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Sounds Wrap Road Trip With 3-2 Loss

August 8, 2007 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


TACOMA, Wash. - The Nashville Sounds concluded their Pacific Northwest road trip on the short end of a 3-2 loss to the Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday afternoon at Cheney Stadium in the finale of a four-game series.

With the loss, Nashville (71-47) split its series in Tacoma and finished its road trip with an even 4-4 record. The Sounds' lead in the PCL American Conference Northern Division currently sits at 6 ½ games over Iowa.

The defeat was Nashville's league-leading 23rd one-run loss of the year, a total that accounts for nearly half of their losses in 2007.

Nashville came up short despite out-hitting the Rainiers, 12-9, and getting at least one hit from each of the nine players in its lineup.

Tacoma third baseman Mike Morse enjoyed an outstanding day at the dish to lead the Rainiers' offense, finishing 4-for-5 and scoring one run while driving in the club's other two.

Nashville took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on Vinny Rottino's two-out solo homer to left. The blast, which came against Tacoma starter Robert Rohrbaugh, was the catcher's ninth of the season.

The Sounds doubled the advantage to 2-0 an inning later. With two outs, Drew Anderson singled to extend his longest hitting streak of the season to 11 games then scored on an Ozzie Chavez RBI double.

Tacoma jumped on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Morse opened the frame with a double off Sounds starter Zach Jackson and later scored on a Bryan LaHair groundout to cut Nashville's lead to 2-1.

Morse put the Rainiers by a 3-2 count in front in the sixth as a pair of walks came back to bite Jackson. With one out, Sebastien Boucher and Nick Green drew back-to-back free passes on eight pitches from the southpaw then scored on Morse's two-out, two-run single to left to give the home team its first lead of the afternoon.

Nashville didn't go down with a fight, putting runners on second and third with only one out in the top of the ninth following inning-opening singles by Callix Crabbe and Gabe Gross and a Rickie Weeks groundout that advanced the runners.

However, Tacoma reliever Rick White retired Rottino on a grounder to third and, after intentionally walking Andy Abad to load the bases, struck out Laynce Nix on a 3-2 pitch to end the contest.

Rohrbaugh (6-1) earned the win for the Rainiers after he gave up two runs on nine hits over six frames of action. White notched his first save after working out of the ninth-inning jam.

Jackson (9-8) took the loss for Nashville and had his winless stretch extended to his last seven starts. The left-hander allowed three runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings, his seventh quality start of the year. He walked three batters (two of which scored) and struck out four in his outing.

The Sounds fly back to Music City overnight then join the entire PCL for an off day on Thursday. Nashville opens an eight-game homestand on Friday evening by welcoming the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Marlins) to town for the clubs' fourth and final series of the year. The Sounds have won eight of the 11 meetings between the teams this season.

Left-hander Adam Pettyjohn (9-2, 3.42) is scheduled to start Friday's 7 p.m. homestand opener for the Sounds. Albuquerque will counter with right-hander Kenny Baugh (5-7, 6.78).

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