PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Z's Score Six In Tenth To Down Sounds

Published on April 12, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The New Orleans Zephyrs sent 11 batters to the dish and plated six runs in the top of the tenth inning to record an 11-5 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Sunday afternoon at Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series.

With the win, New Orleans took three of the four games in the clubs' season-opening series.

Pinch-hitter Michael Ryan led off the tenth with a single to center off Sounds reliever Matt Ginter then moved to second when Jai Miller laid down a bunt and Ginter's throw to second was late. After Brett Hayes reached on a bunt single to load the bases, veteran infielder Dave Matranga ripped a two-run single off the glove of third baseman Mat Gamel to put the visitors in front by a 7-5 margin.

Later in the tenth, Manny Mayorson (3-for-6) doubled the visitors' advantage with a two-out, two-run single to center off Ginter. Gaby Sanchez (3-for-6) and Ryan each added RBI singles off the right-hander to bring the score to its final 11-5.

Zephyrs reliever Willie Collazo retired the Sounds in order in the bottom of the tenth to preserve the victory.

Tim Wood (1-0) was the beneficiary of the late Zephyrs rally and picked up the win after working two scoreless innings. Ginter (0-1) took the loss for Nashville after being touched for six runs on six hits in his lone inning of work.

New Orleans grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the second against Sounds starter Nick Green. Sanchez and John Lindsey opened the frame with consecutive singles. Later in the inning, Hayes plated Sanchez with an RBI groundout and Matranga doubled the advantage with a two-out RBI single to left. Sanchez extended the visitors' lead to 3-0 in the fourth with a leadoff solo homer to left, his first roundtripper of the season.

The Z's pulled ahead 5-0 in the fifth against Green with a two-out rally. Matranga opened the inning with a walk and later scored on Mayorson's RBI double into the right field corner. Chris Coghlan followed with a run-scoring single to left.

The Sounds missed a chance to put runs on the board in the bottom of the frame. After the home team loaded the bases with only one out, New Orleans starter Dallas Trahern coaxed an inning-ending double-play grounder from pinch-hitter Joe Koshanksy to escape unscathed.

Nashville broke through in the sixth, plating three runs to make it a 5-3 contest. Alcides Escobar and Gamel reached on back-to-back one-out singles before Erick Almonte roped an RBI single to left to break up the shutout. Jason Bourgeois later added a two-out, two-run single to left off Z's reliever John Koronka.

With their knocks in the sixth, Escobar, Gamel, and Bourgeois became the lone Sounds to record a hit in each of the club's first four games this year.

The Sounds knotted the score at 5-5 in the seventh with a pair of unearned runs off Koronka stemming from an inning-opening dropped fly ball by Miller in right field. Tony Gwynn drove in Adam Heether with an RBI double before Gamel later brought him plateward with a game-tying sacrifice fly.

Green took a no-decision in his Brewers organization debut after surrendering five runs on six hits over his five innings of action.

The Sounds continue their season-opening homestand on Monday evening at Greer Stadium by welcoming the Oklahoma City RedHawks (AAA-Rangers) to town for the opener of a four-game series. Right-hander Tim Dillard will man the bump for the Sounds to face Oklahoma City right-hander Luis Mendoza. It will be each hurler's first start of the year.

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