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Chiefs Lose 5-1 at Miller Park Wednesday

Published on June 29, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
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Milwaukee, WI - The Peoria Chiefs allowed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning and fell 5-1 to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wednesday night at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The loss ends a two-game winning streak and moves the Chiefs to 2-4 on the half and 35-41 on the season.

The Chiefs got the first hit of the game as Rubi Silva tripled to the right-center wall in the top of the first. But back-to-back groundouts from Greg Rohan and Richard Jones kept the Chiefs off the board. Wisconsin took advantage in their half of the first against Chiefs All-Star Austin Kirk. T.J. Mittlestaedt drew a leadoff walk and Nick Shaw beat out a sacrifice bunt to put two on with no outs. Kirk struck out Michael Walker but Greg Hopkins cleared the left-field fence for a 3-run home run his third of the season. Kirk struck out Chris Dennis and Cody Hawn to end the inning with Wisconsin on top 3-0.

Peoria got on the board against Brooks Hall in the fourth inning. Silva reached on a bunt single and Greg Rohan launched a ground-rule double to center. After a strikeout by Richard Jones, Micah Gibbs got the Chiefs on the board with a sacrifice fly to left before Hall escaped the inning up 3-1.

The Chiefs left runners on base in the sixth and seventh innings before Wisconsin added insurance runs against Yohan Gonzalez. Nick Shaw drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Shaw went to third on a groundout and scored on a single by Greg Hopkins for a 4-1 Rattlers lead. With two down and Hopkins on second, Larry Suarez relieved Gonzalez and allowed a double to Cody Hawn as Wisconsin took a 5-1 lead.

Kirk (4-5) allowed three runs on six hits over four innings while taking the loss, his third in a row. Kirk struck out four, walked two and hit one. Gonzalez allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four and throwing a wild pitch. Suarez struck out one and allowed one hit in 1 1/3 shutout innings of work.

Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Rubi Silva (RF) - Silva tripled in the first but was left at first and singled before scoring the lone run in the fourth. He also turned in a diving catch in right field and finished the game 2-for-4.

Notes: Rubi Silva has a six-game hitting streakThe top three in the Chiefs order (Szczur, Silva, Rohan) were 5-for-12 in the game while the other six batters were a combined 1-for-20Peoria did not draw a walk while two of the three Rattlers who walked came around to scoreThe Chiefs were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and the lone run came on a sacrifice flyAll five runners left on base were in scoring position, three at third base and two at secondKirk allowed just four homers in his first 76 innings this season but has allowed three in the last five...All seven homers hit against Kirk this season have been my right-handed battersGonzalez has allowed at least one run in four straight relief appearances and eight of his last 10The Chiefs are 5-7 against Wisconsin this season with the Rattlers coming to Peoria August 17-19Walker is 18-for-44 (.409) against the Chiefs this season with five homers, 18 RBI and at least one hit in all 12 gamesThe Chiefs are 3-2 in games at Major League stadiums in their history with wins at Busch Stadium in 1992, Wrigley Field in 2008 and Wrigley again in 2010 and a 2009 loss to Wisconsin at Miller Park The Chiefs now head to Burlington, Iowa for a three-game series against the First Half Western Division ChampionsThursday's 6:30 p.m. game features Peoria LH Eric Jokisch (7-2, 3.92) against Bees RH Nate Long (5-1, 2.13)The broadcast can be heard, starting with the pre-game show at 6:15 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for an iPhone/iPad app and a Droid app.

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