PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Take Second Straight From Cats, 4-2

Published on July 31, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Nashville Sounds won their second straight game to open their road trip, defeating the Sacramento River Cats by a 4-2 margin on Thursday evening at Raley Field.

The back-to-back wins are the first for the Sounds (44-68) since July 8 and 9 at Omaha. Nashville posted the victory despite being out-hit by the River Cats in the contest, 7-6.

Sacramento took a 1-0 lead in the third when Justin Knoedler doubled off Sounds starter Chris Narveson and scored on Eric Patterson's two-out single to center.

The River Cats doubled the advantage an inning later when Daric Barton led off the frame with his first home run of the season, a solo shot to right.

Laynce Nix put the Sounds on the board in the top of the fifth when he led off with his team-leading 20th home run of the season, a solo shot to right off River Cats hurler Chris Gissell that accounted for Nashville's first hit of the evening.

Nashville grabbed the lead against Gissell in the seventh on second baseman Chris Woodward's two-out, two-run single to right. Jay Gibbons led off the frame with a single before being erased on a Nix fielder's choice grounder. After Adam Heether doubled to put runners on second and third, Woodward delivered his go-ahead knock to spot the visitors at 3-2 advantage.

The Sounds added an insurance run in the top of the ninth when shortstop Ozzie Chavez drew a two-out bases-loaded walk from Sacramento reliever David Shafer to extend the lead to 4-2.

Narveson (4-12) turned in his team-leading sixth quality start of the year to earn just his second win in his last 16 outings. He allowed two runs on six hits while striking out six batters in 6 1/3 innings of work.

Joe Bateman struck out the only two batters he faced to escape an inherited jam before Erasmo Ramirez worked a perfect eighth for the Sounds to get the ball to Tim Dillard, who notched his first save since 2004 by keeping the River Cats off the board in the ninth.

Gissell (4-3) took the loss after he gave up three runs on five hits over six frames of action.

The teams continue the series with another 9:05 p.m. CT contest on Friday night. Right-hander Mark DiFelice (4-0, 2.63) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Sacramento southpaw Gio Gonzalez (7-7, 4.54).

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