Chiefs Win 15-3 Saturday
Published on June 2, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs kept the bats going Saturday night and crushed the Kane County Cougars with a 15-3 win including 14 hits and the first professional home run from 2011 first-round pick Javier Baez. The Chiefs set season highs in runs scored and margin of victory while improving to 25-31 on the season.
Peoria wasted no time in knocking around Jason Mitchell. Pin-Chieh Chen walked to start the game and moved to third on an errant pickoff throw by Mitchell. Taiwan Easterling made it 1-0 with a RBI groundout and with two outs Paul Hoilman singled to right. Wes Darvill singled to left and Baez loaded the bases with a single. Yasiel Balaguert drew a walk for a 2-0 Chiefs lead before Mitchell escaped the inning.
The Chiefs picked up where they left off in the second inning. With one walk, Chen walked again and stole second before scoring on a single by Anthony Giansanti. Hoilman walked again and Darvill singled home Giansanti for a 4-0 Chiefs lead. Baez stepped in and launched his first professional home run past the scoreboards in left-center field for a 7-0 lead.
Chen walked again in the third inning and after Easterling was hit by a pitch, Giansanti drove in Chen for the second time with a single to left. The Chiefs put the game way out of reach in the sixth inning against Jonathan Dooley. Hoilman walked with one out and Darvill singled before Baez reached on an infield single. Balaguert doubled home two for a 10-0 lead and Zapata drove home a run with a groundout. Yaniel Cabezas doubled home Balaguert and scored on an error as the Chiefs went on top 13-0.
With Peoria on top 13-2 in the ninth, Chen walked for a fifth time, tying a franchise record set by Lee Grimes in 1996. He scored for the fourth time when Easterling homered to left, his first of the season, for a 15-2 lead. Kane County finished the scoring with a run in the bottom of the ninth.
Jose Rosario (4-5) was outstanding in the blowout. He struck out a career-high 10 while tying a career-high with seven innings of work. He did not allow a run with three hits allowed and four walks. Larry Suarez allowed two runs on three hits over one innings while walking one and striking out one. Sheldon McDonald allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in one inning of work.
Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Javier Baez (SS) - Baez hit his first professional home run while going 3-for-5 with two singles, two runs scored and he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning. He is 5-for-10 in the last two games and the three RBI were his first of the season.
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