Chiefs Three-Game Win Streak Snapped
Published on July 12, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs saw their three game winning streak come to an end in an 8-5 loss to the visiting Swing of the Quad Cities Thursday night. The loss drops the Chiefs to 12-8 on the half but they will remain in first place with a 1.5 game lead on the Swing and the Burlington Bees.
Quad Cities picked up a run in the first after two men were out against Chiefs starter Marco Carrillo. After sending down the first two batters in order, Steven Hill singled and Christian Reyes walked. Jared Schweitzer delivered an RBI single to put Quad Cities in front 1-0.
The Chiefs answered back in the bottom of the second inning off Swing starter Tyler Herron. Russ Canzler led the inning off with a single and Blake Lalli followed with a double that scored Canzler all the way from first base to tie the game 1-1.
The Swing regained the lead in the fifth inning after Tim Dorn and Christian Lopez both singled to start the inning. Carrillo walked Wilmer Alvarado to load the bases with nobody out. Carrillo got out of the inning allowing just one run thanks to help from his defense. After getting Daryl Jones to fly out to shallow left, Jose Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1. Alvarado was thrown out trying to advance to second base to end the inning and stop the rally.
Peoria answered right back in the bottom of the inning after Derek Schermerhorn started the inning off with a bunt base hit. He then advanced on a wild pitch on a strike out by Wellington Castillo. Nate Samson hit a line drive single to left field but Schermerhorn was thrown out at the plate. Matt Camp delivered a two out single to score Samson and tie the game 2-2.
Carrillo could not hold the lead in the top of the sixth inning. The Swing loaded the bases for the second time in the game with no outs. Steven Hill led off with a single followed by a walk to Christian Reyes that ended the night for Carrillo. Schweitzer picked up his second hit of the night to load the bases against Jeremy Papelbon. Jaime Landin grounded out to the pitcher to stop a run from scoring and gave the Chiefs their first out in the inning. Papelbon then struck out Dorn but issued a walk to Lopez to give the Swing the lead again at 3-2. Quad Cities tacked on another run on an RBI single by Alvarado that scored Schweitzer to make it 4-2 but Canzler threw out Landin at the plate to end the inning.
The Chiefs continued to battle back off Herron in the sixth inning. Jim Adduci started the inning with a single and ended up at third base with two outs. Lalli came up with another two out base hit for the Chiefs to score Adduci to make it 4-3. Schermerhorn doubled down the left field line for his second hit of the night to give the Chiefs runners at second and third with two outs. The two out hitting continued after Castillo drove a single into right center field to score both Lalli and Schermerhorn and give the Chiefs the lead back at 5-4.
The bullpen once again could not hold the lead for the Chiefs in the seventh inning. Matt Maradeo started the inning and gave up a lead off walk to Jones. Ramirez followed with a double to left field to score Ramirez from first to tie the game 5-5. Casey Lambert came into the game and gave up a single to Landin to put the Swing on top 6-5.
Quad Cities loaded the bases for the third time in the game in the ninth inning. Hill doubled with one out off Casey Lambert. Christian Reyes then walked followed by an infield single off the bat of Schweitzer loaded the bases. For the second time in the game, a Chiefs pitcher walked in a run with the bases loaded to make it a 7-5 game and end the night for Lambert. Michael Bartek gave up a single to Dorn to score the second run of the inning to make it 8-5.
Maradeo took the loss in 2/3 innings of work in which he allowed two runs on one hit while walking one and striking out one. Carrillo worked five innings and allowed three runs on five hits and walked four batters. Papelbon worked one inning and gave up a run on three hits and struck out one batter. Lambert was charged with two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 of work. Bartek gave up one hit in 2/3 of an inning.
Gorman's Pub Player of the Game Blake Lalli (DH) - Lalli went 2-for-4 with a single and a double on the night and drove in two of the Chiefs five runs. Lalli now has 12 multi hit games and he is the only Chief from the opening day roster that is hitting over .300 (.310).
Notes... The Chiefs pitching staff walked two runners with the bases loaded...The run allowed by Papelbon was his first in 11 2/3 innings...Jonathon Mota had his 10 game hitting streak snapped...The Swing bullpen worked 3 1/3 perfect innings and did not allow a base runner...Peoria recorded three outfield assists in the game, two of them from Matt Camp...9 of the last 10 Chiefs hitters grounded out...Schermerhorn, Bartek and Lambert made their O'Brien Field debuts...The two teams will now travel to Davenport, Iowa to continue the series on Friday evening at 7:00... The Chiefs will send RHP Robert Hernandez (3-4, 4.04) to the hill against Swing LHP Brad Furnish (2-3, 2.50)...The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 PM online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.
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