PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Take 9-4 Loss Against Express

Published on August 21, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After winning four of the last five games against the Round Rock Express, the Nashville Sounds took a 9-4 loss on Thursday night at Greer Stadium.

The Sounds were on the receiving end of an offensive onslaught from the Express after outscoring them 48-24 in their last five games. Nashville attempted a late comeback after being down 4-0, but Round Rock put the game away with a five-run rally in the eighth inning.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Sounds, which was just one game short of their longest streak of the season.

The Express posted a three-run rally in the top of the third inning off the help of a pair of run-scoring doubles and a two-out single. Danny Klassen led the inning off with a single and scored on the next at-bat on the double from Yordany Ramirez, who later scored on a double from Edwin Maysonet. J.R. Towles then knocked a two-out single to score Maysonet from third, but Ray Sadler was thrown out trying to score from second base by Sounds left fielder Hernan Iribarren.

Round Rock added another run in the top of the sixth inning after Tommy Manzella tripled then scored on a single in the next at-bat from Klassen. The run was the last scored against Nic Ungs (2-3), who took the loss as the starter for the Sounds after giving up four earned runs in six innings of work.

The Sounds cut the lead in half in the bottom of the sixth inning when Joe Dillon knocked a two-run single off Round Rock starter Alberto Arias to score Carlos Corporan and Ozzie Chavez. Nashville then added another run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Chris Woodward singled to score Adam Heether from second base off Round Rock reliever Dave Borkowski. Woodward ended up with two RBIs on the night to add to his team-leading 22 in the month of August.

After narrowing the deficit to one run, the wheels fell off for the Sounds in the top of the eighth inning. Round Rock mounted a five-run rally that included four unearned runs on just two hits off Nashville relievers Luis Pena and Tim Dillard. The first run of the inning scored on a fielding error by Woodward that kept the inning alive for Val Majewski to cap the rally with a three-run blast to left field off Dillard. The longball was Majewski's fifth of the year.

The Sounds did manage to add one, last offensive highlight in the bottom of the ninth inning when Woodward belted the first home run off the scoreboard for Nashville this season. The longball was Woodward's third of the year, and he raised his batting average to .375 over the last 18 games with a 2-for-4 night.

Arias (4-4) picked up his first win as a starter for the Express this season after making a spot start for the injured Ron Chiavacci. He pitched 5 1/3 innings and only gave up two earned runs before handing the ball over to the bullpen, who gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings of work.

Mitch Stetter and Joe Bateman turned in the lone scoreless innings for the Sounds pitching staff, but Pena gave up the only earned run out of the bullpen in his 1/3 of an inning.

The teams continue the series at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night at Greer Stadium. Left-hander Troy Cate (2-2, 4.91) will make a spot start for the Sounds against lefty Josh Muecke (7-11, 4.95) for the Express.

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