Nashville, TN – Outfielder Celeb Gindl belted a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to power the Nashville Sounds to a 4-3 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies on Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium.
Trailing 3-1 entering the eighth, the Sounds (10-22) plated all three runs with two outs in the frame to snap a season-long nine-game losing streak.
Pinch-hitter Jordan Brown started the rally with a single and moved to second base on Taylor Green’s infield groundout. Anderson Machado then plated Brown with a softly hit two-out single over the shortstop in center field. Gindl then belted a two-run bomb off Steve Edlefsen (0-3) over the center field wall. The homer was Gindl’s third of the season and first at home.
Mat Gamel put the Sounds on the board in the bottom of the second inning with his fifth homer of the season, a solo shot over the center field wall.
Fresno knotted the contest at 1-1 in the next frame. Jackson Williams led off the inning with base hit, moved to second on a sacrifice, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on an Edgar Gonzalez base hit. Bred Eldred put Fresno ahead 2-1 in the next inning with a solo home run down the left field line, his third of the season.
The Grizzlies tacked on their final run in the fifth to go up 3-1. Leadoff hitter Tyler Graham reached base on fielding error, stole second base, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a Brett Pill RBI base hit.
In a no-decision, Frankie De La Cruz surrendered three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while fanning four batters in five innings pitched. Doug Mathis’s quality start was wasted in the defeat, tossing a season-high seven scoreless innings.
Gamel extended his hitting streak to six games, with homers in three of those contests. Gindl has now reached base in 12 consecutive games for Nashville.
The Sounds and Grizzlies continue their four-game series with tomorrow’s 7:05pm CT contest at Greer Stadium on Taco Bell Throwback Thursday. Right-hander Josh Butler (1-2, 4.91) takes the hill for Nashville against Grizzlies righty Andrew Kown (4-2, 3.71).
Box Score
Nashville Sounds (10-22) 4, Fresno Grizzlies (18-16) 3
May 11th, 2011
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Fresno | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham, T, CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 |
| Gonzalez, Ed, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Gillaspie, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| Pill, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .322 |
| Eldred, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Ishikawa, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| Evans, T, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .171 |
| Williams, J, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .209 |
| a-LaTorre, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 |
| Mathis, D, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Edlefsen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| b-Belt, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .275 |
| a-Struck out for Williams, J in the 9th. b-Singled for Edlefsen in the 9th. | ||||||||
| BATTINGHR: Eldred (3, 4th inning off De La Cruz, 0 on, 0 out).TB: Gonzalez, Ed; Gillaspie; Pill; Eldred 5; Williams, J; Belt.RBI: Gonzalez, Ed (13), Eldred (8), Pill (29).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, Ed; Pill. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pill; Evans, T 2. SAC: Mathis, D. GIDP: Ishikawa; Graham, T. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING SB: Gillaspie 2 (3, 2nd base off Dillard/Kottaras, G, 3rd base off Dillard/Kottaras, G), Eldred (4, 2nd base off Dillard/Kottaras, G), Graham, T (15, 2nd base off De La Cruz/Kottaras, G). CS: Ishikawa (1, 2nd base by Dillard/Kottaras, G). FIELDING DP: (Gillaspie-Pill-Eldred). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gindl, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Farris, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Carroll, B, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Reed, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Gamel, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| Kottaras, G, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| Maysonet, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Dillard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| a-Brown, J, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| DiFelice, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Green, T, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 |
| De La Cruz, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Machado, An, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .137 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .248 |
| a-Singled for Dillard in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTINGHR: Gamel (5, 2nd inning off Mathis, D, 0 on, 1 out), Gindl (3, 8th inning off Edlefsen, 1 on, 2 out).TB: Gindl 4; Farris; Gamel 4; Kottaras, G; Maysonet; Brown, J; Machado, An.RBI: Gamel (19), Machado, An (5), Gindl 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Machado, An; Gindl 2. GIDP: Maysonet. Team RISP: 1-for-1. Team LOB: 2.FIELDING E: Maysonet 2 (3, throw, throw). DP: 3 (Machado, An-Farris-Gamel, Machado, An-Gamel, Farris-Maysonet-Gamel). |
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| Fresno | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis, D | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.15 |
| Edlefsen (BS, 2)(L, 0-3) | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Cruz | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Dillard (W, 3-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.51 |
| DiFelice (S, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4.85 |
WP: De La Cruz 3.
HBP: Eldred (by Dillard).
Pitches-strikes: Mathis, D 96-59, Edlefsen 25-14, De La Cruz 89-53, Dillard 47-23, DiFelice 11-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mathis, D 5-7, Edlefsen 2-0, De La Cruz 8-1, Dillard 2-0, DiFelice 0-0.
Batters faced: Mathis, D 23, Edlefsen 7, De La Cruz 23, Dillard 11, DiFelice 3.
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Jason Millsap. 2B: . 3B: Shaun Francis.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 2:25.
Att: 7,211.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
