Dash Downs Kinston 8-3
Published on May 30, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The Winston-Salem Dash downed Kinston 8-3 Saturday night at Gene Hooks Field. The Winston-Salem win evens up the three game series.
The K-Tribe erased a one-run deficit in the top of the second inning when Ronald Rivas singled and Lucas Montero drove him home with an RBI triple. It was Montero's team leading third triple of the season. After an RBI ground out by Richard Martinez drove in Montero, Kinston led 2-1.
The Indians lead was short lived as Winston-Salem took a 3-2 lead on a two-out, RBI single by Lee Cruz. Cruz would put the finishing touches on a big fourth inning for Winston-Salem in his next at-bat, driving in the final two runs of the four-run frame with another two-out single. Cruz ended up 3-for-4 with five RBI. Kinston's Russell Young (0-3) took the loss, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Young walked two and struck out four. Travis Turek then came in from the pen, giving up an earned run in 2 1/3 innings. Kyle Landis finished the game for Kinston, giving up just one hit and no runs in two innings. He struck out two and did not walk a batter. Winston-Salem starter Anthony Carter (4-3) snagged the win for the Dash, giving up two runs in seven innings.
Kinston banged out nine hits on the night as Tim Fedroff and Lucas Montero each had two. The Indians Ryan Blair went 3-for-4 with a triple.
The rubber match of the series takes place Sunday afternoon at 2pm in Winston-Salem. Kinston's Eric Berger will take the hill for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns home for a short three game series at Historic Grainger Stadium on Monday.
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