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Chiefs Get Blasted, 12-4

Published on August 5, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


Lansing, MI - After back to back pitchers duels, the Peoria Chiefs allowed 12 runs on 18 hits Sunday in a 12-4 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts. The loss drops the Chiefs to 2-5 on the roadtrip and 24-18 on the second half.

Lansing wasted no time in getting on the board. Scott Campbell led off the bottom of the first with a solo homer into the right field berm. The homer marked the third time this season Campbell has led off a game with a homer and he became the third straight batter to hit a solo homer off Chiefs starter Jake Renshaw dating back to Tuesday's game.

The Lugnuts added to their lead in the second. Matt Liuzza drew a four pitch walk to start the inning and moved to third on a single by Matt Lane. Renshaw induced a 3-6 double play off the bat of Jonathan Baksh, but Liuzza scored on the play for a 2-0 Lansing lead.

Peoria loaded the bases in the third inning but failed to score against Lansing starter Kyle Ginley. Blake Lalli led off the fourth inning with his second hit of the game and moved to second on a single by Wellington Castillo. After strikeout, Russ Canzler walked to load the bases and Leon Johnson struck out looking. Nate Samson drew a bases loaded, two-out walk to force in a run as the Chiefs cut the lead to 2-1 but Peoria still left the bases loaded.

In the fifth, Darwin Barney reached on a one-out double and moved to third on a wild pitch. With two down, Castillo tied the game with a double off the left field wall.

The game didn't stay tied long as Lansing rallied with two down against Renshaw in their half of the fifth inning. Campbell started the rally with a single to center and he scored when Chris Emanuele singled to left on a 3-2 pitch. Emanuele moved to second on the throw home and scored moments later on a Travis Snider single for 4-2 Lansing lead.

Canzler led off the Chiefs sixth with a triple and scored on a groundout by Johnson. But again the Chiefs hurlers gave runs right back to the Lugnuts. Michael Bartek relieved Renshaw and issued a leadoff walk to Liuzza. Lane ad Baksh reached on back to back singles to load the bases with no outs. Jonathan Diaz unloaded the bases with a three-run double over the head of leftfielder Ryne Malone for a 7-3 Lansing lead.

The Chiefs added a solo run in the top of the seventh. Jim Adduci led off with a tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly from Barney to cut the lead to 7-4. Lansing again responded in their half of the inning. With one out, Sean Shoffit homered off Bartek for an 8-4 lead. Liuzza knocked Bartek from the game with a double and scored when Lane doubled off Matt Maradeo. Lansing added three more runs in the ninth though only two were earned.

Renshaw suffers his second loss in a row and drops to 11-7 on the season. The All-Star allowed four runs on eight hits over five innings. He struck out four and walked two while allowing a leadoff homer. Bartek gave up five runs on five hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings. Maradeo finished the game allowing two earned runs on five hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings.

Gorman's Pub Player of the Game Russ Canzler (1B) - Canzler picked up his team leading 9th 3-hit game gong 3-for-4 with a walk. Canzler tripled and scored in the sixth while adding two singles.

Playoff Watch: The top two teams in the division excluding Beloit and Clinton will make the playoffs. With 28 games remaining, the Chiefs are in the Wild Card spot, ½ game behind Quad Cities and 2 ½ games up on Kane County. The Chiefs have six games (four at home) left against Kane County and two at Quad Cities. The Wild Card team will play Beloit in the first round while the Second Half Champion will play Clinton.

Notes... After starting the half 17-10, the Chiefs are 7-8 since July 20th when Josh Lansford got hurt in South Bend...The Chiefs averaged 4.8 runs per game with Lansford in the lineup this half but are down to 3.6 without him...Ryne Malone made his first professional start in the outfield...The Chiefs allowed 18 hits, tied for the most this season...Peoria last allowed more than nine runs in a game on June 25th when they lost 15-3 against Wisconsin...Peoria batters struck out 14 times tying their season high...The game lasted 3:03, the longest game for the Chiefs since a 3:25 minute game at Beloit June 25th...The four game series concludes Monday at 7:05 PM EST as the Chiefs send LH Jeremy Papelbon (5-4, 3.01) against Lansing's RH Ray Gonzalez (5-5, 3.47)...The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 5:50 PM Peoria time online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.

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