Dash Down Kinston 6-3
July 28, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Winston-Salem completed a four-game sweep of Kinston, downing the K-Tribe 6-3 Thursday night in the Triad. It was the first time Kinston was swept in four games this season. With the loss, Kinston's (18-14, 56-45) lead in the Southern Division shrinks to a half game over Winston-Salem.
Kinston started the scoring off of Winston-Salem starter Joe Serafin in the top of the fourth inning. With two-outs in the inning, Jeremie Tice hit a double. Kinston newcomer Jesus Aguilar drove Tice in with a run scoring single. Aguilar was among the Midwest League leaders in home runs (19) and RBIs (69) for Low A Lake County before the promotion. Kinston's lead was short lived, however, when Winston-Salem came back in the bottom of the fourth. Kinston starting pitcher T.J. House was cruising through the first three innings, having given up just one hit. That changed as the first four batters of the bottom of the fourth reached safely. A hit batter and three straight hits gave Winston-Salem a 3-1 lead. Two more hits would lead to two more runs and drive House from the game. House (6-9) ended up going 3 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and six runs (four earned). House walked one and struck out one. Chris Jones took over for House with two-outs in the inning. Tyler Saladino sent a grounder that was mishandled by K-Tribe third baseman Adam Abraham and the inning continued as a run scored on the error. A wild pitch then sent home the sixth run of the inning. Six runs scored on five hits, as 11 Winston-Salem batters saw the plate.
The K-Tribe scored a run in the top of the fifth thanks to an RBI from Casey Frawley. In the top of the seventh inning, Kinston had the bases loaded with one out thanks to Serafin who did not make it out of the inning after walking three straight batters. Kinston would score a run on an RBI ground-out from Tice to cut the Winston-Salem lead to three, but could get no closer. Kinston left ten men on base. Serafin picked up the win, giving up three runs in 6 1/3 innings. Leroy Hunt and Taylor Thompson finished it up from the pen for Dash.
Jones would hold serve from the K-Tribe bullpen, giving up two hits and no runs in 2 1/3 innings of work. Jones walked one and struck out one. Toru Murata was great iin his one inning of relief, not giving up a hit. Preston Guilmet pitched a perfect inning in relief for Kinston. Tyler Holt went 2-for-4 for Kinston.
The K-Tribe's roadtrip continues Friday night in Wilmington, Deleware. K-Tribe newcomer Mike Rayl will make the start for Kinston, game time 7:05. The K-Tribe returns home to Historic Grainger Stadium on Tuesday to start a six-game homestand.
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