Carrier Extends Streaks Within Kernels Loss

BURLINGTON, IOWA - Shane Carrier hit a solo home run for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 7-2 loss Wednesday against the Burlington Bees at Community Field. With that round-tripper, Carrier has now hit safely in 22 consecutive games and reached safely in 33 straight contests dating back to his time with the Rookie-Level Elizabethton Twins.
The Bees (21-31, 52-69) jumped in front, 4-0, during the third inning. A single by Franklin Navarro coupled with an error allowed Artemis Kadkhodaian to score. Three batters later, Richard Fecteau took a bases-loaded walk to bring in Navarro. Brennan Morgan was hit by a pitch to force in Jonah Todd. Leonardo Rivas scored by coming home on a double play from Brandon Sandoval.

Carrier's blast closed the gap to 4-1 for Cedar Rapids (24-28, 63-59) in the fourth. Carrier crushed a screaming line drive over the left-field wall for his fifth Kernels home run.
Jordan Gore tripled and scored in the fifth to slice Burlington's lead to 4-2. Gore produced a one-one triple and eventually came home on a two-out error.
During the bottom of the seventh, the Bees scored three runs and pulled away to a 7-2 advantage. Todd and Rivas drew walks before scoring on a triple from Fecteau. Morgan followed with an RBI double that capped the scoring in Wednesday's contest.
Ty Barkell (2-6) earned the victory for Burlington against Cedar Rapids' Tyler Watson (0-3). Barkell pitched 2.1 scoreless and hitless innings of relief. He also stranded a pair of inherited runners. Watson gave up four runs - two earned - over six innings pitched within a quality start and a loss.
The series finale between Cedar Rapids and Burlington will be played at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The contest also marks the end of the Kernels' four-game road trip. Listen to the game with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz on 1450 KMRY AM and 93.1 KMRY FM and also online at www.kmryradio.com and www.kernels.com.
Cedar Rapids' next homestand starts Friday, August 18 and continues through Monday, August 21. Fans can purchase 2017 Kernels regular season and playoff tickets by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.