Game Recap 8/27: Tice, House Put Kinston In Wildcard Lead

K-Tribe Downs Red Sox 2-1 to Take Wild Card Lead

Jeremie Tice knocked in two runs including a go-ahead solo homer in the fourth inning, and the K-Tribe pitching staff did the rest in a 2-1 win over Salem on Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Kinston now has sole possession of the final playoff spot in the Carolina League Southern Division, with a game lead over the Red Sox in the Wild Card hunt.

The Indians jumped on top in the first against Salem starter Brock Huntzinger. Bo Greenwell walked to lead-off the game and stole second. He moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Tice