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Kernels Fall 9-4 in Rubber Game vs. Cubs

June 5, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release


Cedar Rapids fell to the South Bend Cubs, 9-4, for the second straight night on Friday. South Bend added four runs in the bottom of the fourth and six different Cubs recorded an RBI in the series finale.

South Bend struck first for the second straight night with a run in the bottom of the first. Dave Bote drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a Gleyber Torres single to center. Two batters later, Yasiel Balaguert gave the Cubs an early 1-0 lead with an RBI groundout, scoring Bote.

The Cubs extended their lead to 2-0 with a run in the bottom of the second. Jesse Hodges got the inning started with an infield single. Jeffrey Baez followed Hodges with an RBI double to center field, scoring Hodges.

Cedar Rapids countered with a pair of two-out runs in the top of the fourth, tying the game at 2-2. Nick Gordon led off the inning with a double to left field, extending Gordon's on-base streak to nine games. Edgar Corcino followed Gordon with an infield single, giving the Kernels runners on first and second. Three batters later, T.J. White cut the Cubs lead in half with an RBI single to right, bringing in Gordon from second, and advancing Corcino to third. White then swiped second, his tenth stolen base of the year, giving Cedar Rapids runners on second and third. Brett Doe deadlocked the game at 2-2 with an RBI single to right, scoring Corcino. White was thrown out by Cubs right fielder Baez at the plate to end the frame. The RBI single for Doe extended his hitting streak to a season-best seven games.

South Bend tacked on four in the bottom of the fourth, going in front of the Kernels, 6-2. Cael Brockmeyer led off the inning with a single to right and advanced to third on a Gioskar Amaya single to right, giving the Cubs runners on the corners. Hodges gave South Bend a 3-2 lead with an RBI single to left, bringing in Brockmeyer from third. Baez followed Hodges with an infield single, loading the bases for the Cubs. Bote put South Bend up by three with a two-run double to center field, bringing in Amaya from third and Hodges from second. Torres drove in the final run of the inning with an RBI single to center, plating Baez.

The Cubs extended their lead to 8-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. Brockmeyer got the inning started with a one-out single to right and quickly advanced to second on an Amaya walk. Hodges followed Amaya with a walk of his own, loading the bases for South Bend. A Jose Velez wild pitch brought in Brockmeyer from third for the first run of the inning. Baez extended the Cubs lead to six with an RBI groundout, plating Amaya from third.

Cedar Rapids cut the South Bend lead to 8-3 with a run in the top of the sixth. Jorge Fernandez reached base after getting hit by a pitch with one out in the inning. White followed Fernandez with a walk, giving the Kernels runners on first and second. Daniel Lewis replaced Jake Stinnett out of the bullpen for the Cubs following Stinnett's walk to Fernandez. Doe reached base for the second time on the night with a walk, loading the bases for Cedar Rapids. Two batters later, Lewis tossed a wild pitch to the backstop, scoring Fernandez from third.

South Bend added their final run of the night in the bottom of the eighth. Torres led off the inning with an infield single and quickly advanced to second on a Trevor Hildenberger wild pitch. Torres's infield hit to begin the inning was one of three hits for shortstop. Kevin Encarnacion drove in the Cubs final run with an RBI single to center, plating Torres.

The Kernels scored their final run in the top of the ninth. Tanner English extended his on-base streak to 10 games with a one-out single to center. A Jordan Minch wild pitch moved English to second. Corcino cut the South Bend lead to 9-4 with a two-out RBI single to center, bringing around English from second.

Nick Gordon and Brett Doe led the Kernels with two hits a piece on Friday. Gordon went 2-for-4 with a walk, double and a run scored while Doe finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.

Keaton Steele (2-1) suffered his first loss of the year in his third start for Cedar Rapids. Steele allowed six runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out one in four innings. Jose Velez allowed a pair of runs on one hit and three walks while striking out four in two innings of relief.

Trevor Hildenberger's scoreless inning streak came to an end at 26 innings on Friday. Prior to the Cubs run in the eighth inning, Hildenberger hadn't allowed a run since April 15. The right-hander allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four in two innings of relief.

Jake Stinnett (2-2) recorded his first win in nearly a month for the Cubs. The right-hander yielded three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five in a season-high 5 1/3 innings pitched.

The Kernels continue the road trip on Saturday night at West Michigan against the Whitecaps, the Midwest League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Saturday evening's game begins at 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m. ET). RHP Zack Tillery (3-1, 1.89) makes the start for Cedar Rapids against West Michigan's RHP Jeff Thompson (2-5, 4.36).

The Kernels return home on Wednesday, June 10 to begin a nine-game home stand. Cedar Rapids hosts the Great Lakes Loons, the Midwest League affiliate of the Dodgers. It's a Free Money Wednesday, presented by Western Fraternal Life. Western Fraternal Life will give away $500 at the main gates at every Wednesday home game, with $100 being the top prize.

Tickets are available online at www.kernels.com. You can also visit the Kernels Ticket Office at Veterans Memorial Stadium or call 319-896-7560. Morgan Hawk brings you the action of all Kernels games live on KMRY Radio (93.1 FM/1450 AM) and online at www.kernels.com.

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