Monday, April 18, 2011

You win some…you lose some! (posted April 19, 2010)

After losing the home opener on Friday night, the Sounds responded with a bang as they scored six runs in the second inning on Saturday night against Iowa and won the ballgame, 7-1. Sounds’ starter Chase Wright pitched six quality innings and even helped his own cause with an RBI single. More importantly, some of the guys like Erick Almonte and Eric Farris are starting to show signs of improving on their offense.

Things were tempered a bit when outfielder Brendan Katin was placed on the Dl due to a knee injury, but it doesn’t seem that he will be out of action too long. Only time will tell. However, the Sounds will certainly need his bat in the long haul if they want to continue playing at the level they are at. Infielder John Raburn was activated on the Sounds’ roster to take Katin’s place for the moment. Raburn can play a variety of positions, which will help the Sounds.

Unfortunately, there was no carryover from Saturday night to the following day as the Sounds committed an uncharacteristic amount of errors: 5. The Sounds have been (pardon the pun) fundamentally sound all year until today’s game. It was just one of those games and Sounds’ starter Kameron Loe lost his second straight decision. Cubs’ Catcher Wellington Castillo had four runs batted in, including a home run and Bobby Scales added to the Cubs’ attack with three hits of his own.

Well, the Sounds are hoping to gain a split in their four game set with the Iowa Cubs at Greer Stadium tomorrow night. Gametime at 7:05PM. Lefthander Chuck Lofgren bids for his third win of the season for Nashville. He has done an outstanding job since joining the Brewers’ organization after spending five years in the Cleveland Indians’ farm system

Fans, don’t forget it is Dollar Dog Night at Greer Stadium. Even despite the loss, the Sounds have been off to an impressive start at 8-3. Tune in tomorrow if you can’t make it to the game. I will broadcast the ballgame on 104.5 The Zone (WGFX-FM) and on nashvillesounds.com. .

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