Chiefs Lose 2-1 in 14 Saturday
Published on June 28, 2009 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Grand Chute, WI - Junior Lake dropped a pop-up with two outs as the winning run scored from second in the bottom of the 14th and the Peoria Chiefs lost their 10th straight road game to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2-1.
The 14th inning started with an error by Ryan Flaherty at shortstop allowing Jose Duran to reach first. Manolin DeLeon struck out Michael Vass and Duran moved to second on a wild pitch before John Delaney struck out. Juan Sanchez hit a lazy pop fly into shallow right that Lake got under and dropped allowing Duran to score the winning run.
Both teams had chances early on but left runners in scoring position. Chiefs starter Chris Carpenter pitched out of jams in the third and fourth innings while Rattlers starter Cody Scarpetta did the same in the fourth and fifth. Both starters returned after a five minute rain delay in the fourth inning but an 18-minute delay in the bottom of the fifth ended Carpenter's night. With a runner at second and one down, Chris Siegfried came out of the bullpen after the delay and struck out Juan Sanchez before Michael Marseco bounced out to end the frame.
With the contest still scoreless in the sixth, Josh Vitters hit his second homer in as many days and his 15th of the season to put the Chiefs up 1-0. The homer, off reliever Efrain Nieves, ties Vitters for the team lead in RBI at 45.
The Chiefs didn't lead for long as the Rattlers immediately tied the game against Siegfried. Brett Lawrie doubled with one out and Siegfried failed to catch a one hopper back to him off the bat of Chris Dennis to put runners on the corners. The error resulted in a run when Lawrie scored on a fielders' choice off the bat of Brock Kjeldgaard.
Still tied 1-1 in the eighth, the Chiefs benefitted from two great defensive plays. Corey Kemp started the inning with a grounder back to reliever Erik Hamren. Hamren threw wild to first and the ball ended up in the Chiefs bullpen. Kemp rounded second and headed for third but he was thrown out by Chiefs' right-fielder Kyler Burke. After a pop-up by Lawrie, Dennis singled to right and Kjeldgaard was hit by a pitch. Jose Duran, last night's hero singled to right and Burke threw home as Michael Brenly lunged to tag out Dennis and send the game to the ninth still tied.
The Chiefs threatened against reliever Daniel Meadows in the top of the tenth but came up empty. Ryan Flaherty led off with a double off the wall and moved to third on a wild pitch before Junior Lake drew a walk. Manager Marty Pevey put the squeeze play on but Drew Rundle missed the bunt and Flaherty was tagged out between third and home with Lake advancing to second. Lake stole third as Rundle struck out swinging and Josh Harrison was intentionally walked. With runners on the corners and two down, Meadows escaped the frame when David Macias bounced into a fielders' choice to second.
Carpenter did not allow a run on five hits over 4 1/3 innings while walking one and striking out two. Siegfried allowed one unearned run on two hits while committing an error and striking out three in 2 2/3 innings. Hamren allowed two hits and struck out two while hitting two over three shutout innings. Ryan Buchter threw two hitless, shutout innings while walking one, hitting one and striking out five. DeLeon (3-1) takes the loss despite not allowing a hit or earned run. He struck out four over 1 2/3 innings.
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