Chiefs Lose Second Straight Game to Swing 8-3
Published on July 13, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Davenport, IA - The Peoria Chiefs fell behind early and never caught up Friday night in an 8-3 road loss to the Swing of the Quad Cities. The loss drops the Chiefs to 12-9 on the half and cuts their first place lead to just one half game over Quad Cities.
The Swing broke open a scoreless game in the third when they hit Chiefs starter Robert Hernandez hard and often. After getting the first out, Hernandez issued back to back walks to #9 hitter Christian Lopez and leadoff man Daryl Jones. Jared Schweitzer, who had four hits on Thursday, singled home Lopez for a 1-0 Swing lead. Tony Cruz, who joined the Swing roster on Friday, followed with a long three-run homer that cleared the left-field berm for a 4-0 Swing lead. Steven Hill connected on a solo shot to right-center to give Quad Cities back to back homers and a 5-0 lead. Hernandez then gave up a single and a walk before getting back to back groundouts to end the inning.
The Swing kept the home run derby going on the fifth inning against Hernandez. Steven Hill led off with an opposite field single before Christian Reyes flew out to the warning track in left. Nick Derba, who also joined the Swing on Friday, connected for his first home of the season into the left-field berm for a 7-0 Quad Cities lead.
Peoria finally got on the board against Swing starter Brad Furnish in the sixth inning. With one out, Matt Camp drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Camp moved to third on a flyout to right and scored on a single by Alfred Joseph to get the Chiefs on the board.
The Chiefs picked up a pair of runs against Swing reliever Mike Schellinger in the seventh inning. With one out, Blake Lalli singled to right and Derek Schermerhorn followed with a basehit to right-center. After a pop-up, Nate Samson drove home Lalli with a single and an error by leftfielder Jaime Landin allowed Schermerhorn to scored from first on the play. Quad Cities added a final run in the eighth on an error by Chiefs right fielder Alfred Joseph.
Hernandez threw five innings for the fifth straight start allowing a season worst seven runs on seven hits and three homers. He walked a season high four batters and struck out a season low one. Jose Pina, not scheduled to start until Tuesday in South Bend, threw two shutout innings allowing one hit and walking three. Jayson Ruhlman allowed one run on three hits and a walk in his one inning of work. Gorman's Pub Player of the Game Nate Samson (SS) - Samson was 1-for-2 with a walk and one of the Chiefs two RBI. He also had nine assists and two putouts in the field.
Notes...Peoria is now 0-3 in Davenport this season and they went 1-3 at John O'Donnell last season...Chiefs hurlers walked eight batters for the second night in a row...Derek Schermerhorn singled in the sixth inning to extend his hit streak to six games...The Chiefs didn't get a runner past first until the sixth inning...Hernandez got through the first inning without allowing a run for the first time in five starts dating back to June 9th...Hernandez had not allowed a homer since June 21st at Beloit and all six homers he has allowed this season have come on the road...The two teams play again in Iowa on Saturday night at 7:00 PM...The Chiefs will send their ace RH Jake Renshaw (9-4, 3.81) to the hill against RH Shaun Garceau (5-7, 3.99)... The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 PM online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.
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