Aces Edge Sounds in Homestand Opener
A late comeback attempt fell short for the Nashville Sounds in a 4-3 loss to the Reno Aces in front of 9,191 fans at First Tennessee Park Tuesday night.Nashville left fielder BJ Boyd's two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning brought the Sounds within a run, but that's
A late comeback attempt fell short for the Nashville Sounds in a 4-3 loss to the Reno Aces in front of 9,191 fans at First Tennessee Park Tuesday night.
Nashville left fielder BJ Boyd's two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning brought the Sounds within a run, but that's as close as it would get.
The Sounds made two outs at the plate over the final two innings.
Starters
Socrates Brito struck out to start the fourth, but he reached first on a wild pitch by Jokisch. It came back to hurt when Brito stole second base and came in to score on a base hit by
Consecutive singles by
The tie game was short-lived as Reno started the fifth with a double by
Young was tough on Nashville from the start. He picked up the win after he allowed one run on two hits in six innings. Jokisch was tagged with the loss after he allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings.
Game two of the three-game series is scheduled for Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight's 4-3 loss, Nashville dropped to 28-28 on the season.
- Nick Martini extended his consecutive on-base streak to 43 games when he singled in the fourth inning. Martini's streak is the longest by a Nashville player in the Pacific Coast League era. It's the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League. Since April 14, Martini has reached safely in every game he has played in.
- With his fourth-inning single, Martini extended his hitting streak to a career-long 12 games.
- Nashville starter Eric Jokisch threw a career-high 115 pitches in his outing.
The 2018 season is the Sounds' 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics' top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.