Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to post a 3-1 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks on Friday evening at Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series.
With the win, the Sounds (19-28) continued their recent strong play at home, notching the sixth victory in the club’s last eight contests at Greer.
Oklahoma City took a 1-0, first-inning lead against Sounds starter Frankie De La Cruz. Anderson Hernandez singled with one out and later scored on Drew Locke’s two-out RBI double to right-center.
The Sounds broke the deadlock in the eighth, plating a pair of runs to take their first lead of the night at 3-1. With the bases loaded, one out, and Brendan Katin at the plate, Oklahoma City reliever David Carpenter uncorked an 0-2 offering to the backstop for a wild pitch that allowed Caleb Gindl to scamper home from third with the go-ahead run. Katin then dumped an opposite-field RBI single to right to plate Eric Farris with the frame’s second run.
Nashville reliever Jim Henderson (2-1) picked up the win with a two hitless relief innings that included a pair of strikeouts.
Mark DiFelice blanked the RedHawks in the top of the ninth to nail down his team-leading sixth save of the year.
Rowland-Smith (2-4) took a tough-luck loss for the visitors after tossing a quality start. The Aussie southpaw allowed three runs on seven hits over 7 1/3 frames.
De La Cruz authored his fifth quality start of the year for the Sounds, tying Amaury Rivas for the highest total on the club, but took a no-decision in the contest. He allowed one run on four hits over six innings while walking three batters and striking out five.
The teams continue the series with a 6:35pm meeting on Saturday evening, when the Sounds will wear special pink-colored jerseys in support of breast cancer awareness. Nashville right-hander Josh Butler (2-3, 5.35) will make the start and face Oklahoma City southpaw Gustavo Chacin (1-1, 4.64).
Box Score
Nashville Sounds (19-28) 3, Oklahoma City RedHawks (21-27) 1
May 27th, 2011
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okla. City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Nashville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Okla. City | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogusevic, LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| Hernandez, A, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Cancel, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .324 |
| Locke, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Carpenter, D, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dopirak, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .252 |
| Barnes, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| Manzella, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .262 |
| Vallejo, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| a-Clemens, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Rowland-Smith, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Shuck, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .251 |
| a-Popped out for Vallejo in the 9th. | ||||||||
| BATTING
2B: Locke (9, De La Cruz), Barnes (9, De La Cruz). TB: Hernandez, A; Locke 3; Barnes 2; Manzella. RBI: Locke (17). 2-out RBI: Locke. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dopirak; Rowland-Smith; Manzella. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING E: Hernandez, A (10, fielding). DP: (Hernandez, A-Vallejo-Dopirak). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gindl, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Farris, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Carroll, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Katin, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .239 |
| DiFelice, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gamel, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .303 |
| Maysonet, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| Nowak, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .163 |
| Buller, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| De La Cruz, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Henderson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| a-Reed, PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .252 |
| a-Singled for Henderson in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTING
HR: Gamel (6, 4th inning off Rowland-Smith, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Gindl; Farris; Carroll 2; Katin; Gamel 4; Reed. RBI: Gamel (27), Katin (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Katin 2; De La Cruz; Maysonet. SAC: Farris. GIDP: Buller. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING SB: Carroll (4, 2nd base off Rowland-Smith/Cancel). CS: Gindl (2, 2nd base by Rowland-Smith/Cancel). |
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| Okla. City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland-Smith (L, 2-4) | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.99 |
| Carpenter, D | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4.34 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Cruz | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Henderson (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.27 |
| DiFelice (S, 6) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4.73 |
WP: Rowland-Smith, Carpenter, D.
Balk: De La Cruz.
Pitches-strikes: Rowland-Smith 104-62, Carpenter, D 17-10, De La Cruz 101-65, Henderson 25-17, DiFelice 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rowland-Smith 9-0, Carpenter, D 0-0, De La Cruz 9-4, Henderson 1-2, DiFelice 1-0.
Batters faced: Rowland-Smith 29, Carpenter, D 4, De La Cruz 25, Henderson 6, DiFelice 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Carpenter, D 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Eric Loveless. 1B: Jordan Baker. 2B: . 3B: Matt Schaufert.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, R to L.
T: 2:33.
Att: 6,119.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
