Kinston Falls to Lynchburg 8-3
Published on August 8, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kyle Day's first inning grand slam jump-started Lynchburg in an 8-3 win over Kinston on Sunday at Grainger Stadium. The Hillcats took three out of four in the series.
Lynchburg jumped on top with a big first inning against K-Tribe starter Joey Mahalic. With one out, Mahalic walked three straight hitters to load the bases for Kyle Day. Day then hit a grand slam to right field to put the Hillcats ahead 4-0. Mahalic walked five batters in the opening frame. Mahalic (4-7) took the loss giving up four runs on three hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked eight and struck out one. The eight walks were a season high.
Lynchburg lefty starter Justin Walker (1-0) shutout the Indians on four hits in five innings. He struck out six.
The score remained 4-0 until the sixth inning, when Kinston got on the board against Lynchburg reliever Daniel Guerrero. Abner Abreu reached on a fielder's choice and Chun Chen drove a ground rule double to right field. Kyle Bellows hit an RBI groundout and Juan Diaz followed with an RBI single to left to pull the Indians within 4-2.
The Hillcats responded in the seventh inning off of Indians reliever Travis Turek. Lynchburg started the inning with five straight hits, including RBI singles by Shane Carlson and Kevin Coddington. Brodie Greene had the sixth and final hit of the inning, a single to left to give the Hillcats an 8-2 edge. The six hits matched a season high for hits allowed by the Indians in an inning.
The K-Tribe scored a run in the eighth after a leadoff double by Donnie Webb. A groundout moved him to third and he scored on Guerrero's wild pitch to cut the lead to 8-3. Kinston relievers David Roberts and Cory Burns each pitched scoreless innings for Kinston.
Kinston hits the road for a seven game roadtrip starting on Monday. The K-Tribe plays a four game series at Salem starting Monday night at 7:05. T.J. House will get the start for Kinston. The Indians return home for their second to last homestand of the year on August 16th.
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