Nashville Sounds Outfielder Jason Pridie Belts Two Home Runs To Join The 20-20 Club
Tacoma, WA – Jason Pridie smashed his way into the history books by pounding a pair of home runs in a 6-5 loss to Tacoma in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Cheney Stadium.
The two-homer game was the second this season for Pridie and bumped his long ball total to 20, a new career high. He became the first Sound since J.J. Davis (2003) to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season. Pridie also established a new career high (88) by tying a season-high four RBIs in the contest.
The two-run bomb cleared the left center field wall and marked the 16th time the outfielder had hit a home run on the road.
Unfortunately for Nashville, the advantage did not last long. Tacoma got a RBI double from Patrick Kivlehan in the second and proceeded to plate three more in the third. They eventually scored a fifth run off Sounds starter Zach Neal, who pitched into the seventh inning.
The right-hander had run into some bad luck in his past few starts but snapped his streak of six consecutive losses by taking a no-decision. Neal lasted 6 2/3 innings, surrendering five runs (four earned) on 11 hits and two walks.
Pridie banged his second home run of the game in the sixth, another two-run shot off Adrian Sampson. This time Andy Parrino scored and helped cut the deficit to one with an inning to play.
Nashville squared things up at 5-5 in its final opportunity at the plate. Bryan Anderson worked a leadoff walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. After the catcher scooted to third on a groundout, Wendle lined a sharp single past a drawn-in infield and drove Anderson home.
The Rainiers scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Ryan Dull though. The right-hander had not allowed a run in his last 14 innings before serving up a base hit to James Jones that plated Patrick Brady from second. Nashville dropped to 5-8 in extra-inning games this season.
The second game of the day-night doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 7:35pm CST at Cheney Stadium. The Sounds will call upon 19-year-old right-hander Jesus Zambrano to make his Triple-A debut, while the Rainiers have Chien Ming Wang (3-4, 5.50) slated to oppose the youngster in the nightcap.
Box Score
Tacoma Rainiers (65-70) 6, Nashville Sounds (60-75) 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Sounds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tacoma Rainers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladendorf, SS-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Wendle, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Roberts, R, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Parrino, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Pridie, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| Morel, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Ravelo, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Gentry, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| Freiman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| a-Muncy, PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Anderson, B, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .195 |
| Neal, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dull, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | .264 |
| a-Intentionally walked for Freiman in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Wendle (39, Sampson), Freiman (14, Sampson). HR: Pridie 2 (20, 1st inning off Sampson, 1 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Sampson, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Wendle 3; Freiman 2; Pridie 8; Gentry; Morel; Parrino. RBI: Pridie 4 (88), Wendle (52). 2-out RBI: Pridie 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wendle; Anderson, B. SAC: Ravelo. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING PB: Anderson, B (2). Outfield assists: Pridie (O’Malley at 2nd base). |
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| Tacoma | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, J, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Taylor, C, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| O’Malley, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Romero, S, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Zunino, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Blash, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Ruggiano, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| 1-Brady, PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Kivlehan, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 |
| Choi, J, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .419 |
| Sampson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Farquhar, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Beimel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramirez, J.C., P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .279 |
| 1-Ran for Ruggiano in the 8th. | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kivlehan (23, Neal). HR: Romero, S (17, 5th inning off Neal, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Jones, J 2; O’Malley; Ruggiano 3; Blash 2; Romero, S 4; Kivlehan 2; Zunino 2; Taylor, C. RBI: Kivlehan (70), Zunino 2 (2), Blash (40), Romero, S (79), Jones, J (24). 2-out RBI: Kivlehan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Choi, J 2; Ruggiano; Kivlehan. SF: Blash. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING SB: Brady (5, 2nd base off Dull/Anderson, B). |
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| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal | 6.2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.02 |
| Dull (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Totals | 7.1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.89 |
| Tacoma | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6.82 |
| Farquhar (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 |
| Beimel (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Ramirez, J.C. (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4.79 |
Game Scores: Neal 33, Sampson 43.
WP: Beimel.
IBB: Muncy (by Ramirez, J.C.), Choi, J (by Dull).
Pitches-strikes: Neal 99-64, Dull 18-11, Sampson 101-66, Farquhar 1-1, Beimel 15-8, Ramirez, J.C. 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Neal 9-6, Dull 0-0, Sampson 3-6, Farquhar 0-0, Beimel 2-0, Ramirez, J.C. 1-0.
Batters faced: Neal 32, Dull 5, Sampson 25, Farquhar 1, Beimel 5, Ramirez, J.C. 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Dull 1-0, Farquhar 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Shaun Lampe. 1B: Travis Eggert. 3B: Alex Ortiz.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:29.
Att: 6,885.
Venue: Cheney Stadium.
August 30th, 2015
