Kernels rally but fall short again
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Cedar Rapids Kernels put up a good fight, but they lost again Wednesday.
South Bend trimmed the Kernels, 4-3, before 2,706 fans at Four Winds Field in Indiana.
Cedar Rapids trailed 4-0, but they scored one run in the top of the eighth inning and tacked on two more tallies in the ninth before they ran out of outs.
Starting pitcher Cesar Lares gave the Kernels a solid performance, allowing only one run in 4.2 innings with six strikeouts, but he was the losing pitcher and saw his record fall to 1-7.
This is the final week of the season for Cedar Rapids (47-79). The third game of the six-game series is Thursday night.
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