Chiefs Add Ramirez from Boise for Playoff Push
August 30, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Chiefs and Chicago Cubs have announced that outfielder Alvaro Ramirez, who was on Peoria's Opening Day roster, will return to the Chiefs on Monday for the playoff push. To make room on the roster the Chiefs have placed Brandon May on the disabled list with a concussion retroactive to August 25. Ramirez will arrive in Peoria late Monday afternoon and be available for the 6:30 p.m. game against Clinton.
Ramirez, 24, began the season with the Chiefs and hit .244 in 12 games with a double, RBI and five runs scored. He was sent back to Extended Spring Training on April 23 when DJ Fitzgerald joined the roster. Ramirez was on Boise's Opening Day roster as well and has been the Hawks leadoff hitter all season hitting .350 in 62 games with 11 doubles, four triples, four homers, 40 runs scored, 29 RBI and 10 stolen bases. Ramirez has played all three outfield positions with the Hawks with the most action coming in right field. He hit .409 in July with 14 RBI and seven extra-base hits. Ramirez homered on Sunday in his final Boise game to raise his August average to .323 with seven extra-base hits and eight RBI. Ramirez hit .457 in 46 at-bats with runners in scoring position for the Hawks and his average with RISP and two outs was .320. Ramirez had a 20-game hit streak that began on June 29 and ended on July 21. During that stretch he raised his average from .216 to .366 and had 12 multi-hit games during the streak.
May hit .229 in 10 games with a homer and three RBI for the Chiefs since his promotion from Boise in early August. He collected three doubles and scored four runs while playing first base and designated hitter. May was injured in Boise on July 3 when he hurt his PCL for the second time this season. He was just finally able to play consecutive games when he was hit in the head by Tom Wilhelmsen in Clinton on Tuesday night. May initially stayed in the game and was doubled off second base to end the inning with the bases loaded .He finished the August 24 contest but was ruled out of action on Wednesday with concussion symptoms and has not played since.
The Chiefs host Clinton at 6:30 Monday night with the final regular season home game scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. All tickets are half-price on Monday and the first 2500 fans through the gates on Tuesday are guaranteed a giveaway for Fan Appreciation Night. Also on Tuesday all Club Box tickets are $8.50 as we celebrate Pete Vonachen's 85th Birthday! Peoria is four games behind Clinton for the top playoff spot and 2 behind Kane County for the Wild Card with eight games to play. The Chiefs head to Kane County on Wednesday for a crucial three-game series before finishing the campaign in Quad Cities.
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