Sounds Fall Again To RedHawks, 7-5
Published on April 8, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Nashville Sounds suffered another loss on Tuesday evening at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, falling 7-5 to the host Oklahoma RedHawks.
For the second straight night, the Sounds (1-5) jumped out to a lead in the top of the first inning. Hernan Iribarren (3-for-3) led off the contest with a single to extend his hitting streak to five games before coming around to score on Laynce Nix's two-run homer to right off Oklahoma starter Eric Hurley, the outfielder's first longball of the season.
The RedHawks stormed back with a five-run outburst against Sounds starter Zach Jackson in the bottom of the frame. The left-hander got off to a wild start, walking the first three batters he faced, before Oklahoma first baseman Nate Gold cleared the bases with a three-run triple to center that gave the home club a 3-2 lead. Gold scored on a Kevin Mench groundout before the âHawks added their final tally of the inning on a two-out Kevin Richardson RBI single.
Oklahoma added another run against Jackson in unearned fashion in the second following an Ozzie Chavez throwing error, the shortstop's second gaff in two nights - both of which led to unearned RedHawks runs.
Nashville got a pair of runs back in the top of the fourth against Hurley. Chavez pulled the Sounds within 6-3 when his RBI triple plated Abraham Nunez, who opened the frame with a single. One batter later, Chavez scored to make it a 6-4 contest when he scored on a close play at the plate on an Iribarren sacrifice fly that gave the outfielder his first RBI of the year.
The RedHawks got a run back in the bottom of the frame to increase the lead to 7-4 when former Sound Nelson Cruz delivered a sacrifice fly to center that brought in Casey Benjamin.
The Sounds missed a chance for a rally in the seventh when Brad Nelson and Russell Branyan opened the frame with singles against RedHawks reliever Elizardo Ramirez. The right-hander later worked out of a bases-loaded jam unscathed by retiring Chavez on an inning-ending flyout to left.
Nashville brought the score to its final 7-5 in the eighth when Iribarren singled, his third hit of the evening, then stole second and later scored on a Wes Littleton wild pitch.
Despite coming up on the short end of the final score, the Sounds out-hit the RedHawks on the evening, 12-8, and each member of the Nashville lineup recorded at least one knock.
Ramirez (1-1) picked up the win after working 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief behind Hurley. Frank Francisco tossed a scoreless ninth to notch his first save of the year.
Jackson (0-2) allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits while walking four batters and fanning only one in his five-plus frames of action. His ERA sits at 8.18 after two starts.
Right-hander Yovani Gallardo (0-0, 6.75) makes his second rehab start for the Sounds when the teams continue the series with an 11:05 a.m. matinee on Wednesday. The RedHawks will counter with left-hander A.J. Murray (0-0, 0.00).
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