Memphis, TN – The Nashville Sounds lost the opener of the final series of the 2011 season on Friday evening at AutoZone Park, falling 7-5 to the division-rival Memphis Redbirds.
Left fielder Jordan Brown (2-for-5) gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead in the top of the inning when he belted his seventh home run of the season, a two-out solo shot to right off Memphis starter Michael Blazek.
After Memphis pulled ahead, 3-1, with three second-inning runs against Sounds starter Sam Narron, Nashville rallied to tie the contest with single runs in the third and fifth frames.
The Redbirds pulled back in front by a 7-3 count in the home half of the fifth, using back-to-back, two-out homers off Narron to do the damage. After a pair of runners drew walks from the left-hander in the frame, Matt Carpenter slugged a go-ahead, three-run homer to right and Andrew Brown followed with a solo shot to left. The roundtrippers were the players’ 12th and 20th of the season, respectively.
Nashville closed the deficit to two runs at 7-5 by getting back single runs in the sixth and eighth frames. Both scores came courtesy of Maysonet sacrifice flies.
Blazek (2-0) picked up the win for Memphis and allowing four runs on four hits while walking five batters over six innings of action.
Rich Rundles worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the Redbirds to notch his first save of the year.
Narron (6-7) was saddled with the loss after giving up seven runs (five earned) on six hits over five frames of work.
The teams continue the series with a 6:05pm contest on Saturday. Right-hander Amaury Rivas (7-12, 4.88) makes his final start of the year for the Sounds. Memphis will counter with right-hander Adam Ottavino (6-8, 5.04).
Box Score
Memphis Redbirds (75-65) 7, Nashville Sounds (70-71) 5
September 2nd, 2011
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| Memphis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gindl, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Farris, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Brown, J, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .321 |
| Lopez, F, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .286 |
| Gamel, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Rivera, Mi, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Boggs, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Maysonet, SS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Narron, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| a-Almonte, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Hand, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| b-Gonzalez, A, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
| Segovia, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | .282 |
| a-Grounded out for Narron in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Hand in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTING
HR: Brown, J (7, 1st inning off Blazek, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Farris; Brown, J 5; Rivera, Mi; Boggs. RBI: Brown, J 2 (48), Farris (54), Maysonet 2 (39). 2-out RBI: Brown, J 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez, F 2; Gonzalez, A. SAC: Narron 2. SF: Maysonet 2. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING E: Gamel (15, fielding), Farris (15, throw). Pickoffs: Narron (Hamilton at 1st base). |
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| Memphis | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| Punto, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Bynum, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| Stavinoha, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
| Hamilton, 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .341 |
| Carpenter, M, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .301 |
| Brown, A, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Cruz, T, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Chambers, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Blazek, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| a-Derba, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| Parise, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| b-Kozma, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| Rundles, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .272 |
| a-Flied out for Blazek in the 6th. b-Struck out for Parise in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTING
2B: Cruz, T (5, Narron), Chambers (19, Narron). HR: Carpenter, M (12, 5th inning off Narron, 2 on, 2 out), Brown, A (20, 5th inning off Narron, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Greene; Punto; Carpenter, M 4; Brown, A 5; Cruz, T 3; Chambers 2. RBI: Cruz, T (25), Greene (43), Carpenter, M 3 (70), Brown, A (71). 2-out RBI: Carpenter, M 3; Brown, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Carpenter, M; Blazek; Stavinoha; Bynum. SAC: Blazek; Chambers. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING PO: Hamilton (1st base by Narron). |
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| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narron (L, 6-7) | 5.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5.12 |
| Hand | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Segovia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.98 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4.31 |
| Memphis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazek (W, 2-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 |
| Parise (H, 5) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 |
| Rundles (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4.12 |
Pitches-strikes: Narron 92-51, Hand 26-15, Segovia 17-9, Blazek 85-43, Parise 29-15, Rundles 7-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Narron 6-6, Hand 3-3, Segovia 1-1, Blazek 9-6, Parise 3-2, Rundles 3-0.
Batters faced: Narron 25, Hand 8, Segovia 5, Blazek 27, Parise 9, Rundles 3.
Umpires: HP: Tripp Gibson. 1B: Tyler Funneman. 2B: . 3B: Mike Jarboe.
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Varies.
T: 2:36.
Att: 7,268.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
