Kinston Falls in 14 innings
Published on June 27, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston scored runs in both the eighth and ninth to force extra frames, but fell 3-2 in 14 innings Saturday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. The 14 inning game was the longest game (in innings) this season; it lasted four hours and eighteen minutes.
It was a pitcher's duel for the first two hours of the game as Salem starter Casey Kelly had a perfect game going with one out in the bottom of the seventh. A lofty liner by Cord Phelps went off the glove of Salem shortstop Yamaico Navarro for an error to break up the perfect game. Lonnie Chisenhall then broke up the no hitter with a single in the next at bat.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kinston would get their first run of the game with an RBI double by Adam Davis. The run broke a 25 inning scoreless streak for Kinston. The K-Tribe would start the comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning when Salem reliever Jason Rice walked the first two batters he faced. After a sacrifice bunt by Ronald Rivas put runners at second and third, Lucas Montero would tie the game scoring on a wild pitch. Rice would escape the inning by striking out Ryan Blair and Richard Martinez and strand Roman Pena on third base.
The game would remain scoreless for the next five innings as Salem reliever Jose Capellan worked four shutout innings, allowing just one hit, a walk and two strikeouts in relief. In the top of the 14th, Kinston's David Roberts (0-1) took the hill for the first time in his Carolina League career and the first batter he faced, Kris Negron, hit a harmless ground ball to the shortstop Rivas. But his throw to first was dropped by Blair, and Negron reached on the error. After a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch moved Negron to third with one out, Jason Place chopped the ball slowly to Lonnie Chisenhall at third base whose only play was to first. Negron scored what would be the winning run on the play, as Salem's Josh Papelbon got Doug Pickens to ground out to first with one on in the bottom of the 14th to end the game.
Kinston will now start a four-game series Sunday with a special 5 pm start as Myrtle Beach comes to town. The K-Tribe's Eric Berger will take the hill for the Indians.
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