PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Walk off against Tucson, 5-4

August 5, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to record a walkoff 5-4 victory over the visiting Tucson Padres on Monday evening at Greer Stadium.

Sean Halton's two-out RBI single to left off Tucson closer Miles Mikolas was the game-winner for the Sounds, who recorded their fourth walkoff win of the year and the second of the current homestand.

Trailing 4-3 entering the home half of the ninth, Josh Prince led off with a double to left before Mikolas recovered to strike out pinch-hitter Stephen Parker and Hainley Statia in succession for the first two outs. Kentrail Davis followed with an infield single that put runners on the corners for Nashville, and Eugenio Velez evened the score at 4-4 with an RBI single up the middle.

Halton followed by working a full count against Mikolas then fouling off a pair of offerings before turning the right-hander's eighth pitch of the at-bat into a solid line drive to left to plate Davis with the winning run.

The victory was the seventh in the last eight games for red-hot Nashville (45-72).

Halton went 4-for-5 for the Sounds to continue his torrid hitting. He has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games and is batting .344 (21-for-61) over his last 18 PCL contests.

The visitors took a 2-0 first-inning lead against Jimmy Nelson. Padres left fielder Brandon Allen (2-for-3) plated the first run with a one-out RBI single to right before Gregorio Petit added a sacrifice fly.

The Sounds jumped out to a 3-2 lead with a third-inning rally against Tucson starter Robbie Erlin.

Velez singled, stole second, and later scored Nashville's first run when Allen lost Hunter Morris' one-out single in the lights. With the knock, Morris extended his hitting streak to eight games, batting .333 (11-for-33) over that stretch. The Sounds continued its rally by loading the bases when Robinzon Diaz (2-for-4) singled then pulled in front on Josh Prince's two-out, two-run single to left.

The Padres tied the contest at 3-3 in the top of the third. Allen led off with a double and later came plateward on Scott Moore's one-out single through the right side of the infield.

Tucson first baseman Cody Decker put the visitors back on top in the sixth when he smashed a two-out solo homer to left-center off the scoreboard. The blast, off Nelson, was the infielder's 13th big fly of the year.

Kyle Heckathorn (7-3) was the beneficiary of the late Nashville rally, picking up the victory after working two hitless inning of relief. Mikolas (4-2) was saddled with the loss after suffering his fourth blown save of the year.

The teams wrap up the four-game series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Tuesday evening. Left-hander Chris Narveson (3-6, 5.51) will man the bump for the Sounds. Tucson will counter with right-hander Matt Andriese (1-4, 3.98).

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