Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds beat the division-rival Omaha Royals 5-2 on Saturday night at historic Greer Stadium in front of 8,083 fans in the third game of a four game set.
Marty McLeary (3-6) threw his second quality start for the win, allowing two runs while scattering eight hits with two strikeouts in six innings pitched. Over his last three starts, the veteran right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA (3er/17.1ip). Mike McClendon continued to dominate in relief, striking out three over three shutout innings to earn his first Triple-A save.
Coming into tonight’s game hitting .400 (22-for-55) over his last 18 games, Adam Stern continued to stay hot for Nashville going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Erick Almonte also added two hits, his third multi-hit game in a row.
The Sounds jumped on the board in the opening frame as Nashville third baseman Mat Gamel crushed the first pitch he saw over the left field wall for 1-0 lead. The long ball was Gamel’s fourth of the year and first since July 2nd.
The Royals knotted the contest at 1-1 in the next frame, as Mike Moustakas singled for his first Triple-A hit and later scored on a two-out RBI double by second baseman Marc Maddox.
Nashville upped the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the second inning after Joe Koshansky reached base with a single to begin the inning and later scored on a Ray Olmedo fielder’s choice. Adam Stern then singled home Olmedo for the second run of the inning.
The Royals came within a run in the top of the third inning as Alex Gordon doubled off the wall in left center to bring home Ed Lucas.
Nashville extended the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Stern homered over the right field wall, his third tater of the season. Later in the inning, designated hitter Erick Almonte smacked a hard hit ball off Moustakas’ glove that ricocheted into left field, bringing home Norris Hopper from third base for a final 5-2 lead.
Omaha starting pitcher Philip Humber (4-6) was removed from the game with two outs in the bottom of the second inning after he was hit with a Martin Maldonado line drive on his non-pitching shoulder. Following Humber, Federico Castaneda allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings pitched.
The Sounds and Royals wrap up their four-game series with Sunday evening’s 6:35pm CT finale at historic Greer Stadium. Left-hander Sam Narron (4-3, 2.88) takes the hill for the Sounds against Omaha right-hander Manauris Baez (2-1, 4.05).
July 17th, 2010
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Omaha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Nashville | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Omaha | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
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Lough, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
Lucas, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
Gordon, A, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .320 |
Ka’aihue, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .301 |
Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
Thorman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
Parraz, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .275 |
Maddox, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
Clark, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .217 |
Humber, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Castaneda, F, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Herges, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Lowery, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .268 |
BATTING2B: Maddox (8, McLeary), Gordon, A (20, McLeary).
TB: Lucas; Gordon, A 2; Ka’aihue; Moustakas 2; Thorman; Parraz; Maddox 3; Clark. RBI: Maddox (23), Gordon, A (43). 2-out RBI: Maddox. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Clark 3; Parraz 4. GIDP: Gordon, A. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 10.BASERUNNING SB: Moustakas (1, 2nd base off McLeary/Maldonado, M), Lucas (3, 2nd base off McLeary/Maldonado, M), Ka’aihue (1, 3rd base off McLeary/Maldonado, M). FIELDING E: Moustakas (1, fielding). DP: (Maddox-Lucas-Thorman). |
Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
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Stern, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
Hopper, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 |
Gamel, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
Katin, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
Koshansky, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
Almonte, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
Cruz, L, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .291 |
Olmedo, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
Maldonado, M, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .164 |
McLeary, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
McClendon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .266 |
BATTINGHR: Gamel (4, 1st inning off Humber, 0 on, 2 out), Stern (3, 5th inning off Castaneda, F, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Stern 6; Hopper; Gamel 4; Koshansky; Almonte 2; Cruz, L; Maldonado, M. RBI: Gamel (24), Olmedo (31), Stern 2 (16). 2-out RBI: Gamel; Stern. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hopper; Cruz, L 2. GIDP: Olmedo. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING SB: Almonte (2, 2nd base off Castaneda, F/Clark), Hopper (16, 2nd base off Castaneda, F/Clark), Koshansky (3, 3rd base off Castaneda, F/Clark). FIELDING E: Gamel (10, throw). DP: 2 (McLeary-Cruz, L-Koshansky, McLeary-Gamel-Cruz, L). |
Omaha | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
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Humber (L, 4-6) | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.79 |
Castaneda, F | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.61 |
Herges | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 |
Lowery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4.00 |
Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
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McLeary (W, 3-6) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.72 |
McClendon (S, 1) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.49 |
Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.77 |
IBB: Koshansky (by Castaneda, F).
Pitches-strikes: Humber 29-21, Castaneda, F 69-39, Herges 27-18, Lowery 7-6, McLeary 99-59, McClendon 37-26.
Groundouts-flyouts: Humber 3-2, Castaneda, F 2-4, Herges 3-0, Lowery 2-0, McLeary 9-6, McClendon 3-2.
Batters faced: Humber 9, Castaneda, F 16, Herges 7, Lowery 3, McLeary 28, McClendon 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Castaneda, F 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Brian Sinclair. 1B: Barry Larson. 2B: . 3B: Takeshi Hirabayashi.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:41.
Att: 8,083.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media