MWL1 Peoria Chiefs

Chiefs Swept by River Bandits in Twin Bill

Published on May 15, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


The Peoria Chiefs dropped both games of a doubleheader with the visiting Quad Cities River Bandits on Wednesday evening at O'Brien Field. The Chiefs fell in game one 3-2 and dropped the night game 7-4. READ MORE

Player of the Game - Mario Mercedes (C) - Mercedes drove in three of the Chiefs four runs in game two with a bases clearing double in the first inning. He finished the game 1-for-3 with season high three runs batted in. CLICK HERE for more information about Mercedes.

Notes... Lara had his 12-game hitting streak snapped in game two... The attendance tonight, 4373, was the second largest of the season and the largest night crowd of the year...7,869 fans attended the April 29 D.A.R.E. Day game that began at 11 am...Samson leads all of professional baseball with 11 sacrifices...Rosa has hit the last two home runs by a Chiefs player at O'Brien Field...The Chiefs have allowed a MWL high 36 home runs...The Chiefs turned two more double plays to run their season total to a league-high 42... Peoria is now 2-6 in doubleheaders this season...The series and homestand concludes on Thursday evening at 6:30...Peoria will send RH Hung-Wen Chen (0-1, 2.02) to the mound against RH Josh Wilson (0-0, 3.00) for the River Bandits...The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 PM online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.

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