Andy Gonzalez Homers To Provide Lone Offense For Nashville In Defeat
Round Rock, TX – The Round Rock Express evened their series with the Nashville Sounds by posting a 4-2 victory on Thursday evening at The Dell Diamond.
Third baseman Andy Gonzalez belted a two-run homer to account for Nashville’s lone runs on the night, while shortstop Jeff Bianchi went a team-best 2-for-4, his fifth multiple-hit effort in his last eight contests.
The loss dropped Nashville (32-49) to just 2-17 in games decided by two runs this season.
Nashville third baseman Andy Gonzalez knotted the contest at 2-2 in the top of the fourth with a longball of his own, a two-out, two-run jack against Derek Hankins. The blast, which also scored Caleb Gindl (single), was the infielder’s eighth of the year, all of which have come during the month of June.
Round Rock pulled back in front, 3-2, in the bottom of the inning when Joey Butler ripped a double and later scored on a two-out RBI single to right off the bat of Yangervis Solarte (2-for-3).
The Express tacked on their final tally in the fifth against Rogers when Luis Hernandez drew a one-out walk and raced around to score when Ryan Spilborghs followed with a double to left.
After plating their lone runs in the fourth, the Sounds put runners on base in four of the final five innings but failed to score. Their best chance came in the fifth, when Nashville put runners on the corners with one out before Hankins coaxed an inning-ending double play from Corey Patterson to escape the jam.
Hankins (3-4) picked up the win for Round Rock after holding the Sounds to two runs on eight hits over five innings. Four Round Rock relievers each tossed a scoreless frame, capped off by veteran Aaron Heilman, who closed out the contest to earn his sixth save of the year.
Rogers (3-5) took the loss for the Sounds after surrendering four runs on six hits and fanning five batters in his six frames of action.
The teams conclude the three-game set with a 7:05pm. CT finale on Friday night. Right-hander Brian Baker (1-3, 6.00) will make the start for the Sounds. Round Rock will counter with former Nashville hurler Zach Jackson (3-8, 5.09).
Box Score
Round Rock Express (37-44) 4, Nashville Sounds (32-49) 2
June 28th, 2012
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Round Rock Express | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Bianchi, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Patterson, C, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| Brown, J, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Halton, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .271 |
| Gindl, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| Gonzalez, A, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .257 |
| Buller, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .195 |
| Maysonet, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .206 |
| Rogers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Perez, J, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rivas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .258 |
| BATTING HR: Gonzalez, A (8, 4th inning off Hankins, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Maysonet; Brown, J; Bianchi 2; Buller; Schafer; Patterson, C; Gonzalez, A 4; Gindl. RBI: Gonzalez, A 2 (30). 2-out RBI: Gonzalez, A 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Halton. GIDP: Patterson, C, Halton. Team RISP: 0-for-3. Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING PO: Maysonet (1st base by Hankins). FIELDING |
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| Round Rock | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borbon, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Hernandez, L, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Spilborghs, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| Nelson, B, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Kata, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .290 |
| Butler, Jy, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Bianucci, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Solarte, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Brown, D, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Hankins, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cotts, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eyre, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tateyama, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Heilman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .275 |
| BATTING 2B: Borbon (13, Rogers), Butler, Jy (18, Rogers), Spilborghs (12, Rogers). HR: Brown, D (4, 2nd inning off Rogers, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Solarte 2; Borbon 2; Spilborghs 2; Butler, Jy 2; Brown, D 4. RBI: Brown, D 2 (16), Solarte (36), Spilborghs (24). 2-out RBI: Brown, D 2; Solarte. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kata 2; Butler, Jy. GIDP: Spilborghs, Solarte. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 5.BASERUNNING SB: Spilborghs (7, 2nd base off Rivas/Buller). FIELDING |
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| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers (L, 3-5) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.68 |
| Perez, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 |
| Rivas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.31 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.73 |
| Round Rock | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankins (W, 3-4) | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.14 |
| Cotts (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| Eyre (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Tateyama (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.43 |
| Heilman (S, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4.86 |
HBP: Butler, Jy (by Rogers).
Pitches-strikes: Rogers 97-56, Perez, J 10-6, Rivas 13-9, Hankins 82-57, Cotts 10-7, Eyre 7-6, Tateyama 15-11, Heilman 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rogers 8-1, Perez, J 1-2, Rivas 3-0, Hankins 2-3, Cotts 2-0, Eyre 2-0, Tateyama 1-1, Heilman 1-0.
Batters faced: Rogers 26, Perez, J 3, Rivas 4, Hankins 21, Cotts 4, Eyre 3, Tateyama 4, Heilman 4.
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Clint Fagan. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Nick Bailey.
Weather: 98 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
T: 2:42.
Att: 7,281.
