Chiefs Slay Dragons 10 Game Win Streak 5-1
Published on May 8, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Dayton, OH - Fresh off a big offensive output Monday night, the Peoria Chiefs marched into Ohio and ended the Dayton Dragons 10-game win streak with an impressive 5-1 win on Tuesday. Three Chiefs hurlers held the top hitting and top run scoring offense to just one unearned run as Peoria improves to 16-13 on the season.
The Chiefs offense picked up right where it left off Monday night in Fort Wayne. Starter Jamie Arneson retired Matt Camp and walked Dylan Johnston before picking Johnston off first base. Alfred Joseph doubled to right-center and Russ Canzler walked. Josh Lansford singled to left and the throw home beat Joseph but the Chiefs rightfielder slid under the tag for a 1-0 Peoria lead. Yusuf Carter followed with a RBI single of his own for 2-0 Chiefs lead. Jim Adduci walked to load the bases, but Arneson got DJ Lewis to ground out and end the inning.
Dayton picked up an unearned run in the third to cut the Chiefs lead in half. Gerardo Cabrera led off with a sharp single to right. Alfred Joseph fell down and the ball rolled all the way to the wall allowing Cabrera to reach third. Eddy Rodriguez got the home team on the board with a sacrifice fly to right before Jake Renshaw got out of the inning.
The Chiefs extended their lead in the fifth inning against reliever Lee Tabor. Matt Camp reached on an error to start the inning and scored on a double to right by Joseph. Canzler picked up his fourth RBI in the last two days with a two strike single to left scoring Joseph for a 4-1 Peoria lead.
Renshaw pitched out of trouble in the fifth inning. With one out Cabrera singled to left and Rodriguez doubled to third. Chris Heisey hit a grounder to third and Rodriguez broke for third too early and was caught between the bases for the second out. Renshaw then struck out last year's #1 pick Drew Stubbs for the third time in the game to leave two runners on base.
The Chiefs added to their lead in the eighth against reliever Misael DeJesus. With one out, Carter walked and stole second. Adduci bounced out, but Lewis singled in front of a charging right fielder to plate Carter for a 5-1 Peoria lead.
Renshaw tied a career high for the second straight start with six inning of work. He allowed one unearned run on four hits, didn't issue a walk, and struck out a career high eight. Lefty Jason Ruhlman allowed two hits and struck out two in his two scoreless innings. He benefited from an outfield assist as DJ Lewis threw out Chris Valaika at the plate to end the eighth. Rocky Roquet allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two in the ninth in a non-save situation.
Gorman's Pub Player of the game
Jake Renshaw (RHP) - The Chiefs right-hander went right after the top hitting team in the MWL and set a new career high with eight K's. Renshaw lowered is ERA to 1.23 and is now in the top 10 of the league for ERA.
Notes... Renshaw has not allowed an earned run in his last 15 1/3 innings dating back to the second inning on April 28th against West Michigan...Lansford has a RBI in four straight games, the Chiefs record is 10 set by Daric Barton in 2004...The Chiefs are 18-11 all-time in Dayton including a 16-5 mark in games played in Ohio before the All-Star Break...The sellout crowd of 8.405 was the largest crowd the Chiefs have played in front of this season and the 512th consecutive sellout at Fifth Third Field...Game two of the series is Wednesday at 7:00 pm EDT...RH Billy Muldowney (2-2, 3.43) will start for the Chiefs against RH Rafael Gonzalez (4-0, 1.93) at 7:00 pm EDT...The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 5:45 PM Peoria time online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.
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