Sounds Take Down I-Cubs For First Home Win
April 17, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds earned their first home win of the season as they defeated the Iowa Cubs by a 7-1 count on Saturday evening in front of 5,054 fans at historic Greer Stadium.
Nashville improved the best record in the Pacific Coast League to 8-2 with the win. The Sounds received a quality start by Chase Wright and a 10-hit offensive attack that included knocks by every starter except shortstop Luis Cruz.
The Sounds grabbed a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the second as they sent 10 batters to the plate against I-Cubs starter Mike Parisi, taking advantage of a pair of Iowa miscues and a wild pitch.
After Nashville loaded the bases when two batters were hit by pitches sandwiched around a Joe Koshansky ground-rule double, catcher Angel Salome lined a two-run single to center to put the home team on the board. Later in the frame, Wright helped his own cause with an opposite-field RBI single to left.
Trent Oeltjen increased the Nashville lead to 7-0 in the fourth when he laced an RBI double just inside the first base bag to score Ray Olmedo.
Iowa got on the board in the fifth when former Sound Mark Johnson led off with a pinch-hit single off Wright and later scored in unearned fashion following a fielding error by Olmedo at second base.
Wright (1-0) turned in his third quality start in three career outings against Iowa to pick up his first victory of the season. He allowed one unearned run on four hits over six innings.
David Johnson followed Wright with two scoreless innings before Mitch Stetter worked a scoreless top of the ninth in his first minor league appearance since 2008.
Parisi (0-1) took the loss for Iowa after giving up seven runs (five earned) on seven hits in four innings of action.
The teams continue the series with a 2:05 p.m. matinee on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Kameron Loe (1-1, 3.75) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Iowa southpaw J.R. Mathes (0-1, 8.10).
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