Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, June 18, 1990 TAG: 9006180125
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOHN SMALLWOOD SPORTSWRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Kinston Indians scored five runs in the seventh inning to break open a close game. And for good measure, they added six runs in the ninth and went on to 12-1 victory over the Salem Buccaneers on Sunday night at Municipal Field.
The victory kept the Indians (44-23) one game ahead of the Winston-Salem Spirits (43-24) in the Carolina League's Southern Division with three games to play in the first half of the season.
Winston-Salem opens a three-game series with the Bucs tonight, and Kinston finishes the half at home against the Frederick Keys, who have clinched the Northern Division title.
For a while Sunday, it looked as if neither team would score as Bucs starter Steve Buckholz (6-4) and Kinston starter Tommy Kramer (7-3) locked up in a pitching duel for four innings.
Then the Indians broke up their goose eggs by scoring in the top of the fifth.
Brian Johnson led off the inning with a single, then took second on a sacrifice by Ramon Bautista.
Lindsay Foster hit a low liner to Salem second baseman Glen McNabb, who appeared to have caught the ball on the fly and was starting to make a throw to second to double up Johnson. But the base umpire ruled no catch, and although McNabb immediately wheeled and threw to first he was too late to get Foster. Johnson went to third and scored on Ken Ramos' single up the middle.
McNabb later was thrown out of the game when he argued that he had caught the ball.
The Bucs had two on with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but Greg Sims hit into an inning-ending double play.
Kinston put away the game in the seventh when they scored five runs on three hits against Buckholz. The Bucs didn't help themselves by making two errors in the inning. The big hit was a two-run single by designated hitter Jesse Levis.
The Indians roughed up Salem relievers for six runs on seven hits in the ninth. Johnson had a two-run triple in the inning and Ramos drove in two with a double.
The Bucs' run came in the bottom of the ninth when Darwin Pennye led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Mike Huyler.
\ KINSTON SALEM ab r h bi ab r h bi Ramos lf5233 Sims cf3010 Odor ss6121 Schreiber 3b4000 Levis dh6133 Brewington rf4010 Orsag 1b5140 Hines c4000 Allison rf6210 Pennye lf4120 Lane cf5000 Romero dh4010 Johnson c4232 Shelton 1b4000 Gomez 3b1000 Huyler ss4011 Bautista 2b3100 McNabb 2b1010 Foster 3b4231 Williams 2b3010 Totals45 12 19 10 Totals 35 1 8 1
Kinston000 010 506-12 Salem000 000 001-1
E-Huyler, Williams, Schreiber, Foster, Allison. DP-Kinston 1, Salem 1. LOB-Kinston 11, Salem 8. 2B-Pennye, Ramos, Odor. 3B-Johnson. SB-Foster (19). S-Bautista. IP HRERBBSO Kinston Kramer W, 7-3 760017 Kiser 121102 Salem Buckholz L, 6-4 6116443 Honeywell 110000 Duncan 176401
BK-Buckholz.
Umpires-Home, Irvin; bases, Franek, Smith.
T-2:52. A-982.
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