Chiefs Drop Fastest Nine-Inning Game of Season
Published on July 17, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The Peoria Chiefs grabbed an early lead but the West Michigan Whitecaps drove home Dominic Ficocello three times for a 3-1 win on Thursday night. The loss drops the Chiefs to 3-3 on the roadtrip, 16-10 in the second half and 53-42 overall.
After losing a runner on the basepaths in the first, the Chiefs scored the first run of the game in the second inning against Jonathan Crawford, the Detroit Tigers first round pick in 2013. Juan Herrera singled with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch. Ronald Castillo put the Chiefs on top 1-0 with a single to right but he was left at second as the inning ended.
Ficocello led off the second with a double for the Whitecaps and Grayson Grenier singled to put runners on the corners against Chase Brookshire. Francisco Contreras singled to tie the game before Brookshire escaped trouble.
Crawford cruised through the next three innings and the hosts took a 2-1 lead in the fourth as Ficocello doubled and scored on a Contreras fielder's choice. In the sixth Ficocello singled to start the inning and later scored on a single by Wily Adames for a 3-1 lead. Kenny Peoples-Walls threw out Grenier at the plate on the Adames single to keep the Chiefs within two runs.
Peoria picked up just one hit over the final four innings against the Whitecaps bullpen. Carson Kelly singled with one out in the sixth but was doubled off first base on a line drive by Justin Ringo. Ringo walked with two outs in the ninth but Herrera grounded out on the next pitch as Scott Sitz earned the save.
Brookshire (3-5) took the tough loss allowing three runs on eight hits over six innings. The lefty walked one and struck out three in the quality start. Jhonny Polanco threw two shutout innings with one hit allowed, one balk and two strikeouts.
Notes: Vaughn Bryan led off the game with a single and has a six-game hit streakAt 2:06 this was the fastest nine-inning game for the Chiefs, five minutes faster than the May 8 game at ClintonCJ McElroy Jr. has been picked off a team-high six timesBrookshire has gone at least five innings in six straight starts and has two quality starts in his last three outingsPolanco has not allowed a run since May 23, a span of 14 2/3 inningsThe Chiefs are 11-11 in two-run gamesPeoria has scored three runs or less in 13 of 26 games in the second halfThe Chiefs are 3-8 in their last 11 games at Fifth Third Ballpark with their last series win coming in 2008 when they won 2 of 3Game three of the series is at 6:00 p.m. Central on FridayThe Chiefs start RH Blake McKnight (5-7, 4.42) against Whitecaps RH Buck Farmer (9-5, 2.79)The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 5:45 p.m., on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android. The broadcast is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the Tune-In Radio App.
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