K-Tribe Downs Red Sox 2-1 to Take Wild Card Lead
Published on August 27, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Jeremie Tice knocked in two runs including a go-ahead solo homer in the fourth inning, and the K-Tribe pitching staff did the rest in a 2-1 win over Salem on Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Kinston now has sole possession of the final playoff spot in the Carolina League Southern Division, with a game lead over the Red Sox in the Wild Card hunt.
The Indians jumped on top in the first against Salem starter Brock Huntzinger. Bo Greenwell walked to lead-off the game and stole second. He moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Tice's sacrifice fly to center to make it 1-0.
Salem answered with a run in the in the third against K-Tribe starter T.J. House. Ronald Bermudez hit a lead-off double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ryan Dent hit a sac fly to center to tie the game at one. The Red Sox threatened again in the fourth, putting runners on the corners with nobody out. But House recovered to retire the next three and keep the game tied.
On the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth, Tice clubbed a solo homer to left to put the K-Tribe back on top 2-1.
House (6-9) threw six innings for the victory, limiting Salem to a run on two hits. He walked four and struck out four. Travis Turek came on to pitch two scoreless innings for his seventh hold. He allowed two hits and struck out three. Cory Burns pitched a scoreless ninth for his league-leading 26th save in 29 chances with the K-Tribe. Burns has 38 saves combined this season, the third-best total in all of Minor League Baseball.
Huntzinger (7-7) was hung with a loss despite a solid outing. He surrendered two runs on four hits in six innings.
Game two of the series will be on Saturday night at 7 pm. Righty Joe Gardner will take the hill for Kinston.
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