Sounds Outslugged In Road Trip Opener, 15-10
Published on April 20, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
ALBUQUERQUE -- The Nashville Sounds and Albuquerque Isotopes put on an offensive showdown on Friday evening at Isotopes Park in the opener of a four-game series, combining for 25 runs and 32 hits, including nine home runs, in Albuquerque's eventual 15-10 victory.
The Sounds grabbed a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning, highlighted by a Vinny Rottino two-run home run, before the host Isotopes put up a 10-spot in the bottom half of the frame by sending 13 batters to the plate.
In its 10-run inning, Albuquerque ripped six of its eight hits for extra bases, including four home runs, and sent Nashville starter Nic Ungs (1-2) to the showers after he allowed nine runs in only 1 2/3 innings of action, taking the loss.
Isotopes starter Kenny Baugh did not last much longer as he exited after allowing three more runs in the third inning, including back-to-back home runs off the bats of Brad Nelson and Russell Branyan. The blasts were each player's third roundtripper of the year.
The Sounds pulled within a run at 10-9 by plating two runs in the sixth on a pair of sacrifice flies and one more in the seventh on an RBI single from Laynce Nix, who went 3-for-5 in the contest to extend his hitting streak to six games.
However, Albuquerque rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a Brett Carroll two-run homer, his second of the game, and added three more in the eighth when Dallas McPherson belted a three-run tater off Erasmo Ramirez to extend the Isotopes' lead to 15-9.
Nashville tacked on the game's final run in the ninth when Mel Stocker scored on a Steve Sollmann RBI groundout.
Albuquerque reliever Marcos Carjaval (1-0) picked up the win following three scoreless innings of work behind Baugh.
The teams continue the series with a 2:35 p.m. CT meeting on Sunday afternoon. Left-hander Zach Jackson (1-2, 5.50) will make the start for Nashville and face Albuquerque southpaw Chris Seddon (1-1, 3.18).
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