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Chiefs Take Advantage of Five Errors to Beat Cougara

July 5, 2016 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs rallied past the Kane County Cougars for the second games in a row with a 7-5 win Tuesday night. The win moves the Chiefs to 6-7 in the second half and 46-37 overall.

The Cougars jumped on the Chiefs in the first inning with three runs off starter Brennan Leitao. Colin Bray walked and Fernery Ozuna singled before a double steal. Joe Munoz singled to center for a 2-0 lead and he advanced to second on the throw home. Munoz moved to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a double play ball for a 3-0 Cougars lead.

The Chiefs got on the board in the third inning as RJ Dennard slugged a solo home run to right field off Junior Garcia. The homer, Dennard's third of the season, cut the Cougars lead to 3-1 but the Chiefs left the bases loaded to end the inning.

Kane County added a run in the fourth inning as Austin Byler tripled and scored on a single by Trevor Mitsui. The Cougars loaded the bases but Leitao escaped the inning with the Chiefs down 4-1.

Peoria took the lead for good with some help from the Cougars defense in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and a runner on first base, Bladimil Franco reached on an error at first base and Craig Aikin singled. Magneuris Sierra singled home two runs and that's when the Cougars defense fell apart. Bray fielded the single in center and his throw to third was wild allowing Aikin to score. As Aikin ran home, Munoz threw to the plate and the catcher attempted to throw out Sierra at third but fired the ball into left field. Sierra, who singled to start the play, came around to score as the Chiefs scored four runs on the play with two Cougars errors.

The Chiefs added on in the fifth as Kane County made their fifth error of the night. Brian O'Keefe reached on an error by shortstop Galli Cribbs and moved to second on a wild pitch. Jose Godoy walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Dennard singled to right-center to score both runners for a 7-4 Chiefs lead. Kane County grabbed the final run of the game with a solo home run from Joey Armstrong in the ninth.

Leitao (5-7) earned the win as he allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings while striking out five and walking one. Gerwuins Velazco struck out one and allowed one hit over two shutout innings. Luke Harrison earned the save as he allowed one run on one hits over one inning while striking out three.

Notes Dennard tied his season and career high with three RBITwo of his three home runs have come off left-handed pitchersHe has 16 multi-hit gamesAikin has 14 multi-hit gamesO'Keefe has drawn five walks in the last two gamesSierra has eight multi-RBI gamesLeitao has gone at least six innings in five straight starts and at least five innings in all 14 starts this seasonThe Chiefs bullpen had gone 26 innings without allowing an earned run before Harrison allowed the home run to start the ninthThe stretch dated back to June 28 when the Chiefs were walked off in extra innings at BeloitThe Chiefs are 11-9 in 2-run gamesThe Chiefs are 31-1 when scoring at least five runs and 5-21 when allowing five runs or moreTwo of those wins allowing five runs or more are in the last two gamesThe Chiefs have 20 comeback wins this seasonPeoria has allowed a run in the first inning in three straight games with nine total runs scored in those first inningsThe Chiefs are 5-0 against Kane County at home this season and have won 10 straight home games against Kane County including last year's first round playoff openerOverall the Chiefs are 7-1 against the Cougars in 2016The series continues Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. with Super Splash DayThe Chiefs will start RH Dailyn Martinez (0-1, 67.50) against Cougars RH Emilio Vargas (0-2, 5.28)Wednesday is a Hebrew National Dollar Dog Winsday with $1.00 hot dogs, ice cream sandwiches and fountain sodasIf the Chiefs win fans get a free ticket to a Monday through Wednesday regular season home gameThe broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 10:45 a.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and AndroidThe broadcast is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the Tune-In Radio App.

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