K-Tribe Splits Double Dip
Published on September 4, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston split Saturday night's doubleheader in Woodbridge, Virginia, falling 2-0 in game one and winning the nightcap 7-5. Potomac clinched the Northern Division second half title and a playoff spot with their win in game one.
In the first inning of game one, Tyler Moore hit an RBI single to left to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. K-Tribe starter Joe Gardner retired 13 in a row until the sixth inning, when Francisco Soriano walked and Derek Norris hit an RBI single to make it 2-0.
Gardner (12-6) gave up two runs, one earned on two hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out one.
Kinston was shutout on three hits by Trevor Holder(3-3) for six innings. Patrick McCoy pitched a perfect ninth inning for his sixth save.
The Nationals got on the board first in game two against K-Tribe starter Austin Adams. Jose Lozada hit a two-out single to left and Nick Moresi followed with an RBI triple to give Potomac a 1-0 lead.
The K-Tribe answered in the third against Nationals starter Carlos Martinez. Alex Castillo walked, Justin Toole reached on an error and Bo Greenwell singled to load the bases. Donnie Webb hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.
Martinez left the game after four innings and took a no-decision. He gave up an unearned run on five hits, walked one and struck out two.
Kinston took the lead in the fifth against Potomac reliever Justin Phillabaum. With two outs, Webb and Chen drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Abner Abreu hit a bases-clearing triple to put the K-Tribe on top 4-1. Bo Greenwell hit a three-run homer to right in the sixth to make it 7-1. Greenwell was 4-for-4, with his team-leading third four-hit game of the season.
Adams pitched five innings, holding the Nationals to a run on four hits. He walked two and struck out seven.
Potomac rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jose Lozada and Nick Moresi each had RBI groundouts, and Sean Nicol scored from third on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 7-4.
Cory Burns gave up a run in the ninth but held on for his Carolina League-leading 29th save in 32 chances. His 41 combined saves this season are third-best in all of Minor League Baseball.
Only two regular-season games remain in 2010 for the playoff-bound K-Tribe. The series continues at 1:05 pm on Sunday, with Marty Popham schedule to start for Kinston.
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