GAME NOTES: Kentucky improved to 5-3 in the blue tops and white pants on the season … Kentucky is now 16-3 against right-handed starters in 2013 … Kentucky extended its lead in the series against Louisville to 66-35-1 … The Wildcats are now 3-3 when playing in night games … Kentucky is now 5-1 on the road … Kentucky is now 10-0 when scoring in the first inning, and 17-2 when scoring first in the ball game … Kentucky received its first midweek quality start of 2013 from its pitcher Kyle Cody … UK head coach Gary Henderson improved to 5-4 in his career against Louisville … UK is 3-1 against top-25 teams in 2013 and is 18-11 in games against top-25 teams in the last two years … UK is now 11-4 against top-10 teams the last two years … UK is now 6-1 in one-run games in 2013 and is now 21-9 in one-run games the last two years … UK is now 2-0 in extra-inning games in 2013.
- J.T. Riddle extended his consecutive streak of starts to 94 games.
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A.J. Reed blasted his team-leading seventh homerun of the season in the top of the first inning on the ninth pitch of the at-bat.
- Recorded his ninth multi-RBI game on the season, leading the team in 2013.
- Recorded his ninth multi-RBI game on the season, leading the team in 2013.
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Trevor Gott picked up the win, improving to 4-0 on the season.
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Max Kuhn hit a solo homerun in the top of the sixth, giving him two on the season and second in his career.
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Zac Zellers drew a walk in the top of the first, pushing his streak of consecutive games reaching base to 11.
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Kyle Cody threw a career-high 6.1 innings, striking out four batters and allowing two earned runs.
- It was Cody’s first career quality start.
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Paul McConkey ripped his first two-out hit of the season in the top of the fourth inning.
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Chandler Shepherd came in for relief in the bottom of the seventh and stranded the runner on third. Has now inherited 17 runners on the season, allowing eight to score.