBI single. The third score occurred when Sounds second baseman Alcides Escobar made his second error of the inning when he misplayed a LaHair grounder.
Sounds left fielder Cole Gillespie pulled Nashville back within a pair of runs at 9-7 in the top of the eighth when his double to left off Tyler Johnson plated Iribarren before Clement got that run back for Tacoma in the bottom of the frame with a sacrifice fly that concluded the evening's scoring.
Nashville threatened in the ninth, loading the bases with two outs against Randy Messenger, before the right-hander retired Iribarren on a game-ending groundout to secure the victory and record his seventh save of the year for the Rainiers.
Tacoma reliever Eric Hull (5-2) notched the win after striking out two batters over his scoreless inning of work.
Narveson (1-3) took the loss for the Sounds after surrendering four runs (three earned) in his two innings of relief work.
The teams have a quick turnaround for game three of the series as they will meet again on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. CT. Southpaw Lindsay Gulin (2-2, 6.81) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Tacoma right-hander Gaby Hernandez (3-3, 4.89).
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