The Kinston Indians smacked a pair of game-tying home runs
> in the fifth and sixth, but the Myrtle Beach Pelicans scored
> two runs without a hit in their half of the sixth, winning
> 9-6, Wednesday night. The win gave the Pelicans a sweep of
> the three-game series, moving them to 6.5 games in front of
> Kinston and the Winston-Salem Warthogs for first place in
> the Carolina League Southern Division. Carlos Santana?s
> two-run homer in the fifth inning tied the score at three,
> with the Pelicans getting a run back in the bottom half.
> Carlos Rivero hit a solo homer off the scoreboard to make it
> 4-4 in the sixth.
>
> Sung-Wei Tseng came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth for
> the K-Tribe, and walked the bases loaded to start the
> inning. Pelicans catcher Phillip Britton plated a run on a
> double play groundout, and the second run scored on a wild
> pitch from Tseng to make the score 6-4.
>
> The Indians got a run back on an error by Pelicans? first
> baseman Ernesto Mejia who misplayed a popup with runners at
> first and third. The Pelicans broke it open in the eighth
> with a three-run double by Randy Gress with the bases loaded. The Indians got the tying run to the plate in the ninth, and Niuman Romero got
> an infield single to drive in a run and bring the go-ahead
> run to the plate. Johnny Drennen struck out looking to end
> the ballgame.
>
> Hector Rondon went five innings for the Indians, allowing
> four runs, three earned, picking up a no decision and
> failing to grab his third straight win. Dustin Evans picked
> up the win for Myrtle Beach with two innings of relief.
>
> The Indians will try to get back on the winning track,
> coming home to Historic Grainger Stadium for a seven-game
> homestand to take on the Salem Avalanche for a four-game
> set. They have won six straight over the Avs, including a
> four-game sweep last weekend in Virginia. Kelvin De La Cruz
> gets the start in the 7:00 PM game, where the first 1,000
> fans 21 or older will receive a refreezeable pint glass.
>