PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Even Series, Defeat Grizzlies 3-1

May 22, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


FRESNO, Calif. - The Nashville Sounds snapped a two-game skid on Friday evening at Chukchansi Park, defeating the host Fresno Grizzlies by a 3-1 count.

The victory was the 10th in the Sounds' last 12 contests played in Fresno, dating back to 2005.

Nashville (24-16) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second innings against Grizzlies starter Matt Yourkin. Erick Almonte (3-for-3) led off the frame with his first of two doubles on the evening and scored later in the frame on Ben Johnson's sacrifice fly to center.

The Sounds missed an opportunity to add to their advantage in the fourth. After Nashville put runners on second and third with no outs, Yourkin recovered and fanned Trent Oeltjen, induced a shallow fly from Luis Cruz, and retired Johnson on an inning-ending groundout to squelch the threat.

An inning later, Nashville loaded the bases with no outs and plated a pair of runs to chase Yourkin from the contest as the lead grew to 3-0. With the sacks full, Ray Olmedo greeted new Fresno hurler Steve Edlefsen with an RBI single to right that extended the veteran's longest hit streak of the year to 11 games. Adam Heether followed by grounding into a double play, on which Sounds pitcher Chase Wright scored the second run of the frame.

Fresno got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Brock Bond led off with a double against Wright and later trotted home on a Buster Posey sacrifice fly, closing the deficit to 3-1.

Sounds reliever David Johnson worked into and out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the eighth inning to keep the two-run lead intact before giving way to closer Chris Smith, who worked around a pair of baserunners in the bottom of the ninth to post a scoreless frame and notch his league-leading 14th save of the year.

Wright (3-1) picked up the win for Nashville after allowing one run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings of action. He walked five batters and didn't record a strikeout in the outing, however.

Yourkin (2-1) was saddled with his first loss of the year after giving up three runs on five hits in his four-plus frames.

Cruz went 0-for-4 on the evening for the Sounds to snap his season-best hitting streak at 11 games.

The teams play game three of the four-game set at 9:05 p.m. CT on Saturday. Right-hander Kameron Loe (4-2, 2.88) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Fresno right-hander Kevin Pucetas (2-2, 4.22).

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