Kinston Takes Fifth Straight Series with 7-6 Win Over Wilmington
Published on June 2, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston grabbed their fifth straight series win with a 7-6 victory over Wilmington Thursday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. The K-Tribe took three of four games from Wilmington for the series win. Kinston (27-25) is now just 3 1/2 games behind Myrtle Beach for first place in the Carolina League Southern Division.
Wilmington's Michael Mariot made his first start of the season and Kinston took advantage in the bottom of the first inning. Delvi Cid led off with a single. Cid stole second base and advanced to third on an errant throw by Blue Rock's catcher Juan Graterol. Bo Greenwell then drove Cid home with a ground-out. With two outs in the inning, Jeremie Tice singled. That was followed by a home run from Adam Abraham, giving Kinston a 3-0 lead. The shot to left field was the team leading seventh of the season for Abraham. Abraham drove in his third run of the game with a double scoring Tice in the third inning. The bottom of the third started when Tice led off with a single.
Up 4-3 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, Kinston scored again when Cid led off with a double and came home on a Justin Toole single. K-Tribe starting pitcher Brett Brach kept Kinston in the lead, going 5 1/3 innings giving up three earned runs on six hits. Brach walked two and struck out two.
In the top of the seventh inning, Wilmington's Rey Navarro hit a two-run home run off of Kinston reliever Tyler Sturdevant. Navarro's second two-run shot in as many days tied the score at five. Kinston would respond in the bottom of the eighth inning when Tyler Cannon led off with a single. Delvi Cid then bunted the ball to Wilmington pitcher Ran Dennick who threw high at second base for an error. Toole then took advantage by bunting Cannon and Cid over with a sacrifice. Greenwell followed with a grounder to the shortstop that drove home Cannon. Up 6-5, Tice would add a very important run with a two-out, RBI single to bring home Cid.
The insurance run was just that as Kinston closer Preston Guilmet gave up a solo home run to Juan Graterol to begin the ninth inning. Guilmet would recover and get the next three batters for his Carolina League leading 13th save of the season. Kyle Landis (1-0) got the win for Kinston in relief. He pitched a perfect eighth inning. Dennick (1-2) took the loss in relief.
Kinston banged out 15 hits on the night. Tice went 3-for-5, Abraham 3-for-5 with 3 RBI. Cid, Abreu and Cannon each had two hits for Kinston.
Kinston now hits the road for a seven game roadtrip. The trip begins in Winston-Salem Friday night, game time 7pm. T.J. House will take the mound for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns home June 10th-15th.
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