Kinston Indians Go for Four, Beat Salem Avalanche 3-2 - Adv A, Carolina League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - The Kinston Indians won their fourth game in a row, winning 3-2 against the Salem Avalanche Tuesday night in Virginia. All four wins have been by one run for the K-Tribe.

Kinston opened the scoring in the first inning, thanks to a two-run single
by Niuman Romero scoring Johnny Drennen and Beau Mills.  Salem came back

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with a run in the bottom of the first, then tied things up with a RBI single
by Jimmy Van Ostrand in the third.  K-Tribe starter Hector Rondon then
settled down retiring the next seven in a row and striking out six on the
evening.

The Indians got things going in the sixth with a leadoff hit from Jared
Goedert. He advanced to second on a fielder's choice and then to third on a
wild pitch. Cirilo Cumberbatch drove Goedert in with his team high fourth
sacrifice fly RBI to put Kinston on top for good. Rondon (3-3) left with the
lead after five picking up his third win in his last four starts.

The K-Tribe bullpen nailed things down too, going three innings and only
allowing two hits, including a scoreless eighth inning from Carolina League
Pitcher of the Week Jim Deters. Luis Perdomo struck out the side in the
ninth for his CL-leading 14th save.

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