K-Tribe Blanks Blue Rocks
Published on July 3, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston pitched its fourth shutout of the season, winning 7-0 to take game two of the four game series against the Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium. The K-tribe has now won two in a row and also four of its last six games for the first time since winning four of five at the end of May.
All-Star Eric Berger (7-5) pitched another gem, working six shutout innings and allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out four. It was Berger's third consecutive win and his fifth outing this season that he hasn't surrendered a run.
After being shutout and one hit through the first three innings against Wilmington starter Mario Santiago (3-8), Kinston found its bats in the fourth inning for the second consecutive night. Cord Phelps led off the frame with a triple and scored on a Lonnie Chisenhall RBI single. Ole Sheldon then knocked in Tim Fedroff with an RBI fielder's choice groundout. Then with two away, Lucas Montero hit his seventh triple of the season to drive in Sheldon. Montero is now in second in the league in triples and it was the first time this season Kinston has had two three-baggers in an inning.
Chisenhall would use his speed to manufacture a run in the sixth inning off of Santiago and catcher Matt Morizio. Chisenhall stole his first two bases of the season, and scored on a throwing error by Morizio while swiping third base to give Kinston the 4-0 lead.
New K-Tribe catcher Doug Pickens hit his first home run for the Indians in the seventh inning, a solo shot into the K-Tribe bullpen. Adam Davis followed it up with a two run homer in the top of ninth inning, his fourth of the year, and the second most on the team.
Kinston will try to make it three in a row for the first time since they won four in a row May 7-9, tomorrow at 2 pm. The Fourth of July starter for the Indians will be Paolo Espino (1-4, 3.57) as he faces off against Dominican Eduardo Paulino (3-4, 4.85).
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