PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Take Down Cubs In Series Opener, 5-1

Published on May 4, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


DES MOINES - First baseman Joe Koshansky homered and drove in three runs to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 5-1 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Monday evening at Principal Park in the opener of a four-game series.

Iowa took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on right fielder Brad Snyder's sixth home run of the year, a leadoff solo shot to right off Nashville starter Nick Green.

The Sounds pulled in front, 2-1, in the top of the fourth against Iowa reliever J.R. Mathes, who took over on the hill after starter Randy Wells worked three scoreless frames and threw only 39 pitches. Third baseman Mat Gamel evened the score with an RBI double, his team-leading ninth two-bagger of the season, before scoring to give the visitors a lead later in the frame on a Koshansky groundout.

Koshansky gave Nashville some breathing room in the top of the ninth when he belted a two-run homer run off Kevin Hart to extend the lead to 4-1. Brendan Katin, who opened the frame with a double, scored on the blast, Koshansky's fourth of the season. Cole Gillespie increased the lead to 5-1 later in the frame when he plated Angel Salome with a sacrifice fly.

Green (2-2) picked up the win after allowing one run on four hits over five innings of work for the Sounds.

R.J. Swindle followed with a pair of scoreless frames before Chris Smith and Ryan Houston closed out the victory by tossing a scoreless inning each. Mathes (3-3) took the loss for the host I-Cubs after allowing two runs in his lone inning of work.

The teams continue their series on Tuesday evening with another 6:35 p.m. matchup. Right-hander Tim Dillard (4-0, 1.17) puts his perfect 2009 record on the line for the Sounds when he toes the rubber to start against Cubs right-hander Mitch Atkins (1-2, 6.99).

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