The K-Tribe trailed 4-1 early but reeled off seven straight runs to come back and defeat Potomac 8-5 on Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Potomac jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a sac fly and a Tyler Moore solo homer in the second inning. Kinston responded with a Kyle Bellows solo shot in the second to make it 2-1. In the top of the third, the P-Nats Michael Burgess hit a two-run bomb to give Potomac a 4-1 lead.
The Indians began their comeback in the fifth inning when Richard Martinez hit a two-run single to right to cut the lead to 4-3. In the sixth, the bases were loaded for Donnie Webb who delivered a two run single to left to give Kinston their first lead at 5-4. Looking to add insurance in the eight with runners on the corners, the K-Tribe’s Jason Kipnis hit his team-leading fourth home run, a three-run blast to right to make Kinston’s lead 8-4.
Potomac would rally for a run in the ninth off of the K-Tribe’s David Roberts, but he pitched out of the jam for a final count of 8-5. Travis Turek (2-1) earned the win, pitching 2 2/3 shutout innings on two hits. Martin Beno (2-1) lost for Potomac after surrendering 3 runs on 2 hits in 1 1/3.
The teams will meet for a 2:00 rubber match on Sunday. Right-hander Joe Gardner, who was just called up from Class A Lake County, will make his first start for the Indians.
Clippers fall at Lehigh Valley
Gail force winds combined with shoddy defense and missed opportunities to result in a 5-3 loss for the Columbus Clippers at the hands of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Saturday night. The defeat is the 1st of the road trip for the Clippers.
Lehigh Valley scored an unearned run in the 1st inning, the first of three unearned runs they would tally on a season-high four Columbus errors. The Clippers tied the game on an RBI single from Trevor Crowe in the 3rd.
After the early run, Yohan Pino kept the Pigs scoreless until the 6th inning when Lehigh Valley scored three runs, chasing Pino and taking the lead for good.
The Clippers would threaten several times, putting multiple runners on the base paths in the 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th innings, but only scored twice more on a Jason Donald ground out in the 7th and an error in the 8th.
The final game of the series is an afternoon affair. Former Phillies farmhand Carlos Carrasco faces IronPigs left-hander Joe Savery at 1:35pm.
Aeros Win 5-2
Four Akron pitchers combined to allow just two runs on just three hits, Josh Rodriguez went 2-3 with an RBI, and the reigning Eastern League Champions topped the home team once again, sending Reading to their third consecutive loss with a 5-2 win on Saturday evening.
The Reading offense lit up like the post-game fireworks in the bottom of the first frame, putting up a two-spot to give Reading a quick lead. Tagg Bozied and Kevin Mahar each added RBIs to get a crowd of over 7,400 fans rocking right off the bat. Unfortunately for the R-Phils, Akron pitching settled in and went on cruise control from there on out, allowing just one Reading hit in the final eight innings.
LHP Yohan Flande (1-3, 2.80) started as quickly as the offense did, and rolled through the first two innings unscathed. However, it was the third frame that proved to be the game-changer as Akron put up three runs on the lefty to take the lead for good.
SS Carlos Rivero slammed a solo shot, his first of the year, off of Flande in the third inning to make it a two-run lead for the Aeros. Akron added another insurance run in the sixth inning -- the final run of the game, to make it a 5-2 victory.
Akron starter Eric Berger, who did not factor in the decision, pitched four solid innings of work for the Aeros, allowing just two runs on two hits with six strikeouts. The Akron bullpen was solid on Saturday evening, as three relievers (Justin Germano, Carlton Smith, and Vinnie Pestano) combined for five shutout innings - surrendering just one hit. Germano (2-1, 3.52) earned his second win of the season, after tossing three scoreless frames out of the pen.
The Aeros and Phillies close out this series Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Zach Putnam (2-1, 5.40 ERA) takes the hill for the Aeros against Reading's Chance Chapman (0-0, 6.10 ERA).
Loons Beat Captains With Walk Off Win
Christian Lara singled home Johan Garcia with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Great Lakes Loons a 4-3 victory over the Lake County Captains on Saturday. The Captains still lead the loons by 1.5 games in the eastern division of the Midwest League.
The Loons scored a run in the bottom of the first inning against Captains starter Marty Popham when Lara doubled and scored two batters later on a RB I single by Blake Smith and it was 1-0. The Captains took the lead in the top of the fourth inning when Casey Frawley walked and stole second. He went to third on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch. The Captains added a run on a RBI single from Delvi Cid and a third run on another wild pitch and they lead 3-1. The Loons crept within a run when Jerry Sands hit a solo home run, his league leading 11th and his seventh against the Captains, and it was 3-2. The Loons tied it at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sands’ second homer of the game, this time off of Austin Adams.
Popham did not get a decision working three innings allowing one run. Francsico Jimenez worked the fourth inning and game up the Sands home run and struck out two. Adams came on in the fifth inning and went four innings allowing one run on two hits, walking one and striking out three. Matt Packer (1-1) came on in the ninth inning and took the loss.
Loons starter Matt Magill did not get a decision either working four innings allowing three unearned runs on three hits, walking three and striking out a season high eight batter. Justin Miller relieved Magill and went three scoreless innings. Andy Suitor (1-2) added two scoreless innings of relief and got the win.
The Captains and Loons will play a double header on Sunday with the first game scheduled for 1:05 PM. The Captains will have RHP Trey Haley (2-0, 3.66) and RHP Clayton Cook (1-3, 4.56) on the mound while the Loons will counter with RHP Allen Webster (4-1, 1.61) and RHP Will Savage (2-1, 2.35).
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