Kinston Drops Seventh Straight game
Published on August 22, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
A solo home run by Wilmington's Cody Straight in the top of the 12th inning gave the Blue Rocks a 3-2 win over the K-Tribe Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. The loss was Kinston's seventh straight.
The K-Tribe's bullpen did all they could, retiring 18 batters in a row before the home run. The hit was Wilmington's first since the fifth inning and came off of K-Tribe reliever Sung-Wei Tseng (0-7) who took the loss. Matt Meyer, Josh Tomlin and Vinnie Pestano combined for four perfect innings from the pen for Kinston. Tseng pitched a perfect eleventh inning before he gave up the home run in the twelfth. Kinston got a great start from Hector Rondon, who gave up just five hits and two earned runs through five innings. Rondon struck out a season high nine batters.
Down 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Kinston got a solo home run from Carlos Rivero to cut the Blue Rock lead in half. It was Rivero's sixth home run of the season. Johnny Drennen walked with one out later in the inning, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Roman Pena. After a Mills single in the sixth inning, Kinston would not get another hit in the game. The K-Tribe loaded the bases in the bottom of the eleventh thanks to three straight two-out walks, but failed to plate a run.
Kinston returns to Grainger Stadium for their final home game of the regular season on Saturday. Kelvin De La Cruz gets the start for Kinston, game time 7pm. Saturday night is Star Wars Night at the ballpark!
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