MWL1 Cedar Rapids Kernels

Kernels win suspended game

Published on May 25, 2004 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Chris Hunter tossed four innings of no-hit relief as a trio of Kernels combined to two-hit Dayton in a 2-1 win Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The game was the completion of a Midwest League baseball game that had been suspended by rain Monday night.

The scheduled game was scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.

Hunter (2-2) came on when the game resumed Tuesday night in the top of the sixth with a Dayton runner at first base and no outs in the top of the sixth inning. He retired the first nine batters he faced before Dayton strung together a walk, hit batsman and sacrifice/fielder's choice to load the bases to start the ninth inning.

Hunter then struck out Elvin Beltre, induced Luis Bolivar to pop out to third and got Will Horton on a grounder to second to end the game.

The Kernels scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh when Matt Pali was hit by a Trey Rice (0-2) pitch with the bases loaded and two outs. That forced in Matt Brown, who had been hit by a pitch leading off the inning.

The Kernels were held to one hit, a second-inning double by Bobby Wilson, stretching his consecutive game hitting streak to 12 games.

Both teams scratched across runs in the fifth inning before the game was suspended Monday night.

The Kernels continue their 12-day homestand on Wednesday with the third game of the four-game series against Dayton. Wednesday's game starts at 6:30 p.m. The Kernels close out the homestand with four games against the Lansing Lugnuts (Cubs), May 28-31. ... All Kernels games can be heard on The Zone, ESPN Radio 1600 AM with John Rodgers.

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