Potomac Drops Kinston 9-4
Published on May 25, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
An early 3-0 K-Tribe lead was overcome by Potomac, who evened the three game series by beating Kinston 9-4 on Tuesday night in Woodbridge, Virginia. Kinston will go for their sixth consecutive series victory in the rubber match on Wednesdy night.
The K-Tribe got off to a quick start against Potomac starting pitcher Pat Lehman. Jordan Henry started the game with his Carolina League leading 25th walk, then was balked to second base. After Karexon Sanchez was hit by a pitch, Kyle Bellows singled to load the bases. Abner Abreu, in his first start of the road trip, then belted a double to center. The smash cleared the bases and gave Kinston a 3-0 lead.
Kinston's starting pitcher T.J. McFarland also ran into trouble in the first inning. After retiring Steve Lombardozzi to start the bottom of the first, Will Ortiz and Michael Burgess reached on back-to-back singles. Potomac's Tyler Moore then drove both home with a double. After Tim Pahuta grounded out, Robby Jacobsen hit a towering home run down the left field line to give the Nationals a 4-3 lead. It was Jacobsen's first home run of the season.
Kinston would tie the score at four, scoring an unearned run in the third inning. In the top of the third inning, Sanchez led off with a double. Kyle Bellows then stepped up and sent a bouncing ball towards the mound. The chopper went under the glove of Lehman, but was backed up by shortstop Jose Lozada who tried to throw Sanchez out at third base. The throw to third was wild and Sanchez scored to tie things at four. Errors were charged to both Lehman and Lozada on the play.
Potomac would take the lead back in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Lombardozzi reached on a walk, advanced to second on an Ortiz single, then to third on a Burgess grounder and finally scoring on an RBI single from Moore. McFarland ended up giving up a season high five earned runs on seven hits in five innings. McFarland walked one and struck out two. McFarlands ERA is now 1.91, still the lowest in the Carolina League.
The Nationals added two more in the bottom of the seventh inning off of K-Tribe reliever David Roberts. Lombardozzi doubled to start the inning and then Ortiz dropped down a bunt. Roberts attempted to throw to third to cut down the lead runner, but the throw was off line and Lombardozzi scored on the error. The next hitter, Burgess, knocked in Ortiz with an RBI single to make it 7-4.
A two-out rally in the eighth allowed the P-Nats to break the game open. Wilfri Pena blasted a solo home run with two out. Then, Lombardozzi hit a long fly ball to right center that resulted in a collision between K-Tribe outfielders Jordan Henry and Lucas Montero. Though shaken up, both stayed in the game after the collision, and Lombardozzi was on third with a triple. Ortiz sprayed a single to left to bring him home with the final run in the 9-4 win.
McFarland (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season, while Nationals reliever Adrian Alaniz (1-1) earned the win.
The K-Tribe takes on Potomac for the final game of the three game set Wednesday night in Woodbridge, VA. Game time 7:03 pm, Nick Hagadone will take the hill for Kinston. The K-Tribe will return home this Friday for a Memorial Day Weekend Homestand. Fireworks after both the Friday and Memorial Day Monday games of the homestand. Go to kinstonindians.com for more information.
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