PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds Win Fourth Straight Against Cubs, 7-6

June 20, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE — The Nashville Sounds rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to post a come-from-behind, 7-6 victory over the Iowa Cubs in the finale of a five-game series in front of 8,839 excited fans on Friday evening at Greer Stadium. Nashville won the final four games of the series to improve to 40-34 on the year.

Iowa jumped on Nashville starter Brian Meadows for a pair of two-run extra-base hits in the early going. Cubs catcher Mike Mahoney gave the visitors a 2-0 advantage in the top of the second with a two-run ground-rule double to right-center. Third baseman Donny Leon doubled the advantage two innings later with a two-run blast to deep right off Meadows.

The Sounds rallied to knot the score with a four-run rally in the bottom of the fourth, highlighted by catcher Humberto Cota's game-tying three-run homer off of Iowa starter Alan Benes. Tony Alvarez led off the frame with a single before being erased on a Mike Gulan fielder's choice. Carlos Rivera and J.J. Davis followed with singles, the second scoring Alvarez, to set the table for Cota, whose seventh longball of the year flew over the left-field wall.

Nashville grabbed a 6-4 lead in the sixth with a pair of run-scoring fielder 's choices by shortstop Aaron Holbert and pinch-hitter John Barnes. Iowa got a run back on a Mahoney sacrifice fly against reliever Pat Mahomes in the seventh before the Sounds added a clutch insurance run in the eighth on yet another infield grounder, this one by Cota plating Rivera to up the lead to 7-5.

Iowa pinch-hitter Augie Ojeda led off the ninth with a solo homer to right against Mark Corey to make it a one-run game before the PCL's top fireman retired the next three batters to close the door and notch his league-leading 21st save of the year. He received a huge assist from Davis, who retired Nate Frese with a sliding catch in shallow right for the second out of the inning.

Meadows (4-0) picked up the win to remain undefeated on the season, while Benes (3-1) took his first loss after allowing six runs in his five-inning stint.

Davis, who went 3-for-4 in the game, finished the Iowa series with a .462 average (6-for-13), and Rivera (2-for-3 with three runs scored in the game) logged a .467 (7-for-15) mark in the five-game series.

The Sounds continue their homestand by welcoming the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA-Rockies) to town on Saturday evening for the 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series. It will be the first of 16 meetings between the clubs this season. Nashville won the 2002 season series, 6-2, and took three of the four games played here at Greer Stadium. Nashville right-hander Nelson Figueroa (6-5, 3.98) will face Colorado Springs right-hander Denny Stark (0-1, 4.00) in the series opener.

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