PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Split Series With Cubs With 7-4 Win

Published on April 28, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds beat the Iowa Cubs 7-4 on the final game of a four-game series in front of 6,535 fans at Greer Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

The majority of the crowd on hand were area schoolchildren in attendance on field trips as a reward for reaching their reading goals in the Nashville Sounds Reading Club program.

The Sounds were able to collect 16 hits on the day, including multiple hits by seven of the eight position players in the lineup. Adam Heether went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the charge for the Sounds.

Outfielder Cole Gillespie doubled to collect his first Triple-A hit, breaking an 0-for-11 slump, to put the Sounds on the board, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning.

Catcher Angel Salome made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-RBI double that brought in Alcides Escobar and Heether, snapping a 0-for-13 streak. The Sounds extended their lead to 4-0 when Erick Almonte singled to score Salome later that same inning.

The Sounds put another three runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning on three straight RBI hits by Mat Gamel, Brendan Katin, and Heether.

Sounds starter Tim Dillard (4-0) picked up the win after pitching his third consecutive quality start, allowing just three hits over six scoreless innings. Dillard, who has won all four of his starts this season, hasn't given up more than one earned run in any start.

Reliever David Johnson also allowed no runs in one inning of work, striking out two.

The Cubs were able to score three runs after staging a late rally in the top of the eighth inning. Outfielder Jake Fox hit his PCL-leading 12th bomb of the season, and fourth of the series, to make the score 7-2. Fox also added his eighth double of the season in the game.

Chris Smith came in later that inning to earn his third save of the year. Smith faced pinch-hitter Sam Fuld with the bases loaded, but got a fly ball double play to end the inning.

Cubs starter J.R. Mathes (3-2) picked up the loss after surrendering four earned runs on 12 hits over five innings.

Following a league-wide day off tomorrow, Nashville resumes its homestand to welcome the division-rival Omaha Royals for a four-game set. Southpaw Lindsay Gulin (1-0, 8.35) takes on left-hander Bruce Chen (0-1, 5.06) in the series opener at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night.

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