Murphy shines as Kernels down Lake County, 9-7

EASTLAKE, Ohio - Jonathan Murphy had three hits and three RBIs to help lift the Cedar Rapids Kernels past the Lake County Captains, 9-7, in Midwest League baseball Thursday night.

The Kernels (58-36) go for the weep of the three-game series Friday night at 6.

Murphy led off the game with a double, had a solo home run in the third inning and two-run single in the fourth. Cedar Rapids scored five fourth-inning runs to take a 6-2 lead it never relinquished.

The Kernels finished with 12 hits, including two apiece from Jorge Polanco and Adam Brett Walker. Polanco drove in two.

Starting pitcher Josue Montanez (4-2) threw six innings to get the victory. He allowed seven hits and five runs, three earned.

Madison Boer pitched the ninth for his first save.

Here is the game report and boxscore, courtesy of the Kernels: