Jake ejected, Joe stars, Kernels lose
The Cedar Rapids Kernels did not charge nearly enough money for tickets to Friday night's game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Jake Mauer got ejected and gave the umpires an earful before he left and his brother Joe got three hits and helped ignite a big rally in the ninth inning.
There were post-game fireworks for the 5,307 fans to enjoy as well, a regular staple at Friday night home games.
The only thing that was missing was a dramatic come-from-behind victory, and the Kernels came darn close to supplying that as well.
Cedar Rapids rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth but fell a run shy against Kane County, 6-5, in a battle for first place in the Western Division of the Midwest League.
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