Salem Slips by Kinston 3-2
Published on May 2, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Salem continued its recent success against the K-Tribe with a come from behind 3-2 win in Salem Monday night. With the win, Salem managed to stretch its lead of the Carolina League Southern Division to 2.5 games. Two games remain in the Indians current six game road trip, both in Salem.
In the top of the second inning, Kinston took advantage of a bizarre performance from Salem starting pitcher Drake Britton. After getting the first two batters in the inning out, Britton had a pitch slip out of his hands and ended up in the first row of seats above the visiting dugout. The pitch seemed to shake Britton, who walked Kinston newcomer Kyle Smith. Smith advanced to second base and then to third on two wild pitches. After a walk to Perez, Smith scored on the third wild pitch of the inning to put Kinston up 1-0. After Delvi Cid walked, Britton's catcher Dan Butler helped him out by picking Perez off of second base. Britton would then settle down, making it four innings, giving up just the one run on two hits. Britton walked four and struck out four.
Salem would take advantage of Kinston miscues in the bottom of the third. With Clayton Cook on the mound for the Indians, Michael Almanzar reached on an error by the third baseman. After Derrick Gibson got hit by a pitch, Zach Gentile dropped a perfect bunt down the third base side. Cook made a great bear handed snag, but his throw was wide of first base. Almanzar scored on the second error of the inning. Peter Hissey would then drive Gibson home from third base with a sacrifice fly to give Salem a 2-1 lead.
Kinston would tie the score at two in the top of the seventh inning off of Salem reliever Tom Ebert. With two outs in the frame, Perez doubled and Chase Burnette followed with a walk. Tyler Holt then smoked a double off of the wall in left field to drive home Perez.
With Clayton Cook off the hook, Jose Flores entered the game to pitch for the K-tribe in the seventh. After a leadoff single, Flores committed a throwing error on an infield bunt single, allowing two Salem runners in to scoring position. The next batter, Zach Gentile, knocked an RBI single to put the Red Sox on top again. The effort of Flores to end the inning by stranding three Salem base runners went unnoticed as Kinston's offense was halted through the remaining two innings. Flores (0-2) took the loss for Kinston.
The two teams will meet for the middle game of the three game series, Tuesday night in Virginia. Game time 7:05 pm as Giovanni Soto will get the start for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns home for a four game homestand this Thursday through Sunday at Historic Grainger Stadium.
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