MWL1 Peoria Chiefs

Chiefs Outbat Clinton for 11-8 Win

Published on May 20, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


Peoria, IL- Spurred by a first-inning grand slam by Patrick Wisdom, the Peoria Chiefs scored nine runs in the first three innings on their way to an 11-8 victory over the Clinton LumberKings Monday afternoon. The win bumped the Chiefs record to 21-21 after splitting a four-game series with Clinton. After Joe Cuda tossed a scoreless top half of the first inning, the Chiefs jumped on top in a big way in the bottom of the frame against Rusty Shellhorn. Breyvic Valera led off with a walk, while Jacob Wilson and Jordan Walton both singled to load the bases. Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam that barely cleared the left field wall, plating all three of his teammates and putting the Chiefs up 4-0.

Peoria padded their lead with a run in the second inning. Valera once again opened the frame by reaching base, this time on a double to right field. Wilson singled to center to score Valera, adding to his team leading 35 RBI and putting the Chiefs up 5-0.

The LumberKings came back with two runs in the third inning after loading the bases with one out. Cuda walked Guillermo Pimental scoring Taylor Ard, and Patrick Kivlehan drove in Dario Pizzano on a single to center, cutting the Chiefs lead to 5-2. With the bases loaded against reliever Joe Scanio, Marcus Littlewood grounded into a double play ending the LumberKings threat.

The Chiefs answered in the bottom of the stanza with four more runs. With Wisdom on second and Casey Rasmus on first, Charlie Tilson doubled to right field to score Wisdom. Tilson grabbed his hamstring while running to second and had to be replaced by pinch runner Alex Mejia. Nick Martini doubled as well, platting Rasmus and Mejia. Two batters later Vargas smacked a single to right field to score Martini and put the Chiefs up 9-2 after the third inning.

Clinton nearly cut the lead in half with three runs in the fourth inning. After Guerrero led off with a single, Janelfry Zorrilla homered to left field to score two. Brock Hebert was hit by a pitch, and came around to score on a Pizzano double making the score 9-5 after the fourth. The LumberKings added to their total with two more runs in the next inning. Guerrero doubled to score Littlewood and advanced to third on a Mejia throwing error. Zorrilla pushed across Guerrero on a ground out to Mejia, making the score 9-7.

The Chiefs got one run back in the fifth inning. With two outs Ildemaro Vargas homered to left field, his first of the year, making the score 10-7. For the third straight inning, the LumberKings put a run on the board in the sixth. Pizzano led off with a double, and moved to third on an Pimental infield single. Kivlehan singled home Pizzano, cutting the Chiefs lead to 10-8.

The Chiefs got an insurance run in the eighth. With Vargas and Wisdom at the corners, Rasmus hit a two-out single to score Vargas and extend the Chiefs lead to 11-8. Despite the LumberKings putting runners in scoring position in both the eighth and ninth innings, the Chiefs didn't allow a run in the final three frames and won 11-8.

Cuda pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on four hits and one strikeout. Scanio tossed 2 1/3 innings giving up five runs on six hits and one walk. Corey Baker (1-1) earned the win allowing one run on four hits and one walk in 2 1/3 innings. Zach Petrick pitched two scoreless innings to earn the save, giving up no runs on one hit and striking out two. Notes: The 15 hits for the Chiefs is their most in a single game this season...Vargas hit his first home run of the year..Vargas also had his second three-hit game of the series and the third of the season... Each of the Chiefs starting positional players reached base in the first three innings..Wisdom hit his second grand slam of the year, the first coming April 21 against Kane County... Wisdom had six RBI in the series..Wisdom is one of twelve players in Chiefs history to hit two grand slams...No player has ever hit three... Wisdom had multiple walks in back-to-back games and leads the team with 19 this season... The Chiefs tied a season high with four doubles... The run allowed by Baker in the sixth inning was the first he has given up since April 21 at Kane County, a span of 11 2/3 innings...Peoria ended their longest home losing streak of two games and split the four-game set with Clinton... Peoria joins the rest of the Midwest League in a off day Tuesday, but will be back in action Wednesday at 6:30 against Kane County...It's Won Dollar Wednesday with $1 hot dogs, $1 sodas and $1 ice cream sandwich...If the Chiefs do not win, every fan can exchange their ticket for another Monday through Wednesday 2013 regular season game...It is Cardinals/Cubs Rivalry Night as the affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, The Kane County Cougars, come to town... The Chiefs will start RH Kurt Heyer (2-2, 3.58) against Cougars LH Michael Heesch (2-3, 3.82)...The broadcast can be heard, starting with the pre-game show at 6:15 a.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android.

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