MWL1 Peoria Chiefs

Chiefs Throw One Away Monday Night

Published on July 25, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


Bowling Green, KY - The Peoria Chiefs broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the top of the ninth inning but gave up three straight two-our runs on the bottom of the inning for a 4-3 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods. The loss drops the Chiefs to 1-5 on the road trip heading into Tuesday's off day and 10-20 on the half.

Both teams had a runner on second base in the first inning but neither was able to get on the board. The Chiefs didn't threaten again until the fourth inning when they broke through against George Jensen. Rubi Silva led off with a single and with one down he stole second. After a fly out, Anthony Giansanti gave the Chiefs a 1-0 lead with a single to right.

Bowling Green left runners in scoring position in the first and third before answering the Chiefs run in the bottom of the fifth. Nick Schwaner led off with a triple to right-center and Keith Castillo singled to left, tying the game 1-1. After Austin Kirk recorded a strikeout, Kevin Kiermaier singled to right but Giansanti threw out Castillo at third for the second out and Cody Rogers grounded out to end the inning.

The game stayed tied into the ninth inning when Silva led off with a single against Austin Hubbard. Richard Jones slammed his 28th double off the right field wall and Silva advanced to third. After a strikeout, Giansanti hit a grounder to third base and as soon as Julio Cedeno threw to first, Silva raced home and beat the tag for a 2-1 Chiefs lead. Micah Gibbs followed with a double to right as Jones scored easily for a 3-1 Chiefs lead.

P.J. Francescon relived Daniel Berlind to start the bottom of the ninth and quickly got two flyouts. Schwarner kept the Hot Rods alive with a single to center and Castillo took advantage with a long home run over the Chiefs' bullpen in right field to tie the game 3-3. Luke Bailey singled to put the winning run on base and Francescon walked Kiermaier on a 3-2 pitch. With Cody Rogers at the plate, Francescon bounced in a 1-2 pitch and Bailey took off for third. Gibbs' throw sailed over the head of Geiger and into left field as Bailey easily scored the winning run on the wild pitch/error combination.

Kirk bounced back from a rough outing Wednesday in Dayton to throw 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one run on four hits. The lefty walked two and struck out five in the no-decision. Berlind allowed just one hit over 2 1/3 shutout innings while striking out one. Francescon (0-3) suffered his first blown save allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits and a walk in 2/3 of an inning.

Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Anthony Giansanti (RF) - Giansanti had two hits for the second night in a row and also drove in Peoria's first two runs. He finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI and an outfield assist,

Notes: The Chiefs are 43-57 through 100 games, the worst 100 game mark since the 2001 team was 42-58 and this is just the third team since 2001 to be under .500 through 100 games (2003 and 2005)The Chiefs bullpen had not allowed an earned run in 14 1/3 innings before the Castillo homer in the ninthPeoria has played five straight games without scoring more than three runs...The two runs in the ninth marked the first time the Chiefs scored more than one run in an inning since the third inning at Dayton on Wednesday nightThe Chiefs now have as many blown save (15) as saves this seasonSix of the blown saves have come in JulyPeoria has lost 19 games in their opponents final at-bat and the team is now 10-17 in one-run gamesThe Chiefs scored first in a game for the first time since July 13 against Lake CountyGiansanti leads the Midwest League with 17 outfield assistsThe Chiefs have allowed seven home runs on this roadtrip and have given up the second most homers in the league with 84 allowedOnly Bowling Green with 85 allowed has more and the Chiefs did not homer off Bowling Green in this three game seriesThe Chiefs turned one more double play Monday and lead the MWL with 110 on the seasonThe entire Midwest League is off on Tuesday as the Chiefs and the other seven Western Division teams travel back from night games in Eastern Division parks.

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