Kinston Beats Myrtle Beach 4-2
June 10, 2010 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
T.J. McFarland captured his Carolina League leading seventh win of the season, as the K-Tribe beat Myrtle Beach 4-2 Thursday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. McFarland allowed just two runs on four hits in six innings. The league leader in ERA (2.16) walked two and struck out six. McFarland was named to the Carolina League All-Star Game earlier on Thursday.
Myrtle Beach struck first off the Kinston starter in the first inning. Mycal Jones singled and Travis Jones slammed a home run to deep left field to give the Pelicans a 2-0 lead.
Kinston's bats would break through off of the Pelicans' Julio Teheran, also named an All-Star on Wednesday, starting in the bottom of the third inning. After back-to-back hits by Jordan Henry and Karexon Sancez to start the frame, Kyle Bellows hit into a double play that scored Henry. In the fifth, Henry led off with a single and Sanchez hit a ground rule double to push Henry to third. Bellows was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Abner Abreu. On the first pitch, Abreu drilled an RBI single to center to score Henry and tie the game at 2. Doug Pickens would follow on the very next pitch with a line drive single to left that plated Sanchez and gave the K-Tribe a 3-2 lead. Pickens would give Kinston a big insurance run in this next at bat, when he singled home Sanchez in the bottom of the eighth inning. In six innings Teheran, the Atlanta Braves top pitching prospect, gave up three runs on nine hits, while walking one and striking out five. The top five in the K-Tribe order was outstanding, as Henry, Sanchez, Bellows, Abreu and Pickens combined for all eleven Kinston hits and all four runs. Sanchez was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, Pickens was 3-for-4 with two RBI.
The Indians bullpen would do the rest, as David Roberts, Chris Jones and Cory Burns combined for three innings of shutout work. Roberts and Jones picked up holds, as Cory Burns got his eighth save in eight attempts with the K-Tribe.
Kinston (31-30) will stay at home for game two of the four game series for a Fireworks Friday vs. Myrtle Beach. Joey Mahalic will take the hill for Kinston, game time 7pm.
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