Sounds Open Road Trip With 4-1 Victory
Published on May 6, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Nashville Sounds opened their road trip on a high note on Tuesday evening at Tucson Electric Park, scoring a 4-1 victory over the host Sidewinders.
Nashville starter Jeff Weaver engaged Tucson right-hander Yusmeiro Petit in a pitcher's duel through the first half of the game.
Neither team advanced a runner past second base until Sidewinders left fielder Trent Oeltjen led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a deep solo home run onto the berm in right-center on Weaver's initial pitch of the frame, his first longball of the year.
Petit exited after five scoreless innings of four-hit ball and Nashville took immediate advantage of his departure.
The Sounds grabbed a 2-1 lead with a pair of runs against Tucson reliever Abe Woody in the top of the sixth. Hernan Iribarren (3-for-5) led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt before Vinny Rottino delivered a game-tying triple to right. Rottino scored the go-ahead run during the next at-bat, scampering home on a Woody wild pitch.
Brendan Katin gave Nashville some breathing room in the ninth with a two-run home run to center off Sidewinders reliever Leo Rosales, his fourth roundtripper of the year. Adam Heether, who preceded Katin with an inning-opening single, scored on the blast and has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 contests.
Weaver (1-1) allowed one run on four hits in his seven innings of work to earn his first victory of the season.
Erasmo Ramirez followed with a scoreless eighth before Luis Pena took over in the ninth and retired the side in order to notch his third save of the year.
Woody (1-1) absorbed the loss after allowing two runs on three hits in his lone frame of action.
Sounds shortstop Ozzie Chavez went 0-for-4 on the evening to snap his season-best hitting streak at five games.
The teams continue the series with another 8:30 p.m. CT meeting on Wednesday evening. Left-hander Chris Narveson (1-4, 4.11) will make the start for the Sounds and face Sidewinders southpaw Evan MacLane (1-2, 7.45).
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