Nashville 3, Las Vegas 2

The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Kentrail Davis (2-for-3) led off with a single, was sacrificed to second by Velez, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored when Las Vegas starter Chris Schwinden uncorked a wild pitch.

Nashville doubled its advantage to 2-0 in the fifth. Blake Davis (2-for-3) led off with a single and later scored on a Robinzon Diaz RBI fielder’s choice.

Las Vegas halved the lead to 2-1 in the seventh when pinch-hitter Jamie Hoffmann belted a leadoff solo homer to left off Sounds reliever Travis Webb, his fifth longball of the year. Hoffmann pinch-hit for Juan Centeno, who is expected to join the New York Mets today.

Hoffmann, who remained in the game in left field, continued to torment the Sounds in the bottom of the eighth, when he threw out Statia at the plate as he attempted to score from second on Kentrail Davis‘ two-out single Hoffmann struck again for the 51s in the ninth, tying the contest at 2-2 with his second roundtripper of the night. The veteran belted a leadoff solo shot to left-center that careened off the guitar-shaped scoreboard.

The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Thursday night. Left-hander Chris Narveson (2-6, 6.15) will make the start for the Sounds and face Albuquerque right-hander Giancarlo Alvarado (4-0, 2.08).

Key Stats

Jamie Hoffmann: 2-for-2, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Mike Baxter: 1-for-3, 1 2B

Wilmer Flores: 1-for-3

Chris Schwinden: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 1 K

John Church: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 2 K

Justin Hampson: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K

(Partial Team Report)