Chiefs Swept by Bandits in Sunday Double Header
April 25, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Davenport, IA - The Peoria Chiefs collected just three hits over 14 innings on Sunday and were swept in a doubleheader by the Quad Cities River Bandits 3-1 and 1-0. The losses give Quad Cities a sweep of the three-game series and the Chiefs have their first three-game losing streak of the season.
In game one, Peoria had chances to score against Eric Fornataro in the first and second innings but left runners in scoring position both times. Hak-Ju Lee led off the game with a walk and Matt Cerda walked with one out to move Lee into scoring position. Greg Rohan flew out to the warning track in left and Justin Bour bounced into a fielders' choice to keep the game scoreless. In the second DJ Fitzgerald led off with a single and moved to second on a groundout by Mario Mercedes. George Matheus moved Fitzgerald to third with a groundout but Francsico Guzman struck out swinging to end the inning.
Chiefs' starter Nick Struck retired the first nine Bandits he faced before D'Marcus Ingram reached on an infield single to start the fourth. Struck picked Ingram off first base before Ryan Jackson doubled to left-center. Niko Vazquez worked a walk and with two down Devin Shepherd walked to load the bases. With a 0-2 count, Ryde Rodriguez got Quad Cities on the board with a three-run double to the wall in right-center.
The Chiefs came back with an unearned run in the top of the fifth. Mercedes reached on an error by Luis Mateo at second and moved to second on a groundout by George Matheus. Mercedes advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Francisco Guzman to cut the Bandits' lead to 3-1.
The Chiefs brought the tying run to the plate in each of the last two innings against reliever Jesse Simpson but fell short both times. Jose Valdez walked to start the sixth but was caught stealing second for the first out. Bour walked to start the seventh and pinch-runner Logan Watkins moved to second in a one-out groundout by Mercedes. Matheus struck out looking against Simpson to end the game.
Struck (1-2) took the loss after allowing three runs on three hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked two. Andres Quezada threw one perfect relief inning and struck out a batter.
Game two started with the Chiefs again leaving runners on base as Cerda singled with two outs and Rohan walked. Bandits' starter Jorge Rondon beat Bour to the bag for an inning ending groundout to strand two Chiefs runners.
Quad Cities took advantage in the bottom of the first and jumped on top again. With one down Jason Stidham singled off Jeffry Antigua and barely beat the throw to the plate as Niko Vasquez doubled to the wall in left-center. Antigua bounced back to retire Edgar Lara and Freddy Parejo and end the inning with the Chiefs down 1-0.
The Chiefs put two on with an error and a two-out walk in the second but Lee flew out to left to end the threat. Peoria never mounted much of an attack until the seventh inning against Rondon or reliever Michael Blazek.
With two down in the top of the seventh Blazek walked Valdez. Valdez stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the catcher Robert Stock. With the tying run 90 feet away, Blazek struck out Guzman on a 3-2 pitch to end the game with Quad Cities winning 1-0.
Antigua (0-1) took the game two loss despite allowing just one run on three hits over five innings. He struck out two and walked three while also picking a runner off first base. Jordan Latham walked two and gave up a hit but struck out a batter with the bases loaded in his one scoreless inning.
Casey's General Store Player of the Day- Matt Cerda (3B) - Cerda reached base a team-high four times in the doubleheader with a single and three walks. He was 0-for-2 with a walk in game one and 1-for-1 with two walks in game two.
Notes... Rohan was 0-for-3 in game one to end his nine-game hit streak...Valdez stole two bases and leads the MWL with 12 steals...The Chiefs had a season-low one hit in game two... They did not score an earned run in the series as the Bandits outscored the Chiefs 9-2 in the series... The last time Peoria was 1-hit was also in a seven-inning game against Quad Cities on May 13, 2009 at O'Brien Field in a 4-0 loss...The Chiefs last lost 1-0 against Wisconsin on August 10, 2009...Peoria had six hits in the three games...The Chiefs were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position in game one and 0-for-3 in game two...They are now just 20-for-101 on the road this season with runners at second or third...The Chiefs left nine runners on base in the doubleheader...The Chiefs are hitting .302 at home this season and scoring 6.2 runs per game...On the road they are hitting .210 and averaging 2.8 runs per game...Richard Jones was the only Chiefs position player not to play in the doubleheader...This was the Chiefs first doubleheader of the season...The Chiefs and River Bandits will play 17 times this season, seven in Peoria and ten in Davenport...The Chiefs, along with 13 other teams in the Midwest League, are off on Monday, the first scheduled off day of the 2010 season...Peoria returned home for a ten-game homestand that starts Tuesday and runs through May 6...The Chiefs open the homestand with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday...The Chiefs will start RH Trey McNutt (1-0, 1.20) against Rattlers RH Damon Krestalude (1-0, 2.57)... Tuesday night is Take Me Out Tuesday/Couples night along with KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets promotion where fans can redeem one (1) KRAFT Singles wrapper for a Buy One Get One Free Ticket...Tuesday is Taco Bell Tuesday, where fans redeem a receipt of a Taco Bell value meal purchased the week prior to the game at the O'Brien Field Box Office for one free ticket with the purchase of a one ticket...Tuesday is also Tuesday Senior Deal featuring $6 tickets for all fans 55 and over and the opportunity for seniors to walk the bases after the game...The game can be heard starting with the pre-game show at 6:15 PM on 96.5 ESPN Radio and www.peoriachiefs.com.
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