Caldwell Homers Chiefs to Win in 11th
August 14, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Grand Chute, WI- The Peoria Chiefs got a two-run home run from Bruce Caldwell in the top of the 11th inning to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-1 Wednesday night to open a three-game series. The win moves the Chiefs to 26-25 in the second half, one game ahead of Clinton in the wild card race with 19 games left.
Chiefs starter Chris Perry worked out of a jam in the bottom of the first inning. He walked Tyrone Taylor and Michael Reed to start the inning before both runners moved up on a Michael Garza sacrifice bunt. Victor Roache popped up the first pitch in foul territory and Max Walla lined out to end the threat.
The Chiefs jumped on Preston Gainey in the top of the second as Jeremy Schaffer hit a towering home run down the left-field line to start the inning. The blast, his 11th of the season, put the Chiefs on top 1-0.
Peoria loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning on a walk and consecutive infield singles. However, Gainey got Trevor Martin to bounce into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play to keep the score 1-0.
Wisconsin tied the game in the bottom of the fifth as Orlando Arcia clubbed a solo home run with one out. The Chiefs put two on base in the seventh inning but again hit into a double play to keep the game tied as both teams went to the bullpen.
Neither team got a runner past first base in the eighth, ninth or 10th innings. In the 11th inning Charlie Tilson led off with a bunt single against Ryan Gibbard. With a full count and Tilson on the move, Caldwell launched a two-run home run into the Chiefs bullpen in straight-away center field. The home run was the first with the Chiefs for Caldwell and put Peoria on top 3-1.
Perry took a no-decision after allowing just one run on the Arcia home run. He struck out two, walked two and gave up eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. Thomas Lee struck out two and allowed one hit in 2 1/3 shutout innings. Llorens (3-2) earned the win with two perfect innings and four strikeouts.
Notes: The Caldwell homer was the second for a Chiefs player in extra innings this season and the other coming from Luis Perez in the 10th inning at Cedar Rapids on June 14Vargas broke a 0-for-26 slump with his third inning single, his first hit since a walk-off single beat Burlington in the bottom of the ninth on August 3Schaffer has hit each of the Chiefs last three home runs since August 5 and has four in AugustSchaffer now has 10 multi-hit games while Vargas has 22 and Tilson picked up his 27thLlorens has 37 strikeouts and three walks in 20 innings since the All-Star break while going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERAFour of his five decisions (3-1) have come in extra innings against WisconsinLlorens has thrown 21 1/3 shutout innings since June 14, the longest streak for any Chiefs pitcher in 2013Vargas leads the team and is second in the Midwest League with 15 double plays grounded intoThe Chiefs hit into inning-ending double plays in the fourth, seventh and 10th while ending the 11th with a strike-out/caught-stealing double playWisconsin turned five double plays on the night, the most against the Chiefs in any game this seasonValera is tied for 25th on the Chiefs single-season hits list with 138 hits which also has him third in the Midwest LeaguePerry went at least 6 2/3 innings for the fourth time in six Chiefs startsThe right-hander allowed a career-high eight hits and tied a career-high with two walksThe Chiefs lead the season series 10-5 with two games leftTen of the 15 games have been decided by three runs on less and five have been decided in extra inningsThe Chiefs are 8-4 in extra-innings in 2013, 4-1 against WisconsinPeoria has 13 wins in their final at-batThe Chiefs are 23-14 in the first game of a seriesThe series continues Thursday at 7:05 p.m. as the Chiefs start RH Silfredo Garcia (3-4, 4.21) against Rattlers RH Eric Semmelhack (2-6, 5.02) The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Premier Print Group Pre-Game Show at 6:50 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android.
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