Kinston Nips the Keys
Published on May 26, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston takes the first game of a four game series from the Frederick Keys 5-4 Monday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Jared Goedert started the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out single, scoring Johnny Drennen. Kinston broke open a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with home runs from Jared Goedert and Beau Mills. Goedert went 2-for-4 on the night with three RBIs, hitting his second home run in as many games. Mills two run shot was his team leading fifth of the season and his first since May 16th.
Matt Wieters and the Keys made it close, however, as he picked up his league-leading 12th home run to bring Frederick within a run in the eighth inning. Kinston added an insurance run as Goedert drove in Drennen on an RBI ground out. Frederick's Ryan McCarthy drove in a run on an RBI single to right field and put the tying run 90 feet away. Luis Perdomo would send a crowd of better than 3,000 home happy, though, striking Wieters out to end the game with the tying and go-ahead runs on base for his 10th save.
In a game that was supposed to showcase both starting pitchers, Carolina League Pitcher of the Week Jake Arrieta was rocked for four runs in six innings giving up both home runs. He also added to his suffering with an errant pickoff throw to first that allowed Drennen to move into scoring position and later plate the first run. Carlton Smith picked up his starting staff-leading third win for Kinston, pitching an efficient seven and one-third innings allowing two runs on four hits and striking out two.
Kinston is back at it early tomorrow with a special 11:00 AM start for a Lenoir County Elementary School Day. Jeannmar Gomez takes his two wins to the mound for Kinston against Frederick's Tim Bascom.
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