Nashville, TN – Brock Peterson hit a pair of two-run homers to power the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds to a 10-1 rout of the Nashville Sounds in the penultimate game of the season on Sunday evening at Greer Stadium.
After sweeping the Iowa Cubs to begin the eight-game homestand, Nashville (67-76) has dropped the first three contests of the four-game series to Memphis.
Nick Greenwood (4-3) gave up one run on three hits and two walks in five innings for the win. Jess Todd pick up a three-inning save, his second of the season.
Nashville starter Tyler Thornburg (2-3) recorded his worst Triple-A start for the loss, allowing five runs on six hits and a pair of walks in 3 2/3 innings. The 23-year had a run of seven consecutive strikeouts, but also let seven hitters reach with two outs.
Both teams traded runs in the third inning, beginning with three consecutive two-out singles from the Redbirds in the top of the frame. The Sounds tied it up with their only run of the contest on a pair of doubles from catcher Humberto Quintero and Schafer.
The Memphis offense exploded for six runs in the visiting half of the fourth inning for a 7-1 lead. Nick Derba and Lou Montanez each drove in runs with RBI doubles to remove Thornburg from the game before Peterson hit his first two-run homer over the left field wall.
Peterson’s second homer of the game in the top of the seventh extended the Redbirds lead to 9-1 with a two-run shot. Eugenio Velez later doubled and scored the final run on a Jose Garcia single.
Nashville pitching combined to fan a season-high 15 Memphis Redbirds. Donovan Hand gave up a season-high five runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings. Jesus Sanchez struck out a season-best six batters over three scoreless frames.
The Sounds look to avoid a sweep to the Redbirds as the two clubs wrap up the 2012 season with a 12:05pm CT Labor Day finale on Monday afternoon at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Hiram Burgos (2-2, 3.35) will take the mound against Memphis southpaw John Gast (8-5, 5.36).
Box Score
Memphis Redbirds (56-87) 10, Nashville Sounds (67-76) 1
September 2nd, 2012
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Memphis | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .320 |
| Montanez, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Young, M, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .442 |
| Peterson, Br, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Velez, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 |
| Garcia, Jo, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Albitz, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 |
| Derba, C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .138 |
| Greenwood, P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Gaub, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Todd, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 13 | .257 |
| BATTING 2B: Greenwood (1, Thornburg), Montanez (9, Thornburg), Velez (34, Hand). HR: Peterson, Br 2 (5, 4th inning off Hand, 1 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Hand, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Velez 2; Peterson, Br 9; Chambers; Young, M 3; Garcia, Jo 2; Montanez 3; Greenwood 2; Albitz. RBI: Peterson, Br 5 (16), Greenwood (1), Montanez 2 (25), Young, M (5), Garcia, Jo (4). 2-out RBI: Peterson, Br 3; Greenwood; Montanez 2; Young, M. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Velez 2; Derba. Team RISP: 4-for-9. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING E: Velez (19, fielding). Outfield assists: Young, M (Schafer at 3rd base). DP: (Garcia, Jo-Albitz-Peterson, Br). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer, CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Patterson, C, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 |
| Brown, J, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| Halton, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 |
| Green, T, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .276 |
| Gonzalez, A, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 |
| Maysonet, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| Quintero, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Thornburg, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Hand, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Sanchez, Je, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | .261 |
| BATTING 2B: Quintero (8, Greenwood), Schafer (23, Greenwood). TB: Schafer 3; Patterson, C; Quintero 2; Brown, J 2. RBI: Schafer (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, A 2; Maysonet. GIDP: Gonzalez, A. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 6. |
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| Memphis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood (W, 4-3) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Gaub | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.89 |
| Todd (S, 2) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.62 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornburg (L, 2-3) | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Hand | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.84 |
| Sanchez, Je | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4.31 |
Hand pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
HBP: Montanez (by Thornburg).
Pitches-strikes: Greenwood 68-45, Gaub 19-15, Todd 36-25, Thornburg 84-54, Hand 47-34, Sanchez, Je 43-33.
Groundouts-flyouts: Greenwood 5-1, Gaub 0-0, Todd 6-0, Thornburg 3-1, Hand 2-0, Sanchez, Je 2-1.
Batters faced: Greenwood 18, Gaub 6, Todd 10, Thornburg 20, Hand 13, Sanchez, Je 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Hand 1-1, Sanchez, Je 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Nick Bailey. 1B: Jimmy Volpi. 3B: Brett Robson.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 2:56.
Att: 2,744.
