Chiefs Battle Back to Win Game Two Thursday Night
Published on May 16, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Geneva, IL- The Peoria Chiefs finally broke through on offense and took advantage of six errors to beat the Kane County Cougars 8-2 Thursday night in the back end of a day-night doubleheader. The win snapped a two game losing streak and puts both teams at 19-19 as the Chiefs return home from a 12-game, nine-day roadtrip.
After the Chiefs left runners on base in the first two innings, Kane County scored first in the bottom of the second against Silfredo Garcia. After a fielders' choice saw Jeimer Candelario out at the plate, former Chief Marco Hernandez hit a line drive home run to right field. The blast, his first of the season, put the Cougars on top 2-0 as Carlos Escobar scored from first.
The Chiefs took advantage of the Kane County miscues in the top of the third. Michael Heesch walked Gerwuins Velazco with one out. After a flyout to left, Alex Mejia singled to left and Ildemaro Vargas tied the game 2-2 with a double down the third-base line. Heesch walked Jacob Wilson and the bases were loaded on an error at third base by Candelario, his second of the game. Michael Swinson hit a grounder under the glove of Gioskar Amaya at second base as two runs scored for a 4-2 Chiefs lead. Carson Kelly reached on an single up the middle to score Patrick Wisdom and Swinson came around on an errant throw back in from center field.
With the Chiefs up 6-2, Garcia settled in and did not allow a hit in the third, fourth or fifth innings. He gave up a two-out double in the sixth before the Chiefs added on in the seventh. Facing a position player on the mound, former Chief Bijan Rademacher, Vargas singled to start the seventh. With one out, Wisdom reached on an error for the third time in the game and Swinson walked to load the bases. Kelly lined a pitch off Rademacher and Vargas beat the throw home for a 7-2 lead. A fielders' choice scored Wisdom for an 8-2 lead before Rademacher got out of the inning.
Garcia (1-0) allowed two runs on three hits over six innings in his second start of the season. He struck out one, walked one and allowed a home run. Sam Tuivailala struck out two in a perfect seventh inning in his second appearance of the year.
Notes: The double by Vargas in the third snapped a 20-inning scoreless streak for the Chiefs dating back to the eighth inning Tuesday nightThe only time in franchise history the Chiefs were shutout in three straight games was May 17-18, 1990 with 5-0 and 1-0 doubleheader losses at home against Madison and a 5-0 loss in Waterloo the next dayThe Chiefs lost game two of their previous double headers in 2013 falling 4-0 at Beloit last Friday and 3-2 in Quad Cities on SaturdayThey have split all three double headers this seasonVargas had never played the outfield before and he was 3-for-4 with two RBI in his first game batting third in 2013The last day-night double header for the Chiefs was on May 26, 2002 in the first weekend of the new stadium, also against Kane CountyThat Saturday day-night DH was swept by the Chiefs 4-2 and 5-3 and both games were nine innings with Cardinals LH Steve Kline starting one game on a MLB rehabThe Chiefs are 7-6 in the last game of a series, 3-4 on the roadThe Chiefs return home for a 10-game, 11-day homestand which starts with four games against the Clinton LumberKingsThe Chiefs host Clinton Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a Flat Screen Friday where six different fans 18 and over will win a brand new Flat Screen TVThe first 250 kids 12 and under will get a bicycle helmet courtesy of OSF Think First and the Children's Hospital of IllinoisThe Chiefs will start RH Tyrell Jenkins (2-2, 4.75) against Clinton LH Scott DeCecco (3-3, 2.77)The broadcast can be heard, starting with the pre-game show at 6:15 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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