Cedar Rapids Kernels

Kernels set twinbill for Saturday

Friday's scheduled game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Kane County Cougars was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The doubleheader will consist of two seven-inning games.

Saturday is Cargill/Special Olympics Night featuring a silent auction on the concourse during the game with the proceeds to benefit Special Olympics. There will be a fireworks show after the doubleheader.

Kane County blanks Kernels, 5-0

Cedar Rapids Kernels pitcher Randy Rosario hadn’t been credited with a win since a start at Kane County on July 11.

On Thursday night against those same Cougars, he pitched well enough to win, but the Kernels offense was lacking as four Kane County pitchers combined for a 5-0 shutout before 2,214 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The loss was the third straight for the Kernels.

Rosario gave up the first three Kane County runs, but only one was earned. One of the errors leading to an unearned run in the second inning was committed by Rosario when he failed to catch a throw while covering first base.

The lefty retired the final 10 batters he faced, though several of those outs were well-hit balls.

The final two Cougar runs, both charged to reliever Yorman Landa in the eighth inning, were also unearned.

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Kernels show feet of clay in loss

For awhile Wednesday night it looked like Sam Clay might have a good story to tell his grand-kids some day.

He learns Tuesday night that he's being promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids, hustles to Iowa on short notice and is the starting pitcher for the Kernels in their Midwest League game against Peoria at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

All goes well for awhile as Clay, a 22-year-old southpaw from Georgia who pitched for the Kernels earlier in the year. He tosses three shutout innings to begin the game and Cedar Rapids grabs a 2-0 lead.

Peoria scores three runs in the top of the fourth for a 3-2 lead, but the Kernels score twice in the bottom of the fourth for a 4-3 advantage and Clay needs just three more outs to qualify for a victory.

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Clay replaces Mildren on Kernels

The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announced Wednesday that pitcher Ethan Mildren has been promoted to Fort Myers and pitcher Sam Clay will rejoin the Kernels from Elizabethton.

Mildren joined the Kernels June 17 and pitched in 12 games. He posted a 4-1 record and 3.51 ERA. The Twins selected Mildren in the 12th round of the draft from the University of Pittsburgh.

Clay was assigned to Extended Spring Training May 18 and made 10 appearances for Elizabethton, posting a 1-3 record and 3.00 ERA. Clay made nine relief appearances for the Kernels this season, posting an 0-2 record and 4.50 ERA. He was selected by the Twins in the fourth round of the 2014 draft from Georgia Tech.