Nashville Sounds Baseball
Oklahoma City, OK – The Nashville Sounds lost, 2-0, to the Oklahoma City RedHawks in a five-inning, rain-shortened opener of a four-game series on Tuesday evening at Chicasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, the game went into a rain delay and was officially halted approximately later at 9:03pm, making it an official game.
The loss moved Nashville to 20-31 on the season, which has also dropped eight of nine to Oklahoma City.
RedHawks starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel (5-4) tossed five shutout innings while striking out three for the victory.Nashville starter Brian Baker tossed three scoreless innings before Oklahoma City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. After Mike Hessman singled, Jimmy Paredes belted a two-out RBI double down the left field line.
Oklahoma City tacked on their other run in the fifth right before the rain delay. Former Sound Carlos Corporan was hit by a Baker fastball, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Brad Snyder double.
Baker (1-3) gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings for the loss.
Left fielder Jordan Brown went 2-for-2 to extend his hitting streak to a season-high eight games.
The Sounds and RedHawks continue their series at 7:05pm CT on Wednesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Right-hander Seth McClung (1-4, 5.28) will toe the rubber for Nashville against Oklahoma City righty Brian Bass (NR).
Box Score
Oklahoma City RedHawks (29-23) 2, Nashville Sounds (20-31) 0
May 29th, 2012
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
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Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | x | x | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Oklahoma City RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | x | x | x | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schafer, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
Statia, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
Bianchi, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .326 |
Halton, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
Brown, J, LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
Gonzalez, A, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
Gindl, RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
Jaramillo, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Baker, B, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Totals | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .254 |
BATTING TB: Halton; Brown, J 2; Gindl. GIDP: Gonzalez, A, Jaramillo.BASERUNNING CS: Brown, J (1, 2nd base by Keuchel/Corporan). PO: Halton (1st base by Corporan). |
Okla. City | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
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Snyder, RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
Moore, S, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .329 |
Wallace, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
Hessman, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
Bixler, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 |
Paredes, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
Barnes, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
Corporan, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Keuchel, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
Totals | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .286 |
BATTING 2B: Corporan (3, Baker, B), Paredes (10, Baker, B), Snyder (8, Baker, B). TB: Corporan 2; Hessman; Paredes 2; Snyder 2. RBI: Paredes (21), Snyder (23). 2-out RBI: Paredes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moore, S; Barnes. SAC: Keuchel. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 4.FIELDING DP: 2 (Wallace-Paredes-Hessman, Bixler-Paredes-Hessman). Pickoffs: Corporan (Halton at 1st base). |
Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baker, B (L, 1-3) | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.89 |
Totals | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.82 |
Okla. City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keuchel (W, 5-4) | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.19 |
Totals | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.88 |
HBP: Corporan (by Baker, B).
Pitches-strikes: Baker, B 75-50, Keuchel 59-38.
Groundouts-flyouts: Baker, B 6-4, Keuchel 4-3.
Batters faced: Baker, B 20, Keuchel 15.
Umpires: HP: Brian Sinclair. 1B: John Tumpane. 3B: Quinn Walcott.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, R to L.
T: 1:16 (:30 delay).
Att: 1,563.