Nashville Sounds
Des Moines, IA -The Nashville Sounds pushed their winning streak to five games with an 8-3 win over the Iowa Cubs in game one of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Principal Park.
Ramon Laureano led the charge offensively with a 3-for-5 day at the plate as the Sounds collected six extra-base hits. Laureano sparked a rally immediately when he lined a base hit down the right field line to start the game. The base knock extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Franklin Barreto walked to put a pair of runners on base for Anthony Garcia who hit a deep drive into right field.
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The ball was juggled and dropped by Iowa’s Bijan Rademacher. The RBI double plated Laureano and an added miscue by the right fielder allowed Barreto to score and make it 2-0.
The Sounds never looked back as spot starter Dean Kiekhefer tossed three innings to lead three Nashville pitchers. Danny Coulombe followed with a pair of innings and Bobby Wahl followed suit with the final two frames.
In addition to Laureano’s three hits, Beau Taylor went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and Melvin Mercedes went 2-for-3 with a triple, double, walk and two runs scored. Nashville took advantage of 10 hits and four walks by going 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
Game two of the doubleheader is scheduled for Friday night at Principal Park in Des Moines. Right-hander Daniel Mengden (1-0, 0.00) starts for the Cubs against right-hander Eddie Butler (0-2, 15.19) for the Cubs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08pm.
Nashville Sounds Post-Game Notes
With today’s 8-3 win, the Sounds improved to 44-45 on the season.
Five of Nashville’s eight runs were scored with two outs.
Right fielder Ramon Laureano extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in the first inning.
Dean Kiekhefer started for the third time in his career (371 games) and threw a career-high 65 pitches. Prior to today, Kiekhefer’s last start was with Triple-A Memphis on July 5th, 2015.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling 615.690.4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com