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Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Stan Kyles: Worthy chat discussing the work of the bullpen despite recent callups, quite prophetic considering the action later last evening... www.nashvillesounds.com/a...209-16.mp3

Final: Nashville 5, Tacoma (Mariners) 2, 13 innings Nashville Site Game Summary: Link, then text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1808 Cruz Homers Sounds To 2005 PCL Title!!TACOMA ? Series MVP Nelson Cruz crushed a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw from Tacoma reliever Cha Seung Baek with two outs in the top of the thirteenth inning to give the Nashville Sounds a 5-2 victory and the 2005 Pacific Coast League championship on Friday evening at Cheney Stadium in Game 3 of the best-of-five series. The homer, which scored Corey Hart and Tony Zuniga, was Cruz?s league-leading fourth of the postseason and third of the series against Rainiers pitching. The young outfielder also paced all PCL hitters with his 11 postseason RBIs. The Sounds bullpen turned in an outstanding game, combining for 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief behind starter Gary Glover ? including Brett Evert (1-0) working out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam unscathed in the bottom of the twelfth inning. The league title is Nashville?s first in 23 years, dating back to the 1982 Southern League crown, and the third in the franchise?s 28-year history. The Sounds swept the 2005 PCL Championship Series, 3-0. Shortstop Steve Scarborough gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning when he hammered an 0-1 offering from Damian Moss deep to left for his second home run of the postseason. Nashville doubled the advantage in the sixth with an unearned run against Moss. Nelson Cruz reached second on a two-base fielding error when Tacoma second baseman Hunter Brown dropped a popup in short right. Catcher Mike Rivera followed with an RBI single to center. Tacoma tied it in the bottom of the seventh when T.J. Bohn drove Glover?s 105th pitch of the ballgame to the wall in right-center for a two-out, two-run double that scored Wiki Gonzalez and Aaron Rifkin. Both players had singled earlier in the inning. Evert earned the victory after tossing three scoreless frames. Andrew Lorraine (0-1) took the loss after being charged with two unearned runs on Cruz?s game-winning homer. Glover, who took a no-decision, pitched magnificently through the first six frames before tiring in the seventh. The veteran allowed two runs on five hits while striking out six over his 6 2/3 innings of work. Nashville Gameday Gamecast Link: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_tacaaa_1 Nashville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;did=milb Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_tacaaa_1

Nashville Media Notes for Friday (PDF format): Outfielder Nelson Cruz, who helped Sacramento win the PCL title a year ago, leads all PCL batters with eight RBIs this postseason and is tied for the lead with his three home runs and four extra-base hits.... www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Link while active, text follows: www.tennessean.com/apps/p...328/SPORTS Sounds hoping Glover can end series tonight One win from title, turn to consistent starter By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer It may seem obvious, but the Nashville Sounds' best chance to win the Pacific Coast League postseason championship may come tonight. As the series moves from Nashville ? where the Sounds won the first two games of the best-of-five series with Tacoma ? to the Pacific Northwest, Gary Glover is set to take the mound for tonight's Game 3. The veteran right-hander was designated for assignment by Milwaukee on June 11, subsequently cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to the Sounds. Opening with a five-inning, eight-strikeout performance in a June 14 win over Albuquerque, he's been the team's most reliable starter since moving into the rotation. Glover was 6-2, including six no-decisions, with a 3.03 earned run average during the regular season. He got the team off to a good start in the American Conference playoffs with a five-inning, two-run outing in a 5-4 victory at Oklahoma. He earned the decision in that game and in the series-clinching Game 5, throwing 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief. "It's just another game," Glover said of tonight's start. "I'm going to go out and throw the same way, and hopefully go out and win it. Hopefully we can keep the intensity going. If we can do that, (tonight) should be the last game." While Glover has proven solid, the starting options for Games 4 and 5 have been less effective. Dennis Sarfate, tomorrow's scheduled starter, made just one regular-season start for the Sounds after coming up from Double-A Huntsville on Aug. 29. However, he did pick up the must-win in Game 4 against Oklahoma. In three Nashville appearances, Sarfate is 1-1 with a 2.12 earned run average. Ben Hendrickson, scheduled to start Sunday's fifth and final game, opened the championship series with a win but allowed four runs on nine hits ? including a pair of home runs ? in five innings. He was 6-12 with a 4.97 ERA during the regular season and did not win his first start until May 30, and lost his last three regular-season decisions before taking a no-decision in the Sounds' Game 2 loss at Oklahoma. "It's nice to be up 2-0 going out there, and we've got Glover going," Sounds shortstop Steve Scarborough said. "You'd think it's an advantage, but we're not looking ahead to anything. We're not sizing our (championship) rings yet." Nashville has not won a league championship since the 1982 team won the Southern League. The 1979 team also won the Southern League. Maurice Patton covers the Sounds for The Tennessean. Reach him at mopatton@tennessean.com.

The very sweet MILB.com gamecast feature (normally reserved for major league games only) will be available via the Sounds' home page: www.nashvillesounds.com/ Link to box score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_tacaaa_1

Is tonight's Link Report the final one for 2005? Let's hope so! Go Sounds! Friday's Daily Menu: Nashville: RHP Gary Glover at Tacoma (Mariners), 8:45 PM Central Time pre-game, 9:05 gametime -- game three in the best-of-five series; Sounds lead, 2-0 Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

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Final: Orem (Angels) 3, Helena 2 Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...jijfia.txt Owlz oust Brew Crew By KEVIN SHIVELY - IR Sports Writer For the second year running, the Orem Owlz are the Pioneer League champions. The Owlz won game two of the championship series 3-2 over the Helena Brewers, sweeping the best of three series and taking home the championship trophy for a second time. "It feels great," said Orem centerfielder Stantrel Smith. "Guys on the team told me about last year so to be a part of it is really cool. We all wanted it so bad." Helena didn't make it easy on the Owlz. The Brewers were right on their heels the whole game. "To beat this Helena club here is great," said Orem manager Tom Kotchman. "They're probably the best team in the league and it was a hell of a game, but anything can happen in a short series like this." Helena, who had the best record in the regular season and the best post season batting average only had four hits in the game. "The name of the game was pitching," said Kotchman. "Pitching for both teams was great." Jose Arredondo pitched seven full innings of two hit baseball, striking out eight and allowing only one run. That one run came in the bottom of the fourth when Ryan Crew scored on a single from designated hitter Angel Salome to centerfielder Stantrel Smith. The Brewers scored again in the eighth to tie the game on an RBI single from pinch hitter Mat Gamel, but with two outs in the top of the ninth, Dallas Morris hit his second triple of the game to score Hainley Statia and put the Owlz up 3-2. In the bottom half, Kenny Holmberg took a pitch on the leg to lead the inning off, but Salome hit into a double play and Ned Yost grounded out to end the game. "It was a great experience," said Holmberg. "To get to a championship series is pretty exciting, but you know, one team has to win and one team has to lose so hats off to Orem." Kotchman had nothing but praise for the Helena second baseman. "I have no idea why Holmberg wasn't an allstar this year," said Kotchman. "In my book he's the MVP of the league." Before the game, Holmberg was leading the league in post season hitting, with a .667 average and a pair of homeruns. Will Inman started on the mound for the Brewers. Inman, 6-0 for the year, pitched into the sixth, striking out eight and allowing only two runs. Brandon Parillo pitched the rest of the game, striking out five and allowing only two hits and one run. "Its tough to lose but you just have to keep playing hard," said Holmberg. "As a player you just try to climb the chain and hopefully one day you'll make it to the bigs." Helena Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Jon Ebelt IR Staff Photographer - Helena starting pitcher Will Inman, right, fires in a fastball Thursday while pitching to Orem's Hainley Statia in Pioneer League baseball action Thursday at Kindrick Legion Field. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2005/09/16/sports_top/hjjejaidjijfia.jpg

As of Friday AM, 17th pick...a guy like Washburn would cost a first rounder...

Boston's Alejandro Machado might have scored the most unique "first career run" in the history of baseball. Many of you probably saw Gabe Kapler tear his Achilles as the lead runner on Tony Graffanino's home run Wednesday night. When Kapler could not complete his jaunt around the bases, former Brewer farmhand Machado pinch-ran for him and trotted home in Kapler's stead. It was Machado's first career run scored.

Yeah, that's the page. Riverbend Media's home page looks like it should support Apple Quicktime, but I don't know how you'd launch it. www.riverbendmedia.com/ma...Contact_Us Owls now lead, 2-0...

Is anyone having problems listening to the broadcast, or is it just me and my Mac? Working fine for my non-Mac, except you have to crank up the volume settings way above the norm in order to hear it. Helena losing after two innings, 1-0.

I feel really stupid for asking this, but who is Orem an affiliate of? We include the parent club in every Link Report Daily Menu. Check out the second post in this thread...

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Nashville Pre-Game Players Audio Chat With Infielder Tony Zuniga: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...209-14.mp3

Follow Thursday's action as it happens: As of this moment, there does not appear to be a "gamecast" link from MILB.com for this contest... Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

Thursday's Daily Menu: Nashville: Idle, series resumes Friday in Tacoma Helena: RHP Will Inman at home vs. Orem (Angels), 8:00 Central Time -- game two in the best-of-three series, Orem leads, 1-0 Audio link (opponent's, scroll to bottom of linked page): www.oremowlz.com/

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Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...505_04.txt 5 Questions By CURT SYNNESS - IR Sports Writer As the Helena Brewers battle for their first Pioneer League championship in a decade, two of the team's more influential leaders are Angel Salome and Kenny Holmberg. Both bring championship caliber experiences, as Salome has played for a high school team which won a title in "the Big Apple," and Holmberg's past clubs have achieved success at both the prep and college level. A powerfully built 5-foot-7 and 189-pounds, the 19-year old Salome was a fifth-round draft choice of Milwaukee in 2004. From New York City, he attended and played baseball for George Washington High, which was Manny Ramirez's alma-mater. This year Salome helped Helena to the first half championship of the Northern Division with a 24-14 record, while tearing the league up with a .419 batting average and 50 runs batted in (in only 36 games), before being moved up to West Virginia of the South Atlantic League. At the time of his advancement, Salome topped the league in at least five categories; average, RBI, doubles (17), on-base-percentage (.473) and slugging percentage (.677). After being promoted, he was selected as the Topps' Minor League Player of the Month for July. Salome later received the 2005 Pioneer League MVP award. A few of his better performances this year were: 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI against Missoula; 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI versus Ogden; 3-for-5 with five RBI against Missoula; and 3-for-4 with three RBI against Orem. Kenny Holmberg, 5-9 and 175-pounds, finished second in the league's batting race, hitting a cool .372. With a nice blend of average and power, he belted 12 home runs and 16 doubles, and was No. 1 in the Pioneer loop with a .450 OBP and a .623 SLG. He also placed third in RBIs, with 51. Some of the Brewer's second baseman's better games this season included: 4-for-5 with six RBI against Missoula; 3-for-5, with two doubles and two runs against Billings; 5-for-5 with three runs and two RBI versus Missoula; 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs against Great Falls; and 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI and two doubles against Missoula. Holmberg, 22, who hales from Palm Harbor, Fla., was drafted in the 22nd round this year. His dad, Dennis Holmberg, pitched in the majors for the Brewers before serving as a long-time coach with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. 1. What were some of the successes of your previous teams? Salome: My high school team at George Washington High was pretty good. We won the New York City championship. Holmberg: In high school we were ranked fourth in the nation, and my junior college team won our conference twice. With Embry-Riddle University, we went to the NAIA College World series both years and took second last year, losing to Oklahoma City in the championship game. 2. What do your training workouts consist of? Holmberg: During the summer I lift weights about 2-3 times a week, and then in the off-season I lift about 5-6 times per week. I'm not a real power lifter or anything, though. Just like to do overall training. Salome: I go to the gym almost every day. I don't lift weights, I do 300 pull-ups and 500 pushups every day, plus I do a lot of running. 3. What is the highlight of your career, to date? Salome: Signing a pro contract right out of high school when I was only 17, and playing my first professional game at 18. 4. What do you think of Helena? Holmberg: It's a lot smaller than where I'm from, and it took awhile to adapt to the higher elevation. The people are super-nice, it's been a great experience for me here. Salome: It's a pretty good town, nice and quiet. It's a good place to play baseball, because you can't get distracted by going out to the clubs and stuff at night. 5. What will the Brewers have to do to win their last two games for the championship? Salome: Well, the first game was a good game, but we just didn't hit. We're going to win it, though, because we are the better team - we have better hitting and pitching. And we have the advantage playing at home Holmberg: Play better baseball than them. It's very simple, just get hot and score more runs than they do.

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sp...005091529/ There was good and bad for Power Michael Dailey Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter The recently concluded minor league baseball season was a rousing success for both the West Virginia Power and Appalachian Power Park. Off the field, that is. A Charleston minor league record 233,143 fans cranked the turnstiles in the park's inaugural season, for an average of 3,532 fans in 66 home dates. The record number of fans was 107,164 more than the franchise's attendance in 2004, the final season for Watt Powell Park. However, on the field, the Power's success was much less evident. The team limped out of the gate with a 2-13 record and finished the first half of the South Atlantic League season at 25-45. A 35-33 finish in the second half was a major improvement, but the team fell out of postseason contention with a late-season slide. But there were some bright spots for the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate. "We were very excited to be affiliated with the Power and the new ballpark," said Reid Nichols, an assistant general manager with the Brewers. "The fans were great, but we were very disappointed with the start we had. "We did all we could. As a matter of fact, we had roving instructors stay for about 14 days to try and help figure out what was going on because we thought we had better players in there than they were showing." Despite the disappointing team record, there was some significant individual player development. "Developing players is what the minor leagues are all about," said Nichols, an eight-year Big League veteran. "We saw some development this season and that was very pleasing." Nichols pointed out All-Star second baseman Hernan Iribarren and shortstop Alcides Escobar as everyday players with Major League futures. Iribarren finished with a .290 average and 141 hits, including 15 doubles, eight triples, four homers and 48 RBI. Escobar ended with a .271 average on 141 hits, including 25 doubles, eight triples and 36 RBI. "Escobar, I believe, is going to be a good major league player," Nichols said. "He's just 18 years old and he's playing against those college seniors." There were however, a few disappointments. Sluggers Grant Richardson and Josh Brady, among others, failed to provide the kind of run support that Nichols and the Brewers' brass expected. "We expected them to perform the way they did the season before," Nichols said. "But they were way short of that. That hurt us. "They were a couple of players that we expected things from offensively and it didn't happen. That hurt the pitching staff." Pitchers Greg Kloosterman and 2004 first-rounder Mark Rogers also failed to meet expectations. Kloosterman finished with a league record 19 losses and a 5.24 ERA, while Rogers finished with a 2-9 record and a 5.11 ERA. Rogers is now 3-13 after two professional seasons. "He creates problems for himself," Nichols said. "He's a high school kid from Maine, where he was Kingpin and nobody could touch him. He's pitching 10 games a year and throwing 97 miles per hour and he just overpowered those guys. "When he gets up against professional hitters it's a different story. You have to pitch a little bit. He'll get better. As hard as he throws, he's just got to put things together and learn what he has to do to be successful. "He's got everything he needs. He's got the curveball, the slider and velocity. He's just got to get a pitching mentality instead of relying on his stuff to get people out." But other Brewers affiliates are having strong seasons. The AAA affiliate in Nashville is currently in the Pacific Coast League championship series, as is rookie level Helena in the Pioneer League. Many of Helena's players figure to start the season with the Power next year. "I think you'll be happy next year," Nichols said. "Next season some real good-looking players are coming to Charleston." Among those players mentioned were Angel Salome and Charlie Fermaint, who played in Charleston this season, along with Kenny Holmberg, Ryan Crew, Ned Yost and Will Inman. Holmberg finished the Pioneer League regular season with a .372 average, with 12 homers and 51 RBI, while Crew ended at .346. Yost, the son of Brewers Manager Ned Yost, finished with a .302 average with four homers and 32 RBI. As a team, Helena finished with a league best .309 average, 23 points higher than the second place team. Inman, a 2004 pick out of high school, went 6-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 13 appearances. "You're going to have a lot of good players coming. I'm confident that you'll have a good team next year, not like last year."

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=44409 Sounds one win from title By Nate Rau, nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com If Nashville?s powers that be grant the Sounds their riverfront stadium, Music City baseball fans ought to have a team to be proud of. The Milwaukee Brewers boast a well-stocked farm system, as further evidenced by the Sounds? dominating 11-5 victory over visiting Tacoma in Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series. It was the Sounds? final game at Greer Stadium this season. Nashville is now a win away from the PCL crown. Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said one more win would cap off the season perfectly. ?It?s already been a memorable season,? Kremblas said. ?It?ll be more memorable if we win one more.? The Sounds earned the win by pounding out 13 hits. Nelson Cruz (2-for-5, double, three RBIs) and Dave Krynzel (three hits) led the charge for the Sounds? offense. Starting pitcher Tommy Phelps got the win. He allowed five runs over six innings, but benefited from the dynamite Sounds offense. Nashville scored in each of the first four innings, including putting up a three-spot in the second and third innings courtesy of RBI hits from Cruz. With the exception of catcher Julio Mosquera, every player in the lineup notched at least one hit. It?s typical of a Sounds team which has had to rely on several different players in 2005. ?[The Brewers did an] outstanding job [of providing us with talent],? Kremblas said. ?We lost Rickie Weeks, and they signed Warren Morris. Adding [catcher] Mike Rivera and [utility infielder] Corey Hart were big pickups. [Reliever] Brett Evert was a big pickup.? Now the Sounds head out to Tacoma to try to bring Nashville its first Triple-A title. Tacoma made things easy on the Sounds Wednesday by committing five crucial errors. ?We got some big hits, some big two-out hits,? Kremblas said. ?They helped us out, defensively.? Shortstop Steve Scarborough blasted a solo shot in the eighth for the Sounds. Trent Durrington also notched two hits and two runs scored for Nashville, which had Jeff Housman and Mike Meyers combine for three innings of scoreless relief work. Kremblas said he doesn?t expect the talent level to be as strong in 2006 as it was this year, but acknowledged the team will have one thing back for sure ? its aggressive skipper. ?I?ll be back,? Kremblas said. ?I know I?ll be back with the Brewers and I assume I?ll be the manager here.? Gary Glover will throw for the Sounds Friday against Damian Moss for Tacoma. Nashville?s Steve Scarborough rounds third after hitting an eighth inning homer to put the Sounds up 10-5. Photo by the Nashville City Paper's Mike Strasinger. http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/uploaded/091505sounds2.jpg

Link while active (also to view photo), text follows: www.tennessean.com/apps/p...328/SPORTS Sounds can win with or without homers Hit just one out of park, but lead PCL series 2-0 By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer After hitting a franchise postseason record five home runs Tuesday, the Nashville Sounds scored nine runs without one in last night's 11-5 Game 2 win over Tacoma. The Rainiers contributed four errors in the first four innings, leading to four unearned runs as Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League championship series. The Sounds had only one extra-base hit ? Nelson Cruz's second-inning double ? through the first four innings when they took a 9-2 lead. Tacoma hit three home runs, including T.J. Bohn's two-run shot in the sixth that cut the Sounds' lead to 9-5. The Rainiers have scored nine of their 11 runs in the series on six home runs. Nashville finally went deep in its final at-bat, as shortstop Steve Scarborough led off the eighth inning with his first postseason homer and his 12th of the year. The Sounds loaded the bases before Warren Morris walked to drive in Vinny Rottino with the final run of the game ? and of the home portion of the schedule. "It was nice to win our last game here," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said of the victory, before an announced attendance of 5,230 at Greer Stadium. "The fans were really raucous, and the guys played well." Big changes: After posting an .091 batting average in Nashville's first six playoff games, Dave Krynzel busted out last night with a 3-for-5 performance. The breakout coincided nicely with a change in Krynzel's at-bat music. Last night, the center fielder debuted Swerve from the soundtrack of the movie Hustle and Flow. Before that, Krynzel had been coming out to I Forgot My Name by Eminem. Gone, but not forgetting: A number of Milwaukee Brewers have their eyes on their former teammates in the PCL championship series. "They think they can win it," Corey Hart ? a PCL all-star for the Sounds before going up last month ?told MLB.com. "They still have confidence, which is amazing because of the way they got in like they did. "Tacoma is a tough team, but the pitching is pretty good for Nashville right now and the hitters are picking it up. It seems like every time somebody left, someone else stepped in and was getting the job done." What they said: "That's how you lose playoff games. They made some bad decisions on some tough plays, but you can't fault them for that. Then, things started to snowball." ? Scarborough, whose solo homer in the eighth was the sixth in two games for Nashville.

Link while active (also to view photo), text follows: www.tennessean.com/apps/p...328/SPORTS Sounds just one win from first PCL championship By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer The Nashville Sounds made their 2005 Greer Stadium finale a memorable one, scoring in each of their first four at-bats and rolling to an 11-5 win over Tacoma in Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League championship series. The Sounds moved within one win of their first league title since the 1982 team won the Southern League crown. Nashville leads 2-0 in the best-of-five series, which will conclude in Tacoma beginning tomorrow night. Steve Scarborough's home run to lead off the eighth inning and Warren Morris' bases-loaded walk capped the most prolific Nashville offensive outburst in more than a month. The Sounds got some help as Tacoma committed five errors. "The way we've won games all year, coming back so many times here at home, it's been a lot of fun," said Scarborough, who hit the Sounds' first homer of the season in the April 7 opener against New Orleans. "Everybody's done something heroic. Every time we've needed a win, it's been somebody different coming through. It was important to play the way we did (last night) in front of this crowd." Tommy Phelps worked six innings and gave up three home runs, but exited with a four-run lead. Sounds relievers Jeff Housman and Mike Meyers protected it the rest of the way. The Rainiers left home trailing Sacramento 2-0 in the conference playoff series, but swept the two-time PCL champions in three games to advance into the league finals. "The advantage may be in that we've been to their place (losing three of four May 19-22) and they hadn't been here." In their 11th postseason appearance in the 28-year history of the franchise, the Sounds are playing for their third league championship. The 1979 team won the Southern League title as well. The Sounds have won four straight. During the regular season, Nashville won four or more games consecutively three times, including the season-high five-game streak Aug. 8-12. Nashville's 10 runs marked the 14th time the Sounds have scored in double figures ? but the first time since a 15-11 win at Colorado Springs on Aug. 6. "It first started out the same as (Tuesday), with them going up," said pitcher Gary Glover, who gets the start in tomorrow's Game 3. "They seemed to have the fire coming out of the gates, but we answered back, just like (Tuesday). Hopefully, we can keep the intensity going. We've got the luxury of being relaxed going out there. They've got the pressure on them."

Final: Nashville 11, Tacoma (Mariners) 5 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1807 Sounds Take Down Rainiers, 11-5; One Win AwayNASHVILLE ? The Nashville Sounds moved within one win of their first league title in 23 years when they cranked out 13 hits and took advantage of five Tacoma errors in posting an 11-5 victory over the Rainiers on Wednesday evening at Greer Stadium in Game 2 of the 2005 PCL Championship Series. Dave Krynzel ? who had posted only two hits in his first 22 at-bats this postseason ? paced the Nashville offense with a 3-for-5 evening, one of four Sounds players with multiple-hit efforts. Every Nashville player except catcher Julio Mosquera recorded a hit in the contest. Tacoma right fielder Abraham Nunez put the visitors on top, 2-0, with a first-inning two-run homer to left-center off Sounds starter Tommy Phelps. Justin Leone, who drew a one-out walk earlier in the frame, scored on the homer, Nunez?s first of the postseason. Nashville got one run back in unearned fashion in the bottom of the inning. Trent Durrington drew a leadoff walk, moved to second when Tacoma starter Jesse Foppert misfired on a pickoff attempt, stole third, and scored when catcher Ryan Christianson?s throw went into left field. AUDIO: Durrington Scores The First Run -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...209-14.mp3 The Sounds took a 4-2 lead in the second. Tony Zuniga and Warren Morris ripped back-to-back singles before Nelson Cruz knotted the game at 2-2 with an RBI double to deep center. With two down, Durrington added an infield single that scored both Morris and Cruz when second baseman Hunter Brown misplayed the ball. Nashville added three more against Foppert in the third. With Cruz at the plate and the bases loaded, the righthander uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Vinny Rottino to score. Cruz then continued his solid series with a two-run single through the left side that plated Brad Nelson and Zuniga to extend the lead to 7-2. The Rainiers? defense continued to backfire on them in the fourth when reliever Sean Green threw wildly past first base while attempting to retire Nelson on a grounder, allowing Durrington and Krynzel ? who had both singled ? to score for a 9-2 Sounds lead. Leone stopped Nashville?s run of nine unanswered runs in the top of the fifth when he smacked his second home run of the series, and third of the postseason, off the guitar-shaped scoreboard. The third baseman?s two-out solo shot made the score 9-3. Tacoma pulled within 9-5 in the sixth when center fielder T.J. Bohn smacked his second roundtripper of the series, a two-out, two-run blast to center off Phelps. The Sounds closed out the night?s scoring in the bottom of the eighth with a pair of runs. Shortstop Steve Scarborough greeted Rainiers reliever Masao Kida with a solo homer to left-center. The blast gave Nashville its 14th double-digit scoring effort of the season. Later in the frame, Morris drew a bases-loaded walk from Kida to force home Rottino with the tilt?s final run. Phelps (1-1) earned his first playoff victory for the Sounds. The southpaw struck out seven and allowed five runs on five hits in his six innings of work. Foppert (1-1) took the loss after being tagged for seven runs (five earned) on six hits in only 2 2/3 frames. The teams take Thursday off to travel to the West Coast, where they will resume the series with Game 3 at 9:05 p.m. CT Friday evening at Tacoma?s Cheney Stadium. Nashville will send right-hander Gary Glover (2-0, 2.45) to the mound to try to lock down the championship. He?ll face Rainiers southpaw Damian Moss (0-1, 7.50). MILB.com's Gameday Summary: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 http://www.nashvillesounds.com/images/news/soundswin.jpg