PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Sweep Away Royals With 6-2 Win

Published on June 18, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two rain delays totaling just over an hour couldn't stop Nashville from winning its sixth straight game and completing a series sweep of division rival Omaha with a 6-2 victory on Monday afternoon at Greer Stadium.

Sounds starter Zach Jackson (8-3) pulled into a tie for the Pacific Coast League victories lead by earning his eighth win after throwing six innings, giving up two runs and striking out four.

Nashville (42-29), which evening up the season series against the Royals at 6-6 with the win, took an early lead in the bottom of the first with two runs and four hits off of Omaha starter Tyler Lumsden. It was the Pacific Coast League-leading 45th time they have scored first in a game this season.

Sounds leadoff batter Callix Crabbe started off the inning with a double to center field followed by a Chris Barnwell single. Sounds center fielder Charles Thomas then hit a blooper that fell for a base hit in shallow right allowing Crabbe to score. Vinny Rottino later singled to load the bases before Mike Rivera's sacrifice fly allowed Barnwell to score, giving the Sounds a 2-0 lead.

Nashville added to its advantage in the bottom of the third inning after another Thomas single to left center was followed by Joe Dillon's team leading 42nd RBI, a line-drive double to the left center field wall. Dillon advanced to third on a balk by Lumsden before Rottino added his 29th RBI of the year with a sacrifice fly.

Omaha got on the board in the fourth inning when designated hitter Billy Butler led off with a double off of the batter's eye, his second two-bagger of the game. Mike Aviles then moved him to third base with a single into left field before Butler scored thanks to a Jorge Padilla sacrifice fly.

Nashville struck again in the bottom of the fourth when Ozzie Chavez singled to center. Callix Crabbe then reached on a three-base fielding error by Omaha first baseman Craig Brazell that allowed Chavez to score and Crabbe to advance to third base. Chris Barnwell moved Crabbe home with a sacrifice fly to center field to make it a 6-1 contest.

The Royals added another run in the top of the sixth with the help of a leadoff walk to second baseman Richard Lewis, who then moved to second with his second stolen base of the year. Former American League Rookie-of-the-Year Angel Berroa then sent him home with an RBI single to left field, bringing the score to its final 6-2.

Lumsden (5-5, 5.40) took the loss for the Royals after surrendering six runs (four earned) on eight hits over four frames.

Dennis Sarfate followed Jackson on the hill and threw two scoreless innings of relief, striking out one, before Greg Aquino finished the game with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Sounds enjoy an off day tomorrow and will resume their homestand on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. series opener against the division-rival Iowa Cubs. Southpaw Manny Parra will make his Sounds debut in the series opener against Cubs right-hander John Webb (1-4, 6.04).

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