K-Tribe Tops Keys 8-3 to Clinch Series
Published on May 15, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston's T.J. McFarland continued his dominant pitching and Abner Abreu had three hits and three RBI as the K-Tribe beat Frederick 8-3 on Saturday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. The win was the third in a row for the Indians, who have won 8 of their last 10 games. It also clinched their third straight series win.
The Keys struck for a run in the third on a lead-off solo homer by Bobby Stevens off of McFarland. That run snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak for McFarland and also stopped a string of 22 innings where K-Tribe pitching hadn't surrendered an earned run.
The Indians responded with a big fifth inning for the second consecutive night off of Frederick starter Rick Zagone. With two on and two out, Stevens committed an error on a Donnie Webb grounder to third. The next batter, Jason Kipnis hit an infield single that scored two runs. Abreu followed with a two-run double to give Kinston a 4-1 lead. All runs in the inning were unearned.
Kinston came back for three more in the sixth off of reliever Oliver Drake. Lucas Montero hit a two-run triple and Jordan Henry knocked him home with a single to make it 7-1. Abreu added an exclamation point with a solo homer to lead off the seventh, his first blast of the season.
K-Tribe reliever Bryce Stowell gave up a two-run home run to Ronnie Welty in the eighth to cut it to 8-3. In the ninth, reliever Brian Grening left with the bases loaded and no outs, but Matt Langwell came on to record his first save.
McFarland (5-0) allowed one run on four hits in 5 1/3 for the win. He leads Carolina League pitchers in wins and ERA. Zagone (1-4) lost, giving up four unearned runs on seven hits in five innings.
The teams play the series finale on Sunday at 2 pm. Nick Hagadone will throw for the K-Tribe.
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