Nashville Sounds 6, Charlotte Knights 3
After a one-sided victory on Tuesday, the Knights (47-42) dropped a game against the red-hot Sounds (51-38), who managed to even up the series in Charlotte.
Rikuu Nishida led off the bottom of the first with a single, and Munetaka Murakami drove a double to deep center that put the Knights ahead, 1-0. Early on, the Knights were picking up from where they left off on Tuesday, but the lead did not last long.
Knights starter David Sandlin, 25, had a solid outing, pitching around some control issues and only allowing two runs in five innings. The Sounds scored both of their runs against Sandlin in the second, when Sandlin allowed two singles and issued three walks. Well done to Sandlin for recovering from that long, laborious frame.
The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth, when Nishida picked up his second leadoff single of the day. Nishida proceeded to steal second, and he is now 18-for-24 in stolen base attempts this season (all in the minors, no attempts in the majors). This time, Murakami popped out, but Edgar Quero drove in Nishida with a single to tie the game.
Knights reliever Lucas Sims did not have an outing to remember, as the Sounds were ready to swing the bat against him in the seventh. Sims allowed four runs on three hits, and he issued three walks while only recording one out.
After a one-sided victory on Tuesday, the Knights (47-42) dropped a game against the red-hot Sounds (51-38), who managed to even up the series in Charlotte.
Rikuu Nishida led off the bottom of the first with a single, and Munetaka Murakami drove a double to deep center that put the Knights ahead, 1-0. Early on, the Knights were picking up from where they left off on Tuesday, but the lead did not last long.
Knights starter David Sandlin, 25, had a solid outing, pitching around some control issues and only allowing two runs in five innings. The Sounds scored both of their runs against Sandlin in the second, when Sandlin allowed two singles and issued three walks. Well done to Sandlin for recovering from that long, laborious frame.
The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth, when Nishida picked up his second leadoff single of the day. Nishida proceeded to steal second, and he is now 18-for-24 in stolen base attempts this season (all in the minors, no attempts in the majors). This time, Murakami popped out, but Edgar Quero drove in Nishida with a single to tie the game.
Knights reliever Lucas Sims did not have an outing to remember, as the Sounds were ready to swing the bat against him in the seventh. Sims allowed four runs on three hits, and he issued three walks while only recording one out.
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