PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Drop Series Finale in Round Rock, 5-1

Published on June 8, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Nashville Sounds dropped their third straight game on Tuesday evening at The Dell Diamond, falling 5-1 to the Round Rock Express in the finale of a four-game series.

With the loss, Nashville (32-26) fell out of sole possession of first place in the PCL American Conference Northern Division for the first time since the second day of the season. The Sounds, who have lost five of their last six contests, are now tied with the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds atop the division.

Round Rock took a 2-0 lead in the home half of the fourth when Brian Esposito ripped a two-run double to left against Sounds starter Chris Waters.

Waters (4-3), who was ejected by home plate umpire Angel Campos at the conclusion of the Round Rock fourth, took the loss after allowing two runs on five hits over four innings of work.

The Express added a run in the fifth against Sounds reliever David Johnson when third baseman Chris Johnson belted a two-out solo homer to center. The infielder's seventh longball of the year made it a 3-0 contest.

Round Rock increased its lead to five in the eighth with a pair of runs off recently promoted Sounds reliever Brandon Kintzler, who made his career Triple-A debut.

Johnson greeted the new Nashville right-hander with a single before Matt Kata legged out an RBI triple to center to up the lead to 4-0. Kata later scored the final Express run on a double-play groundout.

The Sounds broke up the Round Rock shutout bid in the top of the ninth, when Mat Gamel drew a one-out walk from Express reliever Roy Corcoran and later scored on a two-out double off the bat of Brendan Katin.

Round Rock starter Shane Loux (2-1) tossed five innings of scoreless, two-hit ball to earn the win for the Express.

The Sounds join the entire Pacific Coast League for an off day tomorrow before wrapping up their road trip with a four-game series in Omaha beginning on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. It will be Nashville's final visit to Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

Left-hander Chuck Lofgren (6-4, 5.49) will man the bump for Nashville in Thursday's series opener to face rehabbing Omaha lefty John Parrish.

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