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The K-Tribe bats unloaded on the Blue Rocks early as Adam Abraham hit a two-run home run to give Kinston a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning. It was the second consecutive game that Abraham hit a home run for the K-Tribe. Bo Greenwell kept the good times going in the bottom of the third inning with a two-run blast of his own. It was Greenwell's first of the season and gave Kinston a 4-2 lead. The Indians would add to the lead later in the inning when a dropped pop-up allowed Chase Burnette to score.
Both teams' bats would stay silent until the top of the seventh inning. Kinston reliever Jose Flores allowed a walk and a single to start the frame. Flores then battled back, striking out both Alex McClure and Rey Navarro. Wilmington's Nick Francis had two strikes on him when he bounced a two-rbi single through the left side. John Whittleman delivered an RBI triple and Tim Ferguson drove in another run with a base knock. The Blue Rocks flipped the script on Kinston and headed to the bottom of the seventh inning with a 6-5 lead.
Kinston would tie the score in the bottom of the frame. Justin Toole hit a hard chopper to pitcher Bryan Paukovits who threw wide of first. Toole would score from second base when Tyler Holt laid down a sacrifice bunt that was misplayed at first base, this time with an error by second baseman Rey Navarro trying to corral the throw. Bo Greenwell followed with a single to push Holt to third base with no outs, but Kinston could not bring Holt home and the score would remain knotted at six.
With Tyler Sturdevant on the hill in the ninth inning, a one-out grounder was mishandled by shortstop Casey Frawley, allowing Nick Francis to reach first base. After Whittleman pushed Francis to third with a single, Francis scored the winning run on an RBI ground out by Ferguson. Sturdevant was saddled with the loss, giving up just one hit in two innings. Ryan Dennick got the win for Wilmington.
T.J. House started the game for Kinston, but a high pitch count saw him leave after 2 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs on four hits while striking out four. Marty Popham was great from the pen for Kinston, giving up just two hits and no runs in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.
Kinston banged out 12 hits on the night. Tyler Holt went 3-for-3 with a walk. Greenwell and Frawley each had two hits for Kinston.
The two teams will finish up the series Wednesday morning at 11 am. Kinston Drew Pomeranz will get the start at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Aeros fall to the Curve, 2-0
The Akron Aeros dropped game two of a three-game series to the Altoona Curve 2-0 Tuesday at Canal Park.
The Akron Aeros dropped game two of a three-game series to the Altoona Curve 2-0 Tuesday at Canal Park.
For the first time during his Major League Rehab Assignment, Grady Sizemore played for the second straight day going 0-3 with a walk and a strikeout. Sizemore is 5-14 on his rehab with Double-A Akron.
Right-handed pitcher Joe Smith, also on a rehab assignment for the Cleveland Indians, pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning striking out two.
Left-handed pitcher Kelvin De La Cruz was the tough luck loser giving up two unearned runs in the top of third inning. De La Cruz pitched five innings, struck out five and walked three.
Curve starter Bryan Morris earned the win pitching six scoreless innings, walking one and striking out three. Noah Krol pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save of 2011.
The Curve (3-3) scored their lone runs in the top of the third inning against De La Cruz. De La Cruz hit Jeremy Farrell to start the inning. Eric Fryer followed with a single and the runners advanced to second and third on a Jose Hernandez sacrifice bunt. Farrell came across to score on a Matt McBride fielding error. Later in the inning, Starling Marte grounded into a force out that that pushed Altoona’s second run across making it 2-0.
Morris and the Curve bullpen made the lead stand up as Altoona evened the series at one.
The Aeros (3-3) and Curve play the rubber match of this three-game series on Wednesday morning at Canal Park. Curve left-hander Jeff Locke will face Aeros right-hander Joe Gardner for the first Education Day of the season presented by Applebee’s.
Wednesday’s game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM. Coverage begins at 10:20 a.m.
Dragons Hold off Captains 2-1
On a very windy, cold night at Classic Park the Dragons took an early lead and held on for a 2-1 victory over the Captains. Billy Hamilton lead the game off with a single, stole a base and scored to set the tempo for Dayton's win.
The Dragons added an insurance run in the eighth inning following a James Matthews leadoff base hit. After a sacrifice bunt, Tyler Barnhart drove in Matthews with a single off Owen Dew to make 2-0.
Lake County made it interesting in the ninth innings, with runners on first and second and two Jason Smit doubled home a run to make it 2-1. Alex Monsalve could not deliver, as Pat Doyle struck him out to end the game.
Josh Smith (1-1) picked up his first win of the year for Dayton tossing six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, while walking two and striking out six. Pat Doyle picked up his first save of the year pitching the ninth. Mike Goodnight (1-1) suffered a tough loss, pitching five innings allowing a run on two hits, walking two and striking out five.
The Captains and Dragons play game three of the four game series from Classic Park at 7:00PM on Wednesday night. RHP Mike Rayl (1-0) gets the start for Lake County and will be matched up against RHP Daniel Corcino (0-1) for Dayton. Catch all the action on WELW 1330 AM or online at captainsbaseball.com
Wednesday night the Captains will have their inaugural Wine and Wings Wednesday, this week featuring specials on wings from the Wing Warehouse and a wine tasting featuring the Woodbridge winery. Wednesday night's game will also continue to feature Feed Your Face Nights where fans can purchase a ticket and food package for only $18 and receive a game ticket and all-you-can-eat hot dogs, fries, onion rings, popcorn and chips.
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