Chiefs Drop Opener in Kane County Wednesday Night
Published on May 2, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs left seven runners in scoring position and allowed three runs in the eighth inning with two walks, a balk and an error in a 6-3 loss to the Kane County Cougars Wednesday night. The loss drops the Chiefs to 10-16 on the season and 2-5 on the current roadtrip.
The Chiefs jumped out to a first inning lead against Cougars right-hander Jason Mitchell. With two outs Wes Darvill singled and scored on a double to the wall in right-center by Paul Hoilman. Hoilman was left at third to end the inning with the Chiefs on top 1-0.
Kane County took the lead in the second against PJ Francescon. Lane Adams reached on a one-out grounder through Darvill at third base and Orlando Calixte drew a walk. Murray Watts put the Cougars on top with a three-run homer to right-center, his team leading fourth of the season.
The Chiefs left a runner at second in the third and runners at second and third in the fourth inning. Pin-Chieh Chen led off the fifth with a single and stole second base. Zeke DeVoss doubled home Chen for a 3-2 Cougars lead before Taiwan Easterling walked. With two on and nobody out, Mitchell bucked down to get two strikeouts and a groundout to again escape the inning with the Chiefs down one.
Scott Alexander relieved Mitchell in the sixth and retired the Chiefs in order. Chen led off the seventh with a single and moved to third on an error by Mike Antonio at third base as Easterling reached second. Chen scored on a wild pitch to tie game but the Chiefs left Easterling at third.
Yao-Lin Wang took over on the hill for Francescon in the eighth and walked Danny Mateo to start the inning. Antonio reached on a fielding error by Darvill at third base as Mateo advanced to third. A balk from Wang scored Mateo and gave Kane County a 4-3 lead. After a walk to Jorge Bonifacio, Andrew McKirahan took over for Wang on the hill and struck out Calixte. Watts added to Kane County's lead with a double to left-center for a 6-3 Cougars advantage.
The Chiefs brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning as Marco Hernandez reached on an infield single and DeVoss reached on an error at shortstop. Nick Graffeo relieved Alexander and got Easterling to bounce into a 5-3 double play to end the game.
Francescon tied his career high with seven innings of work. He allowed three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five. Wang (2-1) allowed his first earned run of the season and took the loss. He finished with three runs allowed, one earned, on two walks and a balk in 1/3 of an inning. McKirahan allowed one hit and struck out a batter in 2/3 of an inning.
Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Paul Hoilman (DH) - Hoilman collected two doubles and drove in a run while going 2-for-4 on the night. He now has a 15 game hit streak and leads the Chiefs in RBI and doubles.
Notes: Hoilman doubled in the first inning and is the 15th player in franchise history to have a hit streak reach at least 15 gamesThree Chiefs had hit streaks of at least 15 games last season as Richard Jones (15), Rubi Silva (17) and Greg Rohan (18) had the longest hit streaks of the seasonHoilman has 10 doubles during the streak and 11 overall on the season...He also leads the Chiefs with 16 RBIWang had not allowed a run in his first 11 innings of work this seasonMcKirahan is the last Chief to not allow a run this seasonEasterling picked up his first outfield assist of the season with an out at the plate to end the sixth inningEasterling hit second for the first time all season and picked up his first doubleChen collected two hits and also drew a walk while scoring twice and stealing a baseThe three-game series continues Thursday at 6:00 p.m. as the Chiefs send RH Jose Rosario (1-3, 6.39) to the mound against RH Edwin Carl (1-2, 2.05) 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.
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