Sounds Plate Four in 9th to Defeat Albuquerque
Published on June 1, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to hang a 5-4 defeat on the visiting Albuquerque Isotopes on Tuesday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series.
Adam Heether raced home on Norris Hopper's game-winning infield single for Nashville, which scored five unanswered runs in the game's final two frames.
The Sounds (30-21) claimed their 12th last at-bat victory of the year and the club's fourth last at-bat triumph of the five games during their current homestand.
Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, Nashville rallied to record the victory against Scott Dohmann (0-1), who blew his second save of the year.
After the next two batters of the frame were retired, Ray Olmedo ripped a two-out, two-run single up the middle to pull the Sounds within a run at 4-3.
After Dohmann walked Heether and hit Joe Koshansky with a pitch to load the bags to push the potential tying and winning runs into scoring position, the Albuquerque right-hander uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Olmedo to scamper home with the tying run.
Hopper, who flew out with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning for Nashville, came through with the bags full in the ninth as he followed with his game-ending infield single to deep second.
Chris Smith (2-1) was the beneficiary of the late Sounds rally, picking up the win following a scoreless top of the ninth.
Albuquerque took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning against Sounds spot starter Mike McClendon. Lucas May led off with a walk and stole second before later scoring on a double play groundout.
The Isotopes upped their advantage to 3-0 in the fifth. Jamie Hoffmann (3-for-4) and Ramon Nivar started the frame with back-to-back singles off McClendon. After each moved up on a groundout, Albuquerque starting pitcher Seth Etherton bounced a two-run single over the head of Heether at third base to bring home both runners.
McClendon took a no-decision in his first start of the year for Nashville. The right-hander allowed three runs on six hits over five innings of work.
Tim Dillard worked two scoreless frames of relief for the Sounds before rehabbing right-hander David Riske was greeted by pinch-hitter Michael Restovich with a solo homer to lead off the eighth. The first-pitch blast was the veteran's third of the season and made it a 4-0 contest.
Riske allowed one run on one hit, Restovich's homer, in his lone inning of work. In five rehab outings for Nashville, the right-hander has posted a 1.50 ERA (1er/6.0ip) with six strikeouts.
The Sounds finally got on the board in the eighth against Albuquerque reliever Juan Perez. Josh Anderson drew a one-out walk and later scored on team RBI leader Joe Koshansky's two-out single to center. Nashville left the bases loaded in the frame as Perez escaped the jam without further damage by retiring Hopper on an inning-ending flyout.
Etherton worked seven innings of scoreless, four-hit ball in his start for Albuquerque but took a no-decision due to the late blown save. The right-hander struck out seven on the night.
The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Wednesday night. Right-hander Mark Rogers, the Brewers' top selection in the 2004 draft, will make his career Triple-A debut with a start for the Sounds. Albuquerque will counter with left-hander Brent Leach (3-1, 4.99).
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