Indians Fall 4-1 in Wilmington
July 30, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The K-Tribe again fell victim to great starting pitching in a 4-1 Saturday night loss in Wilmington. The loss sent Kinston's current skid to six games.
The Indians appeared to have put recent offensive woes in the rearview mirror with a first inning run. Jordan Casas managed a one out triple for his first Carolina League hit and came home one batter later thanks to a throwing error on Wilmington's starting pitcher Michael Mariot.
The Blue Rocks were held off the scoreboard until the sixth inning. Leadoff man Whit Merrifield drew a one out walk, was pushed to second on a sacrifice bunt and took advantage of a fielding miscue to score. A third strike pitch got away from catcher Adam Abraham, who threw to first to complete the strikeout. First baseman Jesus Aguilar threw wild across the diamond, trying to double off Merrifield advancing from second base. The throwing error, charged to Aguilar, allowed Merrifield to score the tying run.
Back-to-Back leadoff singles bolstered the Blue Rocks in the seventh as both base runners scored to put Wilmington on top for good. Wilmington did the damage in the eighth with two outs to space its lead. Reliever Kyle Landis allowed a two out single to John Whittleman. Whittleman moved to second when batter Ryan Stovall was hit with a pitch and scored on a bloop single off the bat of Tim Ferguson.
Clayton Cook received the tough luck loss after departing with the score tied in the seventh. Cook threw 6 1/3 innings, yielding only three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. The first run given up was not earned. Cook departed with the bases loaded in the seventh. Gerard Hall singled in both runs as the first batter Kyle Landis faced. Landis worked 1 2/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.
The K-Tribe faces Wilmington for the final time in the regular season Sunday afternoon at 1:35 pm. Brett Brach will look to salvage one game out of the current road trip for Kinston. The Indians return home to Historic Grainger Stadium Tuesday, August 2nd.
The K-Tribe again fell victim to great starting pitching in a 4-1 Saturday night loss in Wilmington. The loss sent Kinston's current skid to six games.
The Indians appeared to have put recent offensive woes in the rearview mirror with a first inning run. Jordan Casas managed a one out triple for his first Carolina League hit and came home one batter later thanks to a throwing error on Wilmington's starting pitcher Michael Mariot.
The Blue Rocks were held off the scoreboard until the sixth inning. Leadoff man Whit Merrifield drew a one out walk, was pushed to second on a sacrifice bunt and took advantage of a fielding miscue to score. A third strike pitch got away from catcher Adam Abraham, who threw to first to complete the strikeout. First baseman Jesus Aguilar threw wild across the diamond, trying to double off Merrifield advancing from second base. The throwing error, charged to Aguilar, allowed Merrifield to score the tying run.
Back-to-Back leadoff singles bolstered the Blue Rocks in the seventh as both base runners scored to put Wilmington on top for good. Wilmington did the damage in the eighth with two outs to space its lead. Reliever Kyle Landis allowed a two out single to John Whittleman. Whittleman moved to second when batter Ryan Stovall was hit with a pitch and scored on a bloop single off the bat of Tim Ferguson.
Clayton Cook received the tough luck loss after departing with the score tied in the seventh. Cook threw 6 1/3 innings, yielding only three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. The first run given up was not earned. Cook departed with the bases loaded in the seventh. Gerard Hall singled in both runs as the first batter Kyle Landis faced. Landis worked 1 2/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.
The K-Tribe faces Wilmington for the final time in the regular season Sunday afternoon at 1:35 pm. Brett Brach will look to salvage one game out of the current road trip for Kinston. The Indians return home to Historic Grainger Stadium Tuesday, August 2nd.
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