K-Tribe Beats Myrtle Beach, Taking Series
August 22, 2010 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston beat Myrtle Beach 9-2 Sunday night in Myrtle Beach. The rain shortened affair was halted in the top of the seventh inning. Kinston takes two of three games in Myrtle Beach to win the series from the Pelicans. Kinston ends up taking the season series from Myrtle Beach with a 12-8 record.
Kinston got to Pelican's starting pitcher Zeke Spruill in the top of the first frame. Bo Greenwell led off the game with a single, followed by a Karexon Sanchez double. Jeremie Tice then walked to load the bases. Chun Chen delivered a sacrifice fly to score Greenwell and send Sanchez to third base. Kyle Bellows then followed with a sacrifice fly to score Sanchez and give Kinston a 2-0 lead. After an Abner Abreu single, Juan Diaz put Kinston up 4-0 with a two RBI double.
K-Tribe starter Joe Gardner (11-5, 2.81) picked up his Carolina League leading eleventh win of the season. Gardner was very good, giving up just five hits and one earned run in five innings of work. Gardner struck out four and did not walk a batter.
Leading 4-2 after five innings, Kinston put things away in the sixth. Donnie Webb and Alex Castillo led off the top of the sixth inning with back-to-back singles, putting Pelicans starter Spruill out of the game. Spruill (3-4) took the loss, giving up seven hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out three. With Pelicans reliever Chad Rodgers in the game, Greenwell delivered a sacrifice bunt, advancing both runners. With the infield pulled in, Sanchez hit a hard two-hopper to Pelican's shortstop Mycal Jones. Jones delivered a late, low throw to home plate that got by the catcher and allowed both Webb and Castillo to score. The error put Kinston up 6-2. The K-Tribe would add to the lead when Abreu delivered a two RBI single later in the inning. Kinston added another run before rain halted play in the top of the seventh inning when Greenwell delivered an RBI single to score Webb. Tyler Sturdevant pitched a three strikeout inning of scoreless work from the bullpen for Kinston.
The K-Tribe returns to Historic Grainger Stadium for their final seven home games of the season starting on Monday. Austin Adams will get the start for Kinston on a Monday Buck Night, game time 7pm in Kinston.
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