Cedar Rapids Surges Past Peoria
July 10, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Eight unanswered runs turned an early 2-0 deficit into an 8-2 Cedar Rapids Kernels victory Saturday against the Peoria Chiefs in front of 2,454 fans at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels (33-26) scored in each of their final four at-bats while getting a 5-0 series lead over the Chiefs (22-37). Cedar Rapids is on a six-game win streak overall.
Moises Castillo put Peoria ahead, 2-0, during the second inning. After Chandler Redmond's one-out walk, Castillo launched a two-run home run into the Plumbers & Pipefitters Pavilion to open Saturday's scoring.
The Kernels began their strong closing run with a pair of tallies that leveled the contest at 2-2 in the fifth. Wander Javier's sacrifice fly plated Edouard Julien, and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. followed with a groundout that brought in Alex Isola.
Gabriel Maciel lifted Cedar Rapids to its 4-2 lead within bottom of the sixth inning. Max Smith hit a leadoff single and scored on Maciel's triple. Two batters later, Julien grounded out to drive Maciel home.
A three-run seventh inning pushed the advantage to 7-2 Kernels. A wild pitch to Smith allowed Keirsey to score. The next pitch was crushed by Smith over the wall in left-center field for a two-run blast.
Cedar Rapids increased its lead to 8-2 in the home half of the eighth. Julien picked up a leadoff walk, which was his Minor League Baseball-high 63rd base on balls this year, and he scored after singles from Isola and Seth Gray.
Erik Manoah Jr. (1-0) tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief and earned the win. He succeeded Jon Olsen who registered a personal-best 5.2 innings pitched and career-high-tying five strikeouts while giving up just two runs.
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (3-3) conceded four runs over five-plus innings of work as the losing pitcher. Trogrlic-Iverson, Enmanuel Solano, and Paul Schwendel all allowed multiple runs in the game.
Sunday's series finale is scheduled for 2:05 p.m., and the pitching matchup is Cedar Rapids southpaw Tyler Watson (1-0, 2.45) versus Peoria right-hander Jack Ralston (1-4, 3.95). Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will cover the contest on www.kernels.com and MiLB.TV.
Postgame Run the Bases and Catch in the Outfield return and are slated to follow Kernels baseball for every home Sunday remaining in 2021. The final day of this Cedar Rapids homestand includes Baseball Bingo sponsored by the Ox Yoke Inn and comes on the latest Kids Eat Free Sunday presented by Great Clips and Z102.9.
Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids Kernels home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.
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