Ktribe Falls To Myrtle Beach 6-5 In Extra Innings
Published on July 1, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Mixed signals and a costly error cost Kinston as they fell to Myrtle Beach 6-5 in ten innings Wednesday afternoon at Historic Grainger Stadium.
With the score tied at five in the top of the eighth inning, Lucas Montero led off with a walk and stole second base. A sacrifice bunt moved him to third base. With Adam Davis at the plate, Lucas Montero bolted towards home on an outside pitch that was not offered at by Davis. Montero was caught in a run down and later tagged out. The miscue ended the rally for Kinston.
In the top of the tenth inning, Jesus Sucre stretched a single into a double to take second with one away. After a Benji Johnson line out, Chad Lundahl hit a ground ball to Ronald Rivas that was mishandled. Rivas was charged with the error as Sucre advanced to third. Michael Fisher then scorched a base hit up the right field line to score Sucre and give Myrtle Beach a 6-5 lead.
Kinston bolted out to a 5-2 lead after six innings, starting with an RBI single by Roman Pena in the first inning. After RBI hits by Ronald Rivas and Ole Sheldon in the third inning, Kinston stretched the lead to 4-2 on a solo home run by Sheldon. It was Sheldon's first homer of the season. Sheldon went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Kinston would complete the scoring with an Adam Davis RBI double in the sixth inning.
Myrtle Beach would score two runs in the seventh and one run in the eighth to force extra innings. Jonathan Holt (1-3) was the tough luck loser for Kinston; Michael Broadway (2-7) got the win in relief for Myrtle Beach.
The K-Tribe hits the road for a four game series with Wilmington Thursday night in Delaware. Game time 7pm as Russell Young will take the hill for Kinston.
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