PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Offense Comes Up Big In 11-4 Win

Published on August 27, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville hitters combined for 11 runs on 12 hits in the Sounds' 11-4 victory on Monday evening during the opener of a four-game series against the Omaha Royals at Greer Stadium.

Drew Anderson went 2-for-4 on the evening, scoring three runs and knocking in another two as the PCL American Northern Division champions improved their record to 31 games above .500, their highest standing all season.

Shortstop Ozzie Chavez also had a good night, going 2-for-3 and reaching base four times by drawing two walks. Chavez has now hit safely in a season-high seven consecutive games and is batting .388 in those games.

Omaha (69-68) took an early lead in the top of the first inning after Mitch Maier drew a leadoff walk before Craig Brazell's 32nd home run of the season made it a 2-0 game.

Nashville (84-53) was quick to take advantage of Omaha's sloppy defense in the bottom half of the first by scoring five runs on three hits and three errors. Callix Crabbe drew a walk to lead off the inning and was moved over after a Vinny Rottino single to left. Omaha third baseman Derek Wathan then misplayed a grounder from Anderson that scored Crabbe and moved Rottino to second.

One play later, second baseman Fernando Cortez's errant flip to second on a Brad Nelson grounder loaded the bases for Laynce Nix, who sent them all home with a double to the wall in right field. Nix now leads the team with 69 RBIs on the season. Nix would come in to score the fifth and final run of the inning thanks to Cortez's second throwing error of the inning, giving the Sounds a three run advantage.

The Sounds added more to their lead in the bottom of the second inning. Rottino led off with his second single of the game, a line drive up the middle before Anderson knocked him home with a double to left-center. Anderson came around to score three batters later thanks to another Cortez throwing error, this time on a lazy grounder from Nix, to give the Sounds a 7-2 lead.

The Royals came back to score single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Justin Huber hit his 16th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the fourth inning and Cortez knocked in Wathan with a sacrifice fly in the fifth to bring the score to 7-4 in favor of Nashville.

Nashville added two more runs in the sixth, one run in the seventh, and one run in the eighth thanks to Andy Abad's 12th home run of the year.

Nashville starter R.A. Dickey (12-6) earned the win for the Sounds to pull into a tie for the PCL victories lead. The knuckleballer allowed four runs on six hits while striking out three in seven innings. Marino Salas finished out the game by throwing two perfect innings of relief and striking out two.

Royals starter Matt Wright (9-5) took the loss after giving up seven runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out three in three innings. Anthony Bradley came in for relief in his Triple-A debut and gave up two runs in three innings while striking out one.

The Sounds continue their final regular season series at Greer Stadium in 2007 on Tuesday night when they take on the Omaha Royals for the second game of a four-game set. Sounds right-hander Carlos Villanueva (0-0, 0.00) will take the mound against Omaha left-hander Nate Hoelscher (5-2, 5.05).

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