Winston-Salem Scores Late, Beats Kinston 7-2
Published on July 26, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The Dash broke open a tie game with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, going on to beat Kinston 7-2 Monday night in Winston-Salem. Kinston is now 0-8 at the new BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem.
Kinston's starting pitcher Austin Adams was strong early, shutting down the Dash through the first four innings. The game was locked in a scoreless tie until the bottom of the fifth inning. Kenny Williams Jr. started the bottom of the frame with an infield single. Dash catcher Luis Sierra stepped in and hit a shot that just got over the left field wall. It was Sierra's third home run of the season. Adams went five innings, giving up seven hits and two earned runs. He struck out two and did not walk a batter.
Meanwhile, Winston-Salem's starter Dylan Axelrod shut down Kinston. Axelrod gave up six hits in seven strong innings, walking two and striking out six. The Indians would come to life in the late innings against the Dash bullpen. In the top of the eighth inning off of Dash reliever Brandon Kloess, Doug Pickens bounced a ball to shortstop Drew Garcia who delivered a wild throw to first. Pickens would reach on the error by Garcia. After a Lucas Montero walk, Karexon Sanchez delivered his team leading eighth sacrifice bunt of the season to advance the runners. After Abner Abreu struck out, Jeremie Tice delivered a two-out, two RBI hit. The clutch knock tied the score at two.
Kinston reliever Marty Popham cruised through his first two innings of relief but things fell apart in the bottom of the eighth. With the score tied at two, Jon Gilmore delivered a lead-off double. After a Seth Loman grounder advanced Gilmore to third base, Ozzie Lewis was intentionally walked. Jose Martinez then hit a flare into foul territory down the right field line. The foul ball was run down and caught by Abreu, but Gilmore tagged and scored from third to give the Dash a 3-2 lead. With Lewis at second, Logan Johnson then hit a hard grounder to the right side. Kinston's second baseman Sanchez made a great diving stop, but the throw from his knees just pulled Tice off the bag. Johnson was safe and Lewis scored on the play. Kenny Williams followed with an RBI double and Sierra finished off the inning a two-run home run, his second of the game. The Dash batted around in the bottom of the eighth, scoring five runs on four hits. Popham (1-4) took the loss, giving up five hits and five earned runs in three innings. Popham walked one and struck out two. Kloess got the blown save and win, Tyson Corley closed things out with a perfect ninth inning. Abreu and Bo Greenwell each had two hits for Kinston.
The K-Tribe takes on the Dash for game two of the three game series Tuesday night at 7pm. T.J. McFarland will take the hill for Kinston.
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