Kinston Wins Third Straight, Beating Myrtle Beach 6-2
April 21, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The K-Tribe used their biggest inning of the season to take down Myrtle Beach 6-2 Thursday night in Kinston. It was the third straight victory for the Indians and brought an end to the Pelicans six game winning streak. The win begins an eight game homestand for the K-Tribe.
Trailing 1-0 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, Kinston blew the game open with a five run fifth. Justin Toole started the bottom of the frame with a single, the first of five straight hits for Kinston. Tyler Holt followed with a single. Bo Greenwell then drove Toole home with a base knock of his own. Abner Abreu followed with an RBI double to bring home Holt. Adam Abraham just missed a home run with a long RBI double to plate Greenwell and give Kinston a 3-1 advantage. Casey Frawley was credited with an RBI when his grounder was misplayed by the shortstop Leury Garcia and Abreu scored. Chase Burnette finished the big inning with an RBI ground-out to score Abraham as the Indians batted around. It was the most runs, hits and batters Kinston had in a single frame this season.
Kinston (5-8) would make the score 6-1 on an RBI single from Abreu in the sixth inning. Abreu went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Greenwell went 3-for-5, Toole went 2-for-3 and is now hitting .433 on the season.
Starter Clayton Cook (1-1) was great in the win for Kinston. Cook went six innings, giving up just three hits and one earned run. He walked two and struck out five. Japan native Toru Murata was solid in his K-Tribe debut, picking up the save. Murata gave up a run on two hits in three innings. He struck out the final five batters he faced for a total of six on the night. Myrtle Beach starter Barret Loux (1-1) took the loss for the Pelicans.
The homestand continues Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. It is Beach Music Night as Steve Hardy will be on hand for the festivities. Game time 6:30 pm, Giovanni Soto gets the start for Kinston.
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