First Tennessee Park Sells Out For 19th Time This Season, Hosts 10,717 Fans
Nashville, TN – In front of 10,717 fans at sold out First Tennessee Park, the Nashville Sounds won 3-2 over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Saturday night.
The Sounds recorded four hits over the first two innings, including two doubles, but were unable to score a run. Craig Gentry and Joey Wendle were both thrown out on plays at the plate in the first, and the game went to the third scoreless. The first two hitters in the Sounds’ lineup would get their revenge later in the contest.
The Sounds did not trail for long, as Wendle got in on the act in the latter part of the inning. After hitting his 36th double of the campaign in the first, the speedy infielder launched his eighth homer of the year into the right-field Band Box, tying the score at one.
Each team tallied at least one base runner over the next three innings, but were unable to undo the deadlock. That changed in the bottom of the eighth.
Andy Parrino led off the penultimate inning with a single, his fourth time reaching base in as many at bats. He then went to third on a Nate Freiman double down the left field line. Next batter Carson Blair popped out, setting the scene for Gentry. The center fielder came through, delivering his third hit of the night to score Freiman. Wendle then checked his swing, creating a nubber that Isotopes pitcher Jason Gurka’s only option was to go to first with, scoring Freiman and giving Nashville the lead.
Long went seven innings, hurling a season-high 114 pitches. The right-hander only struck out two batters, but pitched to contact effectively scattering eight hits, limiting the damage to just one run. Brock Huntzinger threw a scoreless eighth to earn his fourth win. Angel Castro allowed a run in the ninth, but as heavy rain came in to First Tennessee Park the right-hander got Wilin Rosario to groundout, stranding the bases loaded, securing him his sixth save.
The 10,717 fans on hand were the Sounds’ 19th sellout of First Tennessee Park and 14,988,491 fans have now attended a Sounds game. Make sure to come out to the Sounds’ final home series of the season against Round Rock for the chance to be the Sounds 15th million fan. Visit www.NashvilleSounds.com for more information on purchasing tickets and the 15th Million Fan Prize Pack.
As for the Sounds, they head west tomorrow for an eight-game road trip beginning in Reno. Aaron Brooks (6-5, 3.71) will make the start tomorrow night against Allen Webster (3-5, 8.58). First pitch is scheduled for 8:05pm.
Box Score
Nashville Sounds (58-70) 3, Albuquerque Isotopes (55-73) 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Albuquerque | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ynoa, R, 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Story, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Adames, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .311 |
| Rosario, W, 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .298 |
| Bernadina, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| Casteel, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .330 |
| Wheeler, T, LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Barfield, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| Smalling, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Laffey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Brown, B, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gurka, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | .274 |
| BATTING TB: Barfield; Wheeler, T 3; Smalling; Story 2; Bernadina; Ynoa, R 2. RBI: Story (30), Ynoa, R (9). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Smalling; Adames; Rosario, W 2. SAC: Smalling. GIDP: Rosario, W. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 11.BASERUNNING SB: Story (6, 2nd base off Long, N/Blair, C). CS: Bernadina (5, 2nd base by Long, N/Blair, C).FIELDING Outfield assists: Bernadina (Wendle at home). |
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| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry, CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Wendle, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .287 |
| Roberts, R, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .284 |
| Pridie, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .299 |
| Ravelo, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Morel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 |
| Parrino, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Freiman, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .210 |
| Blair, C, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .240 |
| Long, N, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Huntzinger, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Castro, A, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 31 | .261 |
| BATTING 2B: Wendle (36, Laffey), Morel 2 (8, Laffey, Laffey), Pridie (22, Laffey), Freiman (12, Gurka). HR: Wendle (8, 3rd inning off Laffey, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Wendle 6; Ravelo; Freiman 2; Pridie 2; Gentry 3; Morel 4; Parrino 2. RBI: Wendle 2 (49), Gentry (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gentry; Wendle 2; Morel 3; Roberts, R. Team RISP: 2-for-18. Team LOB: 12.BASERUNNING CS: Parrino (2, 2nd base by Brown, B/Casteel).FIELDING DP: (Parrino-Wendle-Ravelo). |
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| Albuquerque | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laffey | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.34 |
| Brown, B | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Gurka (L, 2-1) | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4.96 |
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long, N | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.17 |
| Huntzinger (W, 4-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.22 |
| Castro, A (S, 6) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.75 |
Game Scores: Laffey 51, Long, N 56.
HBP: Wendle (by Gurka).
Pitches-strikes: Laffey 84-44, Brown, B 6-3, Gurka 38-27, Long, N 114-65, Huntzinger 10-7, Castro, A 31-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Laffey 4-2, Brown, B 0-0, Gurka 2-2, Long, N 8-8, Huntzinger 0-1, Castro, A 3-0.
Batters faced: Laffey 26, Brown, B 1, Gurka 12, Long, N 30, Huntzinger 3, Castro, A 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Brown, B 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brett Terry. 1B: Brian Reilly. 3B: Jordan Ferrell.
Weather: 84 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 3:03.
Att: 10,717.
Venue: First Tennessee Park.
August 22nd, 2015
