Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds lost to the division-rival Omaha Royals, 5-3, on Wednesday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the third game of a four-game series.
Nashville (56-48) allowed 15 hits to Omaha as five Royals recorded multi-hit contests, led by Mike Moustakas and Kila Ka’aihue each adding three hits.
Omaha got on the board in the opening frame to take a 1-0 as third baseman Moustakas hit a two-out double to right field. First baseman Ka’aihue then recorded his team-leading 77th RBI with line drive single to left field that brought home Moustakas from second base. Designated Hitter Jai Miller made it 2-0 in the Royals fourth with a solo homer to left center, his 12th of the season.
The Sounds scored two runs in the next frame to knot the contest 2-2. After right fielder Brendan Katin worked a nine-pitch walk, first baseman Joe Koshansky ripped a game-tying two-run home run to deep center over the 24-foot batter’s eye. It was Koshansky’s team-leading 18th long ball and 59th RBI on the year.
Nashville trimmed the lead to one in the next inning to make it 4-3. Shortstop Luis Cruz was hit by a Federico Castaneda pitch, moved to second on a Ben Johnson single, advanced to third on a Lorenzo Cain sacrifice, and scored a Norris Hopper infield groundout.
Omaha added an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning to go up 5-3, as Moustakas hit an infield groundout to score Marc Maddox who singled earlier in the frame.
Nashville starting pitcher Sam Narron (6-4) took the loss after allowing four runs on 10 hits and with one strikeout in five innings pitched. Tim Dillard contributed three innings in relief while allowing one run on four hits with a strikeout. Mike McClendon struck out one in one scoreless inning for his sixth consecutive shutout outing.
Royals starter Blaine Hardy went 3 1/3 innings while giving up two runs on four hits for Omaha. Castaneda (4-2) earned the win, adding 3 1/3 innings while allowing one run. Louis Coleman threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season.
Eric Farris extended his season-long hitting streak to 12 games with a hit on the evening, while Mat Gamel went hitless to snap his season-long 11-game hitting streak.
The Sounds and Royals will continue their four-game series at 7:05pm on Taco Bell Throwback Thursday at historic Greer Stadium. Nashville right-hander Josh Butler (1-0, 2.84) will make his second start of the season against Omaha right-hander Anthony Lerew (5-3, 2.84).
Omaha Royals (54-51) 5, Nashville Sounds (56-48) 3
July 28th, 2010
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Nashville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Omaha | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Lough, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 |
| Moustakas, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Ka’aihue, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| Lucas, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .330 |
| Pina, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .216 |
| Parraz, RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Miller, Ja, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .236 |
| Maddox, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .253 |
| Hardy, B, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Castaneda, F, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coleman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .269 |
| BATTING
2B: Moustakas 2 (4, Narron, Dillard), Parraz (22, Narron), Lucas (12, Dillard). HR: Miller, Ja (12, 4th inning off Narron, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Dyson 2; Lough; Moustakas 5; Ka’aihue 3; Lucas 3; Parraz 3; Miller, Ja 4; Maddox. RBI: Ka’aihue (77), Miller, Ja (42), Parraz 2 (44), Moustakas (6). 2-out RBI: Ka’aihue; Parraz 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pina; Lough; Maddox 3; Ka’aihue; Miller, Ja; Lucas. S: Dyson. GIDP: Pina. Team RISP: 3-for-17. Team LOB: 13.BASERUNNING SB: Parraz (6, 2nd base off McClendon/Johnson, B), Lucas (4, 3rd base off Dillard/Johnson, B). FIELDING DP: (Hardy, B-Lucas-Ka’aihue). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .328 |
| Hopper, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| Gamel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| Katin, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Koshansky, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Almonte, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .325 |
| Farris, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| Cruz, L, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| Johnson, B, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| Narron, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dillard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| McClendon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .269 |
| BATTING
HR: Koshansky (18, 4th inning off Hardy, B, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Hopper; Koshansky 5; Farris; Cruz, L; Johnson, B. RBI: Koshansky 2 (59), Hopper (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gamel; Cain. S: Cain; Cruz, L. GIDP: Farris. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 5.FIELDING E: Gamel (13, fielding). DP: (Farris-Cruz, L-Koshansky). |
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| Omaha | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy, B | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.36 |
| Castaneda, F (W, 4-2) | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Coleman (S, 1) | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.18 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narron (L, 6-4) | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Dillard | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 |
| McClendon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.05 |
WP: Narron.
IBB: Ka’aihue (by Dillard).
HBP: Cruz, L (by Castaneda, F).
Pitches-strikes: Hardy, B 51-35, Castaneda, F 42-30, Coleman 34-18, Narron 93-56, Dillard 41-24, McClendon 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hardy, B 2-4, Castaneda, F 5-3, Coleman 2-1, Narron 6-6, Dillard 7-1, McClendon 2-0.
Batters faced: Hardy, B 14, Castaneda, F 13, Coleman 8, Narron 27, Dillard 14, McClendon 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Coleman 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tyler Funneman. 1B: Matt Schaufert. 2B: . 3B: Chuck Pack.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:37.
Att: 2,416.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
