SINGLE A BASEBALL
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
07/04/2058
 
SINGLE A BASEBALL
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 16884 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2058 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-28) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 12 1
Dayton Dragons (35-48) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 0
Dragons Lose as Kernels Stage Late Rally
The Cedar Rapids Kernels besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Dayton first baseman Chris Nelson by beating the Dragons, 9-5, at Day Air Ballpark. Nelson went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. Joe Kravetz, 5-2, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. Cedar Rapids is now 55-28, Dayton 35-48.

Cedar Rapids used a clutch hit from Danny Bueno to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Kernels ahead, 9-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a doozy.

In postgame comments to the Cedar Rapids News, Bueno said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. MacDonald 3B 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 .271 0 18
J. Flynn CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 2 21
   d-D. Bueno PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .500 1 4
   f-J. Marinez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 6
D. Lopez 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .309 7 23
P. Kleinschmidt 1B 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 .372 4 18
B. Williams C 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .294 5 22
   e-D. Batchelor PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   g-R. Carrizales C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 4
D. Cain LF 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 .276 2 13
G. Kierstead RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .347 1 11
D. Kee DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275 2 19
   c-D. Harkey DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .309 0 6
D. Turner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 5 29
   a-D. Comer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 2 11
   b-J. Atkinson SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .351 3 33
Totals 42 9 12 8 7 4 26      
a - D. Comer pinch hit for D. Turner in the 2nd
b - J. Atkinson substituted for D. Comer in the 2nd
c - D. Harkey inserted as DH in the 8th
d - D. Bueno pinch hit for J. Flynn in the 11th
e - D. Batchelor pinch ran for B. Williams in the 11th
f - J. Marinez substituted for D. Bueno in the 11th
g - R. Carrizales substituted for D. Batchelor in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Cain (1, 6th Inning off J. Berdahl, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Bueno (1, 11th Inning off L. Ortez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. MacDonald , J. Flynn , D. Bueno 4 , P. Kleinschmidt , B. Williams 2 , D. Cain 3 , G. Kierstead , D. Comer , J. Atkinson 2
2-out RBI: C. MacDonald , J. Atkinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. MacDonald , J. Flynn , D. Lopez , D. Cain , G. Kierstead
GIDP: J. Flynn , D. Harkey
Sac Bunt: J. Atkinson
Hit by Pitch: B. Williams
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Flynn (12)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kierstead (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Atkinson-Lopez-Kleinschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holcomb DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .270 2 9
S. Adams 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 0 10
   c-J. Siegel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 3
   d-A. Diaz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 1 6
A. Jones RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253 6 19
C. Nelson 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .375 2 4
D. Brockwell CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 7 25
C. Boutwell C 4 1 0 1 1 1 5 .207 0 7
D. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264 2 23
   e-E. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 7
   f-M. Ellis 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 1 11
J. Nichols LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 3 16
C. Tapia SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 13
   a-C. Owens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 9
   b-J. Spence SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 5 22
Totals 40 5 8 3 3 4 18      
a - C. Owens pinch hit for C. Tapia in the 6th
b - J. Spence substituted for C. Owens in the 7th
c - J. Siegel pinch hit for S. Adams in the 7th
d - A. Diaz substituted for J. Siegel in the 8th
e - E. Collins pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 8th
f - M. Ellis substituted for E. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Nelson 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jones 2 , C. Nelson 9 , D. Brockwell , D. Lewis , J. Spence
2-out RBI: C. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holcomb , C. Nelson , C. Boutwell , D. Lewis , M. Ellis
GIDP: J. Holcomb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tapia-Lewis-Nelson, Lewis-Spence-Nelson)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tejeda 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 47 4.46   
J. Ortiz 3.0 4 2 1 1 0 1 41 2.70   
B. Reese H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86   
A. Salazar BS (1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 1.71   
J. Kravetz W (5-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tejeda 41
Batters Faced: K. Tejeda 12, J. Ortiz 14, B. Reese 2, A. Salazar 9, J. Kravetz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tejeda 2-5, J. Ortiz 4-5, B. Reese 1-1, A. Salazar 3-2, J. Kravetz 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tejeda 47-28, J. Ortiz 41-26, B. Reese 2-2, A. Salazar 30-21, J. Kravetz 17-10
WP: K. Tejeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hightower 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 27 2.33   
S. Burns 4.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 51 2.90   
J. Berdahl BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 36 2.00   
E. Plummer 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.52   
S. Carranza 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.64   
L. Ortez L (0-1) 1.1 1 4 3 2 1 1 12 15.43   
J. Mosby 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hightower 31
Batters Faced: D. Hightower 7, S. Burns 15, J. Berdahl 9, E. Plummer 2, S. Carranza 7, L. Ortez 7, J. Mosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hightower 1-3, S. Burns 5-5, J. Berdahl 2-1, E. Plummer 0-1, S. Carranza 1-3, L. Ortez 2-1, J. Mosby 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hightower 27-16, S. Burns 51-32, J. Berdahl 36-22, E. Plummer 10-5, S. Carranza 19-13, L. Ortez 12-9, J. Mosby 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Burns 2-2 , J. Berdahl 1-1 , S. Carranza 1-0 , L. Ortez 2-0
WP: S. Burns
Hit Batsmen: J. Mosby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Nelson
Ballpark: Day Air Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 2371
Special Notes: SP Dan Hightower was injured while pitching. SP Kevin Tejeda was injured while pitching. RP Ben Reese was injured while pitching. CL Elijah Plummer was injured while pitching. C Brandon Williams was injured being hit by a pitch.
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