Chiefs Pitching Dominates in 2-1 Win
Published on June 25, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
PEORIA, IL- Arturo Reyes allowed just one run over six innings and the bullpen pitched three scoreless innings as the Peoria Chiefs beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 2-1 on Wednesday night. The win is the Chiefs fourth in a row and improves their record to 4-1 in the second half and 41-33 overall.
Cedar Rapids scored first for the second straight game against the Chiefs, this time in the third inning. JD Williams led off with a double up the first base line, moved to third on a fly out and scored on a ground out to first.
The Chiefs tied it at one in the bottom of the inning against Kohl Stewart, the fourth overall pick in the 2013 draft. Richy Pedroza began the frame with a double to right and got to third on a wild pitch. Vaughn Bryan followed with a single to left to score Pedroza.
Peoria took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Mason Katz drilled a one-out solo home run to left. The homer is his team-best 12th of the season and eighth at home.
Reyes (5-3) pitched the first six innings allowing one run on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts to earn the win. Kevin Herget went the next two innings on one hit. Steve Sabatino retired the only batter he faced and Chris Perry got the final two outs, striking out both batters for his second save.
Notes: The Chiefs bullpen has pitched 12 1/3 scoreless innings this half and 6 1/3 innings in this series...Chiefs relievers have a 1.17 ERA against Cedar Rapids this season The Chiefs are 10-2 against Cedar Rapids this year, also winning ten games against the Kernels in 2005 and 2012Reyes picked up his team-best sixth quality start, one more than Jimmy ReedIt's the Chiefs 24th quality start of the seasonKatz leads the team with 12 home runs and 39 RBIKatz is tied for third in the Midwest League in homersPerry leads all Chiefs pitchers with 71 strikeouts in just 42 2/3 inningsSabatino has pitched 14 innings without allowing an earned runThe Chiefs are 22-13 at Dozer ParkThe Chiefs won for the second straight night when their opponent scores first and are 15-24 when allowing the first runThe Chiefs are 15-10 in one-run gamesThey are 20-29 when scoring four runs or less and have won two of those games in a rowThe finale of the three-game series is Thursday at 7:00 p.m.RHP Alex Reyes (4-5, 4.75) starts for the Chiefs while RHP Aaron Slegers (5-4, 5.73) takes the ball for Cedar RapidsIt's a Thirsty Thursday presented by Brewers Distributing Company with 12-ounce domestic drafts and fountain drinks on sale for just $1It's also Duck Dynasty Night with Duck Dynasty-themed promotionsThe broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 6:40 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 Tune-In Radio App.
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