Kernels drop first game of DH, 1-0, to Clinton

April 5, 2008 – The Clinton LumberKings used an RBI double by Cristian Santana and solid starting pitching by Evan Reed (1-0) to hold the Cedar Rapids Kernels to four hits in a 1-0 shutout win in game 1 of a DH on Saturday evening at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton.

Jay Brossman had two of the four Kernels hits. Hector Estrella and Efren Navarro each had a single to complete the Kernel offense.

Kernels starter Jordan Walden (0-1) was a victim of no run support as he held the LumberKings to a run on six hits and struck out four in the complete game loss.

Josh Lueke struck out two in the top of the seventh to earn his first save of the season.

The Kernels and LumberKings play game two of today’s DH as Michael Davitt makes a spot start for the Kernels and Neftali Feliz starts for Clinton.

                  Cedar Rapids Kernels at Clinton LumberKings (Game 1)
                   Apr 05, 2008 at Clinton, IA (Alliant Energy Field)

  Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 (1-1)                  Clinton LumberKings 1 (1-1)

  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
  ---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
  Fuller, Clay cf............  3  0  0  0       Beltre, Engel cf...........  1  0  0  0
  Romine, Andrew ss..........  1  0  0  0        Alfonzo, Miguel rf........  1  0  0  0
  Brossman, Jay 3b...........  3  0  2  0       Osuna, Renny 2b............  3  0  2  0
  Gronkowski, Gordie dh......  3  0  0  0       Smith, Tim lf..............  3  0  0  0
  Moore, Jeremy lf...........  3  0  0  0       Gac, Ian 1b................  2  0  1  0
  Estrella, Hector 2b........  3  0  1  0       Greene, Jonathan 3b........  3  0  0  0
  Navarro, Efren 1b..........  3  0  1  0       Paisano, David rf/cf.......  3  1  1  0
  De Los Santos, Anel c......  3  0  0  0       Santana, Cristian dh.......  3  0  2  1
  Johnson, Tyler rf..........  3  0  0  0       Domingues, Carlos c........  2  0  0  0
  Walden, Jordan p...........  0  0  0  0       James, Andres ss...........  2  0  0  0
                                                Reed, Evan p...............  0  0  0  0
                                                 Lueke, Josh p.............  0  0  0  0

  Totals..................... 25  0  4  0       Totals..................... 23  1  6  1

  Score by Innings                  R  H  E
  -----------------------------------------
  Cedar Rapids Kernels 000 000 0 -  0  4  2
  Clinton LumberKings. 010 000 X -  1  6  0
  -----------------------------------------

  E - Romine, A(2); Brossman, J(1). LOB - Kernels 6; Clinton 6. 2B - Santana, C(1). 3B
  - Osuna, R(1); Gac, I(1). SB - Paisano, D(2).

  Cedar Rapids Kernels           IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Walden, Jordan  L,0-1......   6.0  6  1  1  2  4   0  0  0  0   23 25   3  8

  Clinton LumberKings            IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Reed, Evan  W,1-0..........   6.0  4  0  0  2  6   0  0  0  0   22 24   8  4
  Lueke, Josh  S,1...........   1.0  0  0  0  0  2   0  0  0  0    3  3   0  1

  Strikeouts - Fuller, C 2; Gronkowski,G; Estrella, H; Navarro, E; DeLosSantos 2;
  Johnson, T; Osuna, R; Greene, J; Santana, C; Dominguez, C. Walks - Romine, A 2;
  Alfonzo, M; Gac, I.

  Umpires - HP: Joe Hannigan  1B: Antonio Gutierrez
  Start: 5:00   Time: 1:45   Attendance: