Chiefs Gomber 1 Hits Kernels 1-0 After 7-3 Loss
May 18, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs couldn't come back from a 6-2 deficit from Thursday night's rain-suspended game in Cedar Rapids, eventually falling to the Kernels by a 7-3 final score when the game was finished on Monday at Dozer Park.
On Thursday the Chiefs jumped all over lefty starter Stephen Gonsalves in the top of the first inning. Andrew Sohn singled with one out and moved to second on a hit by Collin Radack. Nick Thompson gave the Chiefs a 1-0 lead with a single to left and with two down, Steve Bean added a RBI single to left for a 2-0 Peoria lead.
Cedar Rapids came right back to tie the game in the bottom of the inning against Dewin Perez. Tanner English launched a lead-off triple to the 407 foot marker in left-center and scored on a Nick Gordon single. Trey Vavra scored a double to the wall in left to put two in scoring position before Zach Larson tied the game with a sacrifice fly.
The Kernels went right back to work in the second. Rainis Silva doubled to the left-center field wall and scored on a one-out sacrifice fly by Blake Schmitt. After English walked the game was delayed as the grounds crew worked on the mound. English moved to third as Gordon reached on an error by Alex DeLeon at first base and Vavra smashed his fourth home run of the season to left for a 6-2 Kernels lead.
After the Chiefs went in order in the fourth inning, the game was delayed by rain as the umpires called for the tarp. The game was suspended after 38 minutes and the two teams resumed it Monday afternoon at Dozer Park.
When the game got back underway Monday the Chiefs plated a run in the top of the fifth against Keaton Steele. Danny Diekroeger led off with a double and Blake Drake followed with a double of his own to trim the Kernels lead to 6-3.
The Kernels scored again in the sixth against Blake McKnight. Silva and Tyler Kuresa walked back to back with one out and Schmitt reached on a fielder's choice to put runners at the corners with two out. Silva scored on a single by English and Schmitt was thrown out at third base to end the inning with the score 7-3.
Perez (0-2) started the game on Thursday and worked three innings before the game was suspended. In those three innings he allowed six runs (three earned) on five hits and one walk, striking out two. McKnight was the Chiefs hurler when play resumed on Monday at Dozer Park. He went four innings and allowed one run on one hit and two walks, striking out two. Jhonny Polanco worked a scoreless eighth for the Chiefs, walking one and striking out one.
Notes: The game was delayed twice in the second inning Thursday as Perez had trouble with the landing spot on the mound in the rain...Diekroeger is now tied with Radack for the team lead in multi-hit games with nine...Polanco now has 30 strikeouts in only 19 innings of work this season...Diekroeger now has a double and two hits in four consecutive games... This game counts as a Chiefs road game ... The Chiefs lost the series in Cedar Rapids 3-1
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