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Kernels lose again at Beloit, lead down to 3 games
May. 23, 2013 5:57 pm
BELOIT, Wis. - The Cedar Rapids Kernels stranded 10 men on base, including the bases loaded twice in a 5-3 loss Thursday afternoon to the Beloit Snappers at Pohlman Field.
Beloit (27-18) has won six games in a row and shaved the Kernels' lead in the Midwest League's Western Division to just three games. The teams play again Friday night before the Kernels return home for a lengthy homestand.
Starting pitcher Mason Melotakis (3-2) took the loss, allowing all five Snappers runs in 4 1/3 innings. Cedar Rapids is now 30-15.
Byron Buxton, J.D. Williams and Candido Pimentel had two hits each for the Kernels, with Buxton driving in a pair of runs.
Here is the game boxscore:
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