Nashville Sounds Baseball
Nashville, TN – Edwin Maysonet hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Nashville Sounds a 4-3 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Monday night at Greer stadium.
The last at-bat victory was Nashville’s 15th of the season, which also snapped a four-game losing streak.
With the scored tied at 3-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, outfielder Khris Davis worked a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, advanced to third on a infield groundout, and came home on Maysonet’s hit to score the game-winning run in his Sounds debut.
Nashville quickly went ahead in the next inning, beginning with a double down the third base line by second baseman Eric Farris. Next batter Caleb Gindl then jacked his eighth homer of the season over the right field wall.
The Isotopes tied the game at 2-2 in the visiting half of the third thanks to a Tim Federowicz RBI double.
Both teams traded runs in the seventh. Tyler Henson began the frame with a leadoff walk, moved to third on a couple of infield groundouts, and scored on a soft flair to the outfield by Elian Herrera.
Jordan Brown began the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, advanced to third on a bunt combined with a fielding error, and scored as pinch hitter Sean Halton hit a deep sacrifice fly to center.
Nashville starter Claudio Vargas pitched a quality start in a no-decision, allowing three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work.
Fautino De Los Santos pitched a scoreless frame in his Sounds debut. With runners on first and second and no outs, Juan Perez (2-0) escaped a jam for a scoreless ninth for the victory.
Albuquerque starter Fernando Nieve struck out a season-high eight batters in seven innings while giving up three runs (two earned) in a no-decision. Luis Vasquez (0-1) took the loss.
The Sounds conclude their homestand and wrap up their season series with the Isotopes at 7:05pm CT on Tuesday night at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Wily Peralta (6-9, 4.92) makes the start for Nashville against Albuquerque righty Will Savage (10-4, 5.47).
Box Score
Nashville Sounds (49-61) 4, Albuquerque Isotopes (64-46) 3
July 30th, 2012
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
Two out when winning run scored.
| Albuquerque | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrera, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| Fields, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .325 |
| Castellanos, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .359 |
| Sands, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| Federowicz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Angle, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 |
| Vasquez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Henson, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Martinez, O, 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Nieve, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .158 |
| Oeltjen, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .295 |
| BATTING 2B: Federowicz (24, Vargas). TB: Martinez, O 2; Federowicz 2; Castellanos; Sands 2; Herrera 2; Henson. RBI: Sands (73), Federowicz (58), Herrera (27). 2-out RBI: Sands; Federowicz; Herrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fields. SAC: Martinez, O. GIDP: Nieve. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING PO: Henson (2nd base by Quintero). FIELDING |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, C, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| Farris, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Gindl, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Green, T, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| Davis, Kh, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Brown, J, 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Quintero, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Maysonet, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| Vargas, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| a-Halton, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| De Los Santos, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Perez, J, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .255 |
| a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Vargas in the 7th. | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Farris (11, Nieve). HR: Gindl (8, 1st inning off Nieve, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Farris 2; Maysonet; Vargas; Davis, Kh; Gindl 4. RBI: Gindl 2 (34), Halton (38), Maysonet (14). 2-out RBI: Maysonet. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Patterson, C. SAC: Quintero; Maysonet; Brown, J. SF: Halton. Team RISP: 2-for-4. Team LOB: 5.FIELDING Outfield assists: Gindl (Castellanos at home). DP: (Vargas-Green, T-Brown, J). Pickoffs: Quintero (Henson at 2nd base). |
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| Albuquerque | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nieve | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5.44 |
| Vasquez (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.72 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vargas | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.24 |
| De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.05 |
| Perez, J (W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.56 |
WP: Vargas.
HBP: Quintero (by Nieve).
Pitches-strikes: Nieve 103-74, Vasquez 20-10, Vargas 105-66, De Los Santos 13-8, Perez, J 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Nieve 9-5, Vasquez 4-1, Vargas 10-3, De Los Santos 0-1, Perez, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Nieve 28, Vasquez 7, Vargas 29, De Los Santos 4, Perez, J 4.
Umpires: HP: Tripp Gibson III. 1B: Stu Scheurwater. 3B: Mark Ripperger.
Weather: 88 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 2:42.
Att: 3,119.
