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Chiefs Crush Cougars 14-1 Monday

July 29, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs knocked former Chiefs pitcher Jose Rosario around Dozer Park Monday night while setting a season high in hits and runs in a 14-1 whitewash of the rival Kane County Cougars. The series-clinching win moved the Chiefs to 57-46 on the year and 19-17 in the second half while the Cubs-affiliated Cougars fall to 10-25 in the half and 40-61 overall.

The Chiefs set the tone with five runs in the first inning against Rosario who made 20 starts for the Chiefs in 2012. With one out Charlie Tilson reached on an infield single and made his way to third on a passed ball and throwing error by catcher Wilson Contreras. Breyvic Valera drove in Tilson with a single and stole second. He came around to score on a Jacob Wilson base-knock, and Patrick Wisdom moved Wilson to second with a single. Both runners moved up a base as Nick Martini grounded out to first and a single up the middle by Ildemaro Vargas gave the Chiefs a 4-0 lead. Jeremy Schaffer knocked in Vargas with a double, but was stranded at second after Gerwuins Velazco grounded out, ending the frame with the Chiefs up 5-0.

The Chiefs put two on in the second inning on an error and a single but didn't score as Kane County turned a 6-4-3 triple play to escape the inning. With both CJ McElroy and Tilson on the move, Valera lined the ball toward left-center but Giuseppe Papaccio made a leaping catch, flipped to second and Gioskar Amaya threw to first to complete the triple play.

The Chiefs poured on four more runs in the bottom of the third inning. With one out Wisdom doubled, while Martini and Vargas walked to load the bases. Wisdom scored as Schaffer grounded to third base and Jeimer Candelario touched third for the force out rather than attempt the double play. With two outs Velazco hit his first home run of the season, driving in Vargas and Schaffer to put the Chiefs up 9-0.

The Chiefs continued the scoring barrage with three runs in the fourth inning. Tilson led off with an infield single and moved to second on a Valera base-knock. Wilson walked to load the bases, and a Wisdom two-bagger brought everyone home to give the Chiefs a 12-0 lead.

With Rosario surprisingly still in the game, the Chiefs added to their lead with a run in the fifth inning. Velazco led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch and move to third on flyout. With Al Yevoli pitching Velazco scored on a Valera single, extending the Chiefs lead to 13-0

The Cougars finally broke through against Thomas Lee in the sixth inning, as he held the Cougars scoreless through 5 2/3 innings in his first start of the season. With two outs in the sixth, Dan Vogelbach hit his 16th homer of the year to put the Cougars on the board. Dixon Llorens came in for Lee and shut down the Cougars from there, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his seventh save.

The Chiefs reached a new season high in hits and runs in the seventh inning. Velazco walked with one out and was forced at second on a grounder off the bat of McElroy. Tilson and Valera both reached on infield singles to load the bases with two outs. Trevor Martin singled to left for a 14-1 lead as the Chiefs picked up their 17th hit.

Lee (4-1) earned the win in his first start of the season, filling in for an injured Cory Jones. Lee gave up one run on three hits and no walks while fanning three in 5 2/3 innings pitched. Llorens tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings giving up one hit while striking out four.

Notes: The last time the Chiefs won by more than 13 runs was on August 16, 2009 when they won 15-0 at Quad CitiesThe fourteen runs was the highest offensive output for the Chiefs since they beat Kane County 15-3 on June 2, 2012The Chiefs 17 hits was their most since they recorded 20 against Lansing on June 2, 2011Four Chiefs had multi-hit nights; Tilson recorded his 22nd, Valera his 32nd, Vargas his 21st and Velazco his ninthTilson had a career-high four hits while Valera had four hits for the third time this seasonFive Chiefs had multi-RBI nights; Valera his sixth, Wisdom his 17th, Vargas his 10th, Schaffer his sixth and Velazco his secondThe Cougars turned a triple play in the second inning, the first at Dozer Park since May 4, 2011 when the Chiefs turned the trick against Clinton...The Chiefs were 9-for-17 with runners in scoring positionWilson recorded his team-leading 72nd RBI on his 23rd birthdayVelazco's home run was his first since July 6, 2011 against the GCL Astros.. The Chiefs sent each batter to the plate in the first inningThe Chiefs now have 73 runs in the first inning this season, more than any other frameWilson has driven in a run in six straight games, tying Valera for the longest such streak of the seasonLee had pitched 12 1/3 scoreless innings prior to the Vogelbach homer in the sixthPeoria has scored more than 10 runs eight times this season, including three times in JulyThe Chiefs begin a four-game series in Davenport, Iowa against Quad Cities with game one at 7:00 p.m on TuesdayThe Chiefs send LH Kyle Helisek (7-4, 2.97) to the hill against Quad Cities RH Lance McCullers (5-5, 3.05)..The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Premier Print Group pre-game show at 6:45 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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