River Bandits at Kernels 9-9-15

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after one, no score.  Kernels made some noise with back-to-back hits in the bottom half but a ground out ended it

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Lineups for tonight

River Bandits
Boyd - CF
Ferguson  LF
Tanileu 3b
Muniz DH
Lauriano RF
Stubbs C
Bottger 1b
Trompiz SS
Reynoso 2b


Kernels
Valera 2B
Gordon SS
Corcino RF
White  3B
Real. DH
Wade. CF
Murphy. LF
Paul 1B
Navaretto C

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Top 3

Boyd with a 1 out double to the base of the wall in right
Ferguson strikes out
Tanielu grounds out to short

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Kernels plate two with two outs in the bottom and the second run was a blown call by the home plate ump

Men on first and second with two out after a hit batter

Pop up ends it

After 3,  Bandits 0, kernels 2

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Muniz leads off the top of the fourth with a single to center
Laureano hits one just out of reach of short.
Stubbs with a perfect sac bunt to put men on 2nd and 3rd
Sac fly by Bottger scores one. 
Trompiz beats the throw and gets the RBI
And promptly gets picked off

2-2 after 3.5

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Kernels score 1 on a sac fly in the bottom of the fourth

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Top 5

Reynoso goes down swinging
Boyd watched strike three
Ferguson singles
Tanielu singles. 1st and third 2 outs for Muniz
Who grounds to first

2-3 kernels mid 5

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Bandits up in the top of 6 chasing a run

Laureano grounds out to third
Stubbs strokes a single to the left-center gap
Bottger grounds into the 4-6-3 double play

Still chasing that run

2-3 Kernels mid 6

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Andrew Thome takes over on the hill

Makes quick work of Murphy
Has a pretty decent change and curve
Paul works the count full and singles to left
Navaretto grounds to second after a wild pitch
Man on third 2 outs
Wild pitch allows the run to score
Curve gets him

After 6, kernels lead 4-2

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Trompiz grounds 4-6

Reynoso strikes out

Boyd takes it full and grounds out to 2nd

Kernels lead 4-2

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Gordon was standing in second when I got back from the john
A strikeout
A fly ball to right.  Gordon tags and takes off for third this is on line but Tanielu can't corral it.  Ball ends up in the dugout and Gordon scores.

A strike out of Real ends the inning

Kernels lead 5-2 after 7

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Ferguson draws a lead off walk in the 8th
Tanielu crushes to center that the CF tracks down at the wall with his back to the field
New pitcher for the Kernels, Luke Bard
Muniz has a tough at bat and eventually draws a walk.  Bard is touching 93
Laureano hits a sinking liner to left that is caught just off the turf
Stubbs flares one to right that Gordon tracks down.

Three outs left to overcome 3 runs

Kernels lead 5-2 heading to the bottom of the 8th

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Jacob Dorris pitches the 8th and makes quick work of the Kernels

Last chance for the Bandits

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Nick Andersen for the kernels on the bump.
Closer.

Bottger leads it off and strikes out
Trompiz singles up the middle
Wander Franco pinch hits for Reynoso
Tailor made 4-6-3 ends it
Bandits lose 5-2

[Duman]

Thanks for the report.