Nashville Sounds’ Cody Martin, Brad Mills Post Season-High Strikeout Totals
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds fell 6-0 to the Albuquerque Isotopes in game one of Thursday night’s doubleheader, but got revenge in the nightcap winning 3-1 at First Tennessee Park.
Roger Bernardina and Tom Murphy hit back-to-back doubles down the left field line to give the Isotopes a 1-0 lead in the second inning of game one, before Sounds starter Cody Martin got Angelys Nina to groundout for the second out of the second inning.
Martin surrendered six runs and took his fourth loss of the season, despite recording a season-high nine strikeouts over six innings.
Three major leaguer pitchers made rehab appearances in the game – including Isotopes starter Chad Bettis. The right-hander threw five scoreless innings, striking out seven. For Nashville, Oakland Athletics closer Sean Doolittle struck out the side for the second consecutive game.
Like the first game, Albuquerque opening the scoring in the nightcap, tagging Brad Mills for a run in the first via a Willin Rosario RBI single. The southpaw got out of the jam by getting Bernardina to ground into a double play. Mills has now induced 20 double plays, tops on the team. Including the twin-killing the southpaw retired 16 straight batters to finish his outing, recording a season-high seven strikeouts.
After being shutout in the first game, the Sounds were kept off the board until the sixth in the nightcap. Joey Wendle led off the frame with a single and found himself at third with no outs after Ryan Roberts walked and Jason Pridie singled. Next batter Rangel Ravelo finally broke the ice, drawing a bases loaded walk to tie the game.
Max Muncy then hit a blooper that fell in short left, but Roberts had to wait to see if it was caught, and was forced out at home. Fortunately for Nashville, Nate Freiman singled to give the home team their first lead of the series. They would extend their lead to 3-1 on a sacrifice fly by Brent Morel.
Angel Castro allowed the first two batters to reach, before striking out Bernardina and Ryan Casteel. Tim Smalling then drove in a runner to make it 3-2, but Castro shut the door on Jeremy Barfield to close it out. The right-hander now has five saves.
The two teams will be back at it on Friday night at First Tennessee Park. Nathan Long (3-4, 5.73) against Boone Whiting (3-7, 5.95) is the expected pitching matchup. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.
Box Score – Game 1
Nashville Sounds (56-70) 3, Albuquerque Isotopes (55-71) 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Albuquerque | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ynoa, R, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .268 |
| Story, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Adames, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Rosario, W, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Bernadina, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .276 |
| Casteel, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .343 |
| Smalling, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Barfield, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Bond, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Lannan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 |
| Castro, M, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .275 |
| BATTING TB: Rosario, W 2; Story; Adames 2; Smalling. RBI: Rosario, W (16), Smalling (35). 2-out RBI: Smalling. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barfield. GIDP: Bernadina. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 3.FIELDING DP: (Adames-Ynoa, R-Rosario, W). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Wendle, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Roberts, R, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Pridie, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| Ravelo, DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Muncy, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 |
| Freiman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Morel, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Blair, C, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Mills, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Castro, A, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 23 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .259 |
| BATTING 2B: Roberts, R (29, Lannan). TB: Blair, C; Wendle 2; Freiman; Roberts, R 2; Pridie; Muncy. RBI: Ravelo (8), Freiman (24), Morel (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Muncy; Blair, C 2. SF: Morel. GIDP: Freiman. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 6.FIELDING DP: (Morel-Wendle-Freiman). |
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| Albuquerque | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannan (L, 6-8) | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.49 |
| Castro, M (BS, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills (W, 5-11) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.32 |
| Castro, A (S, 5) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.82 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.79 |
Lannan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Game Scores: Lannan 42, Mills 69.
WP: Castro, M, Mills.
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 75-50, Castro, M 16-9, Mills 81-53, Castro, A 29-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 5-6, Castro, M 0-1, Mills 5-4, Castro, A 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 22, Castro, M 5, Mills 20, Castro, A 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Castro, M 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Brian Reilly. 1B: Jordan Ferrell. 3B: Brett Terry.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:01.
Att: 8,498.
Venue: First Tennessee Park.
August 20th, 2015
Box Score – Game 2
Albuquerque Isotopes (55-70) 6, Nashville Sounds (55-70) 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Albuquerque | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ynoa, R, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| Story, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .268 |
| Adames, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .311 |
| Rosario, W, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| Bernadina, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Murphy, T, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| Nina, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| Smalling, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Barfield, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Wheeler, T, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| Bettis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Brown, B, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matzek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .275 |
| BATTING 2B: Bernadina (15, Martin, Co), Murphy, T (8, Martin, Co), Nina (18, Martin, Co). 3B: Story (1, Martin, Co). TB: Nina 2; Murphy, T 2; Barfield; Wheeler, T; Story 3; Bernadina 2; Ynoa, R. RBI: Murphy, T (14), Barfield (14), Ynoa, R (8), Story 2 (29), Nina (47). 2-out RBI: Barfield; Ynoa, R; Story 2; Nina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Adames; Barfield. Team RISP: 4-for-7. Team LOB: 3.BASERUNNING SB: Nina (18, 3rd base off Martin, Co/Anderson, B).FIELDING E: Barfield (1, throw). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladendorf, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| Wendle, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Roberts, R, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Pridie, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .299 |
| Ravelo, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Muncy, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Parrino, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Gentry, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Anderson, B, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| Martin, Co, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Doolittle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .259 |
| BATTING 2B: Wendle (34, Bettis), Ravelo (2, Bettis). TB: Wendle 2; Ravelo 2; Ladendorf; Parrino. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pridie 2; Muncy. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 4. |
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| Albuquerque | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettis (W, 3-2) | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Brown, B | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Matzek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.97 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Co (L, 2-4) | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5.63 |
| Doolittle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3.80 |
Game Scores: Bettis 68, Martin, Co 41.
Pitches-strikes: Bettis 67-44, Brown, B 13-8, Matzek 18-12, Martin, Co 102-59, Doolittle 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bettis 4-3, Brown, B 0-3, Matzek 2-0, Martin, Co 8-1, Doolittle 0-0.
Batters faced: Bettis 18, Brown, B 4, Matzek 3, Martin, Co 27, Doolittle 3.
Umpires: HP: Brett Terry. 1B: Brian Reilly. 3B: Jordan Ferrell.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to CF.
T: 1:58.
Venue: First Tennessee Park.
August 20th, 2015
