Kinston Falls in Rain Shortened affair
Published on April 9, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Rain hit Grainger Stadium for the second consecutive night on Saturday, this time thwarting any late rally the K-Tribe had in its plans. The visiting Winston Salem Dash squeezed out a one run victory 3-2, evening the current series at one game a piece.
Kinston trailed the entire way Saturday night thanks to stellar prospect Jared Mitchell. With one man aboard for the Dash in the first, Mitchell slammed a home run off the scoreboard in right-center field. Indians starting pitcher T.J. McFarland then settled down, at one point retiring seven straight Dash batters, and received some offensive support in the third inning.
Dash starter Andre Rienzo walked Greenwell in the third inning. Greenwell wasted no time in swiping second base for his first stolen base of the season. A single off the bat of Kinston's next batter, Casey Frawley was enough to plate Greenwell.
Two errors proved costly for McFarland in the fifth inning as the Dash pushed across the deciding run. With two outs, Adam Abraham could not make a play on a grounder that took a bad hop which allowed Dash leadoff hitter Daniel Wagner to reach first. A pickoff move gone bad resulted in a free base for Wagner and an error charged to Kinston first baseman Chase Burnette. Jose Martinez singled home Wagner for Winston Salem's third run of the night.
Kinston would come back again, using two walks and an error to load the bases with no-outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Chase Burnette delivered an RBI single to cut the lead to one, but Kinston would not score another run. Kinston stranded 10 base runners on the night, five in scoring position.
With heavy rains stopping the contest in the bottom of the eighth, chances ran short for Kinston. Mcfarland took the loss while Rienzo was not eligible for the win, only tossing four innings. McFarland went six innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs. Winston Salem reliever Taylor Thompson held Kinston scoreless for two innings and picked up his first win of the season.
The rubber match for the opening series of 2011 is set for a 1:30 pm start at Kinston's Grainger Stadium. Clayton Cook will toe the rubber for Kinston while lefty Hector Santiago will start for the Dash. For a full Kinston Indians schedule check out www.kinstonindians.com
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