Winston-Salem Wins in Extra Innings, 4-3
Published on June 6, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Winston-Salem completed a four game sweep of Kinston with an extra inning, 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon in the Triad.
Kinston got on the board in the top of the first inning when Lucas Montero led of with a single, Karexon Sanchez reached on an error and Abner Abreu drove them both home with a double. Winston-Salem would cut the lead to 2-1 when Seth Loman scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second inning. Winston-Salem would take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth, thanks to three extra base hits. Kinston would even the score in the sixth, when Doug Pickens drove home Jason Kipnis with a two-out single. Kinston starter Joey Mahalic went 4 2/3 innings, giving up five hits and five earned runs while walking three batters. Dash starter Stephen Sauer gave up eight hits and three runs in six innings of work.
Both bullpens would work in and out of trouble as the game stayed tied at three until the tenth inning. Chris Jones pitched 2 2/3 inning for Kinston, giving up three hits while walking three. Winston-Salem's Hector Santiago and Gregory Infante combined for three hitless innings from the Dash pen.
With one out in the top to the tenth inning, the Indians had runners on first and second, when new K-Triber Tim Palincsar stepped to the dish. Palincsar hit a line drive to the gap in left field only to see Kenny Williams Jr. make an unbelievable diving grab. The catch saved a run and kept the game tied at three. Palincsar went 2-for-5 in his Carolina League debut. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Kinston hurler Brian Grening hit Drew Garcia and walked Justin Greene. After a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Short, David Roberts was brought out of the K-Tribe pen. With the infield in, Escobar hit a seeing eye single through the middle to win the game for the Dash. Grening (2-2) took the loss for Kinston, giving up one hit and walking three in two innings. Kyle Bellamy (3-0) got the win for Winston-Salem.
The K-Tribe now heads to Wilmington, Delaware for a three game series with the Blue Rocks. First pitch Monday night at 7:05pm, T.J. House will be on the hill for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns to Historic Grainger Stadium for a short, four game homestand against the Advanced A Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, Myrtle Beach, on Friday, June 10th - Sunday, June 13th.
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