Conrad, Maldonado Homer As Nashville Suffers Another Close Defeat
The teams combined for 18 runs and 27 hits on the evening in a three hour and thirty-seven minute slugfest, marking the most runs and hits recorded in a game involving the Sounds this season.
Nashville Sounds. (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)
Nashville (16-27) suffered its 15th loss of the year by two runs or less and fell to 0-7 in road series openers.
The Sounds took a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the top of the second inning against 51s starter Scott Richmond. Corey Patterson, who paced Nashville with a 3-for-5 evening, led off the frame with a single and came all the way around to score from first when Andy Gonzalez followed with a single to right, which was misplayed by Danny Perales. The single by Gonzalez extended the infielder’s season-best hit streak to six games.
Las Vegas evened the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally against Mark Rogers. After the first two batters were retired, Perales doubled to left and scored the tying run when Woodward (3-for-4) ripped a run-scoring two-bagger off the left field wall that was nearly gloved by Caleb Gindl.
The 51s grabbed the lead in the third when Adeiny Hechavarria singled off Rogers with one out, stole second, and later pushed the home team in front by a 2-1 margin when he raced home on Travis d’Arnaud’s two-out single to left.
Las Vegas upped the lead to 5-1 in the fourth with a three-run frame against Rogers, keyed by a two-run double off the bat of Woodward.
The Sounds rallied for five runs in the top of the fifth inning, batting around to pull back in front by a 6-5 margin.
Martin Maldonado and Logan Schafer opened the frame with consecutive doubles to make it a 5-2 contest. After Gindl drew a walk, Brooks Conrad knotted the game at 5-5 when he crushed an opposite-field, three-run homer to left. The infielder’s team-leading sixth longball of the season chased Richmond from the contest and extended Conrad’s hitting streak to 11 games, dating back to his first stint with the Sounds.
Once again, the 51s had an immediate answer for a Nashville score with one of their own in the home half of the frame, tying the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth on Adam Lind’s two-out solo homer to right off Rogers. The roundtripper was the first Triple-A blast of the year for Lind, who was sent down by Toronto over the weekend.
Rogers did not factor in the decision for Nashville after allowing season highs of six runs and 10 hits over five innings of work for the Sounds. He tossed a season-high 99 pitches in his fifth consecutive no-decision.
Las Vegas pulled back in front in the sixth against Sounds reliever Amaury Rivas on a three-run, inside-the-park home run off the bat of David Cooper. After Mike McCoy and Hechavarria drew walks from Rivas during the inning, Cooper lifted a fly ball to deep right-center that was nearly caught by a Logan Schafer at the fence. However, Schafer was unable to corral the baseball and landed awkwardly as the ball bounded away, allowing Cooper to race home without a play at the plate.
Cooper’s three-run roundtripper, which staked the 51s to a 9-6 lead, was the first baseman’s sixth big fly of the year and the first inside-the-park homer against the Sounds since Albuquerque’s Robert Stratton accomplished the feat during the 2003 PCL playoffs at Isotopes Park.
Maldonado crushed a 2-1 Jerry Gil fastball well over the wall in left field with two outs in the eighth inning to pull the Sounds back within 10-7. The blast was the backstop’s fourth of the season.
Nashville didn’t go down without a fight in the ninth, pulling within a pair of runs at 10-8 and getting the potential tying run to the plate against 51s reliever Ryota Igarashi before falling short in their comeback attempt.
Gindl led off the Sounds’ ninth with a single, moved to second on a groundout and to third on a Halton single, and score on a Patterson groundout. With Halton on second and two outs, Gonzalez came to the dish representing the tying run but was struck out on an Igarashi curveball as the Japanese right-hander nailed down his fourth save of the year by squelching out the Nashville rally.
Gil (4-0) was awarded the victory for Las Vegas after allowing one run in his 2 1/3 innings of relief work. Rivas (2-2) drew the loss after giving up three runs in his lone frame of action.
The teams continue the series with another 9:05pm CT contest on Tuesday night. Right-hander Wily Peralta (1-4, 5.36) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Las Vegas right-hander Jesse Chavez (5-2, 3.74).
Box Score
Nashville Sounds (16-27) 8, Las Vegas 51s (23-21) 10
May 21st, 2012
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Sounds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | |
| Las Vegas 51s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | x | 10 | 13 | 2 | |
| Nashville | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Gindl, LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Conrad, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .382 |
| Halton, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .264 |
| Patterson, C, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Gonzalez, A, 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .326 |
| Farris, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .254 |
| Statia, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 |
| Maldonado, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .215 |
| Rogers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Rivas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Garate, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wooten, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | .249 |
| BATTING 2B: Gonzalez, A (3, Richmond), Maldonado (6, Richmond), Schafer (11, Richmond), Patterson, C (7, Korecky). HR: Conrad (6, 5th inning off Richmond, 2 on, 0 out), Maldonado (4, 8th inning off Gil, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Farris; Maldonado 6; Conrad 4; Schafer 3; Halton; Patterson, C 4; Gonzalez, A 3; Gindl 2. RBI: Schafer (13), Conrad 3 (16), Maldonado (11), Patterson, C (10). 2-out RBI: Maldonado. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Halton; Maldonado; Statia 2; Gonzalez, A. GIDP: Halton, Statia. Team RISP: 3-for-16. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING E: Maldonado (6, throw). PB: Maldonado (5). Outfield assists: Gindl (d’Arnaud at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Statia-Farris-Halton, Gonzalez, A-Farris-Halton). | ||||||||
| Las Vegas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gose, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Hechavarria, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| Cooper, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| d’Arnaud, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 |
| Lind, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| Sierra, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .270 |
| Perales, RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| Woodward, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| McCoy, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Richmond, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Korecky, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gil, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Igarashi, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 16 | .303 |
| BATTING 2B: Perales (8, Rogers), Woodward 2 (10, Rogers, Rogers), Lind (1, Rogers). HR: Lind (1, 5th inning off Rogers, 0 on, 2 out), Cooper (6, 6th inning off Rivas, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Hechavarria; Lind 6; Gose 2; Cooper 5; d’Arnaud; Sierra; Perales 2; Woodward 5. RBI: Woodward 4 (14), d’Arnaud (21), McCoy (12), Lind (1), Cooper 3 (33). 2-out RBI: Woodward 2; d’Arnaud; Lind; Cooper 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCoy; Hechavarria; Sierra 2. SAC: Hechavarria. SF: McCoy. GIDP: d’Arnaud 2. Team RISP: 5-for-11. Team LOB: 8.BASERUNNING SB: Hechavarria (6, 2nd base off Rogers/Maldonado), Gose 2 (16, 2nd base off Rogers/Maldonado, 3rd base off Rogers/Maldonado), McCoy (8, 2nd base off Rivas/Maldonado). CS: Perales (1, 2nd base by Garate/Maldonado). FIELDING | ||||||||
| Nashville | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.29 |
| Rivas (L, 2-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.04 |
| Garate | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 |
| Wooten | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4.55 |
| Las Vegas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.39 |
| Korecky | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Gil (W, 4-0) | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Igarashi (S, 4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4.78 |
Richmond pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.
WP: Richmond.
IBB: Cooper (by Wooten).
Pitches-strikes: Rogers 99-55, Rivas 21-7, Garate 29-14, Wooten 19-8, Richmond 95-57, Korecky 38-24, Gil 30-19, Igarashi 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rogers 4-4, Rivas 0-2, Garate 1-0, Wooten 2-1, Richmond 5-1, Korecky 2-1, Gil 2-1, Igarashi 2-0.
Batters faced: Rogers 25, Rivas 6, Garate 5, Wooten 6, Richmond 21, Korecky 8, Gil 8, Igarashi 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Gil 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Doug Levy. 1B: Brian Hertzog. 3B: Barry Larson.
Weather: 97 degrees, clear.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:37.
Att: 3,526.
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Adam Lind, Adeiny Hechavarria, Amaury Rivas, Andy Gonzalez, Anthony Gose, Bobby Korecky, Brooks Conrad, Caleb Gindl, Cashman Field, Chris Woodward, Corey Patterson, Danny Perales, David Cooper, David Copper, Jerry Gil, Jesse Chavez, Las Vegas 51s, Las Vegas NV, Logan Schafer, Mark Rogers, Martin Maldonado, Mike McCoy, Nashville Sounds, Robert Stratton, Ryota Igarashi, Scott Richmond, Sean Halton, Sounds, Travis d'Arnaud, Victor Garate, Wily Peralta
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