Chiefs Lose Second Straight at Great Lakes
June 4, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Midland, MI- The Peoria Chiefs allowed a pair of three-run innings and fell to the Great Lakes Loons 7-3 on Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The loss drops the Chiefs to 26-28 on the season and they attempt to avoid being swept on Friday night in the series finale.
The Chiefs put two on base in the first inning as Danny Diekroeger singled with two outs and Nick Thompson doubled. However Joe Broussard got Steve Bean to groundout to second to end the inning. In the second the Chiefs took the lead against Broussard and the Loons. Blake Drake singled with one out and moved to third on a single by Luis Cruz. Andrew Sohn's sacrifice fly gave the Chiefs a 1-0 lead before Cruz was picked off first by the Loons catcher to end the inning.
Luis Perdomo, named a Midwest League All-Star and the Cardinals MiLB Pitcher of the Month earlier in the day, escaped a Loons threat in the second inning but wasn't as fortunate in the third. He walked Kelvin Ramos to start the inning before Johan Mieses singled to right. Jimmy Allen loaded the bases on an infield single and Ramos scored on a deep sacrifice fly to center by Alex Santana. The game wasn't tied long as Ivan Vela singled to left-center to score Mieses and Allen for a 3-1 Loons lead. Jacob Scavuzzo led off the fourth inning with a solo home run to left-center that completely left Dow Diamond for a 4-1 Loons lead.
The Chiefs left two on base in the third inning and left a runner at third in the fourth. Reliever Derrick Sylvester retired the Chiefs in order in both the fifth and sixth before the Loons extended their lead. Michael Ahmed reached on an error by Mercado and Scavuzzo singled to left. After a sacrifice bunt, Ramos ended Perdomo's evening with a two-run single to center for a 6-1 Loons lead. Mieses greeted reliever Blake McKnight with a RBI infield single for a 7-1 lead. After a single from Allen, McKnight got out of the inning with a 5-4-3 double play.
Peoria cut into the lead in the seventh. Drake led off with a single and moved to third on a one-out single by Sohn. A wild pitch from Sylvester moved Sohn to second and with two outs Oscar Mercado lined a single to left to score two runs.
Perdomo (2-5) allowed seven runs, six earned, on six hits and five walks over 5 1/3 innings in the loss. He struck out three and allowed a home run while also committing a balk. The runs allowed and walks issued both tied career highs for Perdomo. McKnight allowed three hits over 1 2/3 shutout innings while striking out two. Robby Rowland threw a perfect eighth inning out of the bullpen.
Notes: The Chiefs had not been two games under .500 since falling to 9-11 with a loss to Beloit on April 29...Peoria has not been three games under .500 all season...Diekroeger has a 10-game hit streak during which he has seven multi-hit games and is batting .474 (18-for-38)...During the streak his average has jumped from .232 to .284...Thompson has a double in both games in this series...The Chiefs have scored four runs or less in 40 of 54 games this season...The Chiefs are 4-18 when the opposition scores more than four runs...Perdomo also allowed seven runs on August 12, 2013 in the Appalachian League...He previously walked five on August 1, 2014 at Wisconsin...Perdomo has gone at least five innings in all nine starts this season...Scavuzzo was 2-for-3 with a homer off Perdomo after going 2-for-2 against the Chiefs right-hander on July 26, 2014 in Peoria...The Chiefs are 15-35 on the road against the Eastern Division since the start of the 2011 season...Peoria is 9-9 all time at Dow Diamond which opened in 2007...The three-game series concludes at 6:05 p.m. Central as the Chiefs start All-Star LH Austin Gomber (4-3, 3.29) against Loons All-Star RH Grant Holmes (3-0, 3.22)...Holmes was the Dodgers first round draft pick in 2014 ...The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 5:50 p.m., on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android...The broadcast is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the MiLB Inside the Park and Tune-In Radio Apps.
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