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Nashville Sounds get 8-0 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs to end losing streak

June 2, 2012 | Print This Post
 

Vargas, Two Relievers Combine On Six-Hitter

Nashville SoundsNashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds snapped a six-game skid with an 8-0 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs in front of a season-high 10,044 fans on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium.

Right-hander Claudio Vargas (1-0) scattered three hits and struck out six batters over five scoreless innings to pick up his first win for the Sounds. Vinnie Chulk followed with a pair of scoreless frames before Donovan Hand closed out the contest with two scoreless innings of his own.

Nashville Sounds. (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

Nashville Sounds. (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

The 8-0 win, Nashville’s fourth shutout triumph of the year, marked the Sounds’ largest margin of victory this season.

Nashville pitchers combined to strike out 10 batters and did not issue a walk in the contest for only the second time this season; it previously occurred on April 12th at Oklahoma City.

First baseman Jordan Brown paced the 10-hit offensive attack with a 4-for-5 night, Nashville’s third four-hit effort this season (Sean Halton, Edwin Maysonet). Andy Gonzalez, Corey Patterson, and Jeff Bianchi each drove in two runs for the Sounds.

Nashville (21-34) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when they batted around and erupted for a five-spot against New Orleans right-hander Alex Sanabia.

Brown opened the inning with a double before Andy Gonzalez and Jay Gibbons drew walks to load the bases. Hainley Statia put Nashville on the board with a run-scoring single to right to plate Brown.

After Sanabia recovered to retire the next two hitters, Patterson and Bianchi delivered back-to-back two-run singles to up the home team’s advantage to five.

Gonzalez made it a 7-0 game an inning later when he belted his second homer in the last two days, a two-run shot to left-center off Sanabia. Brown also scored on the big fly after preceding Gonzalez with a single.

Vargas helped his own cause in the fifth when he lifted a two-out RBI double into the left-center gap off Z’s reliever Robert Ray to plate Statia to up the Nashville lead to 8-0.

Sanabia (3-4), who was activated from a stint on the disabled list prior to the game, was saddled with the loss after being tagged for seven runs on six hits in just 2 1/3 innings of work.

The teams continue the series with a 2:05pm matinee on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Brian Baker (1-3, 6.89) will make the start for the Sounds to face New Orleans left-hander Brad Hand (4-3, 3.43).

Box Score

Nashville Sounds 8, New Orleans Zephyrs 0
June 2nd, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Zephyrs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Nashville Sounds 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 8 10 1

 


New Orleans AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Mattison, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
Velazquez, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305
Cousins, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
Sanchez, G, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Lambin, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Jones, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cervenak, LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .385
Green, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .313
Dominguez, M, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216
Sammons, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214
Sanabia, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Ray, R, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Montz, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Totals 33 0 6 0 0 10 12 .250
a-Flied out for Villanueva in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Cervenak 2 (7, Vargas, Chulk).
TB: Cousins; Velazquez 2; Cervenak 5.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Green; Sammons; Lambin.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING
PO: Cervenak (2nd base by Jaramillo).

 

Nashville AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .237
Bianchi, SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .317
Schafer, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
Brown, J, 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .316
Gonzalez, A, 3B 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .278
Gibbons, LF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .154
Statia, 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .271
Jaramillo, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .250
Vargas, P 3 0 1 1 0 2 5 .500
Chulk, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gindl, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208
Hand, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 34 8 10 8 7 6 24 .255
a-Struck out for Chulk in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Brown, J (7, Sanabia), Vargas (1, Ray, R).
HR: Gonzalez, A (2, 3rd inning off Sanabia, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Brown, J 5; Bianchi; Vargas 2; Jaramillo; Patterson, C; Gonzalez, A 4; Statia.
RBI: Statia (12), Patterson, C 2 (15), Bianchi 2 (8), Gonzalez, A 2 (13), Vargas (2).
2-out RBI: Patterson, C 2; Bianchi 2; Vargas.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Patterson, C 4.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, A (1, fielding).
Pickoffs: Jaramillo (Cervenak at 2nd base).

 

New Orleans IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanabia (L, 3-4) 2.1 6 7 7 3 1 1 3.73
Ray, R 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 5.06
Villanueva 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.91
Jones, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.23
Totals 8.0 10 8 8 7 6 1 3.66

 

Nashville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vargas (W, 1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 4.30
Chulk 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.41
Hand 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.32
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 0 10 0 4.77



WP: Villanueva.
HBP: Sanchez, G (by Vargas).
Pitches-strikes: Sanabia 60-31, Ray, R 43-26, Villanueva 35-23, Jones, B 11-6, Vargas 87-55, Chulk 22-14, Hand 34-25.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sanabia 2-2, Ray, R 4-1, Villanueva 1-1, Jones, B 0-2, Vargas 6-2, Chulk 0-2, Hand 2-2.
Batters faced: Sanabia 16, Ray, R 12, Villanueva 9, Jones, B 4, Vargas 19, Chulk 7, Hand 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Ray, R 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Matt Schaufert. 2B: Scott Mahoney. 3B: Eric Loveless.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 2:40.
Att: 10,044.


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