CLINTON - The Clinton LumberKings scored with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night and nipped the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 2-1, in a Midwest League game before 1,117 fans at Ashford University Field.

Wayne Taylor led off the bottom of the ninth inning for Clinton with a triple. Kernels relief pitcher Luke Bard struck out the next two batters, but Austin Cousino hit a single to drive in Taylor with the winning run.

Bard suffered his first loss of the season and fell to 7-1.

Randy Rosario pitched seven strong innings for Cedar Rapids. He surrendered one run on two hits, with eight strikeouts and one walk.

Sean Miller led the Kernels with two hits.

Cedar Rapids (70-53) and Clinton (39-83) meet again at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

KERNELS (1): Valera, dh, 4 0 1 0, Gordon, ss, 4 0 0 0, Corcino, cf, 3 0 1 0, White, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Murphy, rf, 4 0 0 0, Navarreto, c, 3 0 0 0, Kelly, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Diemer, lf, 4 0 1 0, Miller, 2b, 4 1 2 0. Totals 33 1 6 0.

CLINTON (2): Hebert, ss, 4 1 1 0, Cousino, cf, 4 0 1 1, Wawoe, rf, 2 0 0 1, Reynolds, dh, 2 0 1 0, Leyland, 1b, 3 0 0 0, DeCarlo, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Mariscal, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Taylor, c, 3 1 1 0, Fields, lf, 3 0 0 0. Totals 27 2 4 2.

Kernels 001 000 000 - 1 6 0

Clinton 000 100 001 - 2 4 2

Rosario, Bard (8) and Navarreto. Schiraldi, Kenski (6) and Peterson. W - Peterson (6-6). L - Bard (7-1). 2B - Miller (2). E - Mariscal (16), Leyland (3). T - 2:26. A - 1,117.