Kinston Scores Another Comeback Win Over Wilmington
July 24, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston scored their fourth straight comeback win, with a 7-5 victory over Wilmington Sunday afternoon at Historic Grainger Stadium. With the win the first place K-Tribe (18-10, 56-41) sweeps Wilmington. Kinston overcame deficits of six, three and three runs in the three wins over the Blue Rocks. The Indians are now a season high 15 games over .500.
Kinston trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. With two-outs in the frame, the comeback began again. Abner Abreu singled. Chase Burnette drove a ball into the gap for an RBI single, tying the game at five. Tyler Cannon drove in the winning run with an RBI double of his own. Kinston would add another run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to cement the win. Cannon went 3-for-3 on the afternoon. Delvi Cid had two hits for the K-Tribe.
The Blue Rocks managed a run in each of the first two innings against K-Tribe starter Steve Wright. Down 2-0 going into the bottom of the second inning, Kinston tied the score on a wacky play. Chase Burnette walked with one out. Cannon then hit a towering drive that hit off the very top of the wall in center field. Burnette scored easily and Cannon was headed to third base when Wilmington left fielder Whit Merrifield gathered the ball in the outfield. Merrifield's attempted throw into the infield slipped out of his hand and ended up in right field. Cannon came home, officially awarded a triple and scoring on the error by Merrifield.
Wilmington would continue to take advantage of Wright, however, scoring a run in the third inning and two more in the fourth frame. Down 5-2 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, Kinston would again cut into the lead. The bottom of the fourth started with a Cannon single. With one out in the inning, Argenis Martinez was hit by a pitch from Wilmington starter Tim Melville. Delvi Cid then delivered a single to score Cannon. Casey Frawley was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Anthony Gallas was then walked to cut the Wilmington lead to one. Melville pitched 3 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits. He struck out four and walked four. Wright went six innings, giving up eight hits and four earned runs. Wright walked four and struck out three.
Wright exited with runners at the corners and nobody out in the top of the seventh inning, Kyle Landis was then very big from the pen. The K-Tribe reliever got the next three batters out, without allowing a run. Landis (5-0, 1.03) picked up his fifth win of the season. Preston Guilmet would finish things off with a four-out save. Guilmet struck out two while gathering his 26th save of the season.
Kinston hits the road for the next seven days, then returns home on August 2nd for their third to last homestand of the season. The roadtrip begins Monday night in Winston-Salem. The 7pm start features Clayton Cook on the mound for Kinston.
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