Kinston Falls in Extra Innings 8-7 to Potomac
Published on July 16, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
A wild game featuring seven first inning runs, a bottom of the ninth inning lightening delay and a walk-off rundown gone wrong; ended with an 8-7 ten inning Potomac victory Friday night in Woodbridge, VA.
It was a disastrous start to the game for Potomac as starter Tyler Walker, making a Major League rehab appearance from Washington, gave up a hit and five walks in 2/3 innings of work. Karexon Sanchez started the game with a walk, followed by a single from Bo Greenwell. After Doug Pickens walked to load the bases, Jeremie Tice struck out. Kyle Bellows then walked with the bases loaded to score Sanchez. Juan Diaz followed with a bases loaded walk to make it 2-0. Recknagel would add run number three with another bases loaded walk.
Potomac would get the runs back in a hurry off of K-Tribe starter T.J. McFarland. After two hits and a walk loaded the bases to begin the bottom of the first inning, Potomac's clean-up man Tyler Moore hit a grand slam. The smash to center field was Moore's team leading 12th home run and his second homer of the series. Kinston would even the score at four in the top of the fifth inning as Jeremie Tice and Kyle Bellows led off the frame with singles. After a Diaz sacrifice bunt, Tice scored on an RBI ground out from Donnie Webb. Potomac would come right back in the bottom of the frame, taking a 5-4 lead on back-to-back, two-out doubles from Derek Norris and Tyler Moore.
The wild game continued as Montero led off with a single in the top of the sixth inning. Sanchez then drew a walk and Greenwell single to load the bags with no outs. After Pickens and Tice struck out, Bellows delivered with a two RBI single to score Montero and Sanchez. The clutch swing gave Kinston a 6-5 lead. Potomac would again come back, this time with a bottom of the sixth inning, solo home run from Bill Rhinehart. The homer tied the score at six and chased McFarland from the game. McFarland had his roughest outing of the season, giving up a season high six earned runs on eight hits. McFarland struck out three and walked one. The K-Tribe bullpen would take over from there, as Travis Turek, Rob Bryson and Chris Jones combined for 3 2/3 innings of scoreless ball.
Kinston would finally break the tie in the top of the tenth inning. Sanchez would lead off with a walk and Greenwell would bunt him to second. Pickens would then give Kinston a 7-6 lead with an RBI single. With two-outs in the inning, Pickens would try to score on a Bellows single, but would get thrown out at the plate by Potomac left fielder Robby Jacobsen. Corey Burns came in to close it out in the bottom of the tenth inning, getting the Potomac lead-off man Moore to strike out. Moresi was then hit by a pitch. Jacobsen then walked to put runners on first and second. Rhinehart then hit a hard two hopper to K-Tribe first baseman Recknagle. Recknagle threw to second base to start a potential game ending double play, but the ball bounced off of Jacobsen's helmet as he was running to second base. The ball went into centerfield and Moresi scored. The play continued as Kinston caught Rhinehart in a rundown between first and second. As the tag was made of Rhinehart after a lengthy rundown, Jacobsen broke for home and scored ahead of a Pickens tag. Burns gets saddled with his first loss of the season, not giving up a hit as both runs were unearned.
The K-Tribe concludes the four game away series with a 6:35 pm start Saturday night in Virginia. Joey Mahalic will take the mound for Kinston. After a Sunday off day, the K-Tribe will return to Historic Grainger Stadium on Monday for a seven game homestand.
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