Potomac Nationals Show Resilience in 7-4 Comeback Victory Over Kinston Indians

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - WOODBRIDGE, Va.— On Monday night, the new look Potomac Nationals resembled
 the team that won the first-half division title earlier this year. The
 P-Nats showed their resilience in a 7-4 comeback victory over the Kinston
 Indians at Pfitzner Stadium.

 The two clubs were locked in a 1-1 tie through the first four innings
 until the Indians jumped ahead using the long ball. Jerad Head unloaded on
 a Jeff Mandel curveball for a three-run homer with one out giving the
 K-Tribe a 4-1 lead. The homer was Head’s eighth of the year and gave him
 34 RBI’s.

 Potomac’s squad never backed down facing the uphill climb and battled from
 behind in the later innings. Trailing by three, Dan Lyons brought the
 Nationals one run closer with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth.
 Lyons went 3-4 on the night and finished a home run away from hitting for
 the cycle.

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 With the score 4-2, Potomac seized an opportunity in the seventh inning.
 An error by reliever Sung-Wei Tseng on Michael Martinez’s comebacker
 allowed the speedster to reach base setting the table for the inning. The
 next three hitters reached base against Tseng (0-4) highlighted by RBI
 knocks from Francisco Plasencia and Dee Brown that brought the Nationals
 even.

 Then, with Andrew Lefave representing the go-ahead run at third base and
 one out, Brian Finegan lifted a fly ball to the outfield that was just
 deep enough. Head’s throw from right field to catcher Alex Castillo was a
 split second to late allowing Lefave to score the run, which gave Potomac
 their first lead of the game.

 Already leading 5-4, two more runs crossed the plate for the Nationals in
 the bottom of the eighth inning. Plasencia smacked a single into center
 field past an infield that was drawn in scoring Boomer Whiting and
 Martinez who were at second and third. The Venezuelan-native went 2-4 with
 three RBI’s as he continues to contribute since being called up from
 Hagerstown earlier this year.

 Jeff Mandel, who started the contest, tossed six innings while allowing
 four runs on eight hits in a no-decision. Clint Everts (2-1) picked up the
 win after pitching the top of the seventh inning and getting two
 strikeouts. Potomac’s bullpen combined to throw three innings of shutout
 ball when Jack Spradlin pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning, and Josh Wilkie
 notched his third save of the season sending Kinston down in the ninth.

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