Kinston Beats Myrtle Beach 3-2 to Split Series with First Place Pelicans
April 24, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Fantastic pitching helped propel Kinston towards a 3-2 win over Myrtle Beach Sunday afternoon at Historic Grainger Stadium. With the win Kinston (6-10), split the four game series with first place Myrtle Beach (11-5).
Trailing 1-0, the K-Tribe evened the score when Tyler Holt led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run. It was his first homer of the season. Kinston then took the lead in a wild bottom of the third inning. It started with a Roberto Perez walk. After Perez stole second base, he advanced to third on a single by Holt. Perez would score later in the inning, when Pelican's catcher Vinny DiFazio threw the ball into center field as Holt tried to steal second. Holt would then steal third later in the inning. Holt scored after Abner Abreu struck out, but the wild pitch got away from DiFazio. Kinston left the inning up 3-1, stealing four bases in the frame. Holt went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Kinston.
Kinston's pitching did the rest as starter Brett Brach (1-1) got the win. Brach pitched five innings, giving up four hits and one run. He walked three and struck out five. Marty Popham pitched out of trouble in the seventh inning. Leury Garcia tripled home Ryan Stausborger to cut the Kinston lead to 3-2 with just one out in the inning. Popham then induced a pop-up from Travis Adair and struck out Michael Olt to end the inning. Tyler Sturdevant and closer Preston Guilmet then combined to throw a perfect eighth and ninth inning. Sturdevant got a hold and Guilmet his first save of the season. Pelican's starter Ryan Kelly took the loss for the Pelicans.
The K-Tribe homestand continues through Thursday as the Salem Red Sox come to town for a four game series. Game one Monday night, 6:30 in Kinston. Cleveland first round draft pick Drew Pomeranz will get the start for the K-Tribe.
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