MWL1 Peoria Chiefs

Chiefs Win 16-7 Monday

Published on June 27, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


Grand Chute, WI - The Peoria Chiefs broke a 10-game losing streak in a big way Monday night pounding out 16 runs on 19 hits in a 16-7 dismantling of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Chiefs scored seven times in the second inning while building leads of 9-0 and 16-2. The Chiefs are now 1-3 on the second half and 34-40 overall on the season.

The Chiefs got the game going with an unearned run in the top of the first off Matt Miller. Rubi Silva reached on a one-out error by shortstop Mike Brownstein and with two down Richard Jones doubled him home for a 1-0 Chiefs lead. The lead was the first for the Chiefs since the bottom of the first on Friday night and just the second lead of the second half.

Peoria broke the game wide open and sent Miller to the showers in the second. Ryan Cuneo started it off with a single and Elliot Soto doubled to left. Cuneo scored as Anthony Giansanti reached on another error by Brownstein. With one down Matt Szczur put the Chiefs up 3-0 with a single and Silva drove home Giansanti. Greg Rohan made it 5-0 with a single before Jones struck out. With Micah Gibbs at the plate Rohan stole second and on the throw to second, Silva swiped home for a 6-0 Chiefs lead. Gibbs singled home Rohan and Wisconsin replaced Miller with Damon Krestalude. Cuneo greeted Krestalude with a RBI double for his second hit of the inning and an 8-0 lead before Soto popped out to bring the inning to a close.

The bats kept going as Giansanti led off the third with a monstrous solo homer to left for a 9-0 lead. Wisconsin got on the board in the bottom of the third against Chiefs hurler Matt Loosen who was making his first start. A pair of walks and a single loaded the bases with two outs and Greg Hopkins made it 9-2 with a single to center. Silva threw out Nick Shaw at third base to end the inning and the Chiefs got the bats going again in the fourth.

Rohan led off with a single and scored easily on Jones' second double of the night. Jones moved to third on a groundout and scored on a sac fly by Cuneo as the Chiefs took an 11-2 lead. Soto drew a walk and moved to third on a single by Giansanti and Soto scored on a wild pitch by Krestalude.

After going scoreless in the fifth, the Chiefs continued to barrage the Rattlers in the sixth inning. With two down Soto singled up the middle and moved to third on a double by Giansanti. Pierre LePage drove home both runners with a double to right and he scored on a double by Szczur for a 15-2 Peoria lead.

Giansanti added to the scoring in the eighth with his second homer of the night, a one-out solo shot to right field. It marks the second time this season that Giansanti has hit two homers in a game as he also clubbed a pair on May 29 at Cedar Rapids.

Wisconsin wouldn't go away easy as Shaw and Brownstein singled with one out in the eighth against Alvaro Sosa. Cody Hawn drove home a run to made it 16-3 and Hopkins doubled home another. Chiefs-killer Mike Walker clubbed his fifth home run against Peoria this season to cut the lead to 16-7 before Larry Suarez replaced Sosa. Suarez struck out Tyler Roberts and Franklin Romero to end the threat.

In his second appearance with the Chiefs and first start, Loosen turned in a career-high six innings and struck out a career-best seven. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits while walking two. Alvaro Sosa allowed five runs on seven hits over 1 1/3 innings while striking out two. Suarez struck out four, walked one and allowed a hit in 1 2/3 shutout innings.

Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Anthony Giansanti (LF) - Giansanti reached on an error with a RBI and scored in the second. He homered to lead off the third, and singled in the fourth. Giansanti doubled and scored in the sixth and homered again with one out in the eighth. Overall he finished 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI, four runs scored and 11 total bases while also recording his league-best 14th outfield assist.

Notes: Silva is on a team-high five-game hit streakJones had his 10th multi-RBI game which ties Rohan for the team lead and Jones now leads the Chiefs with 18 doublesThe seven run second inning is the second best inning of the seasonThe 16 runs are a season best and the 19 hits fell one shy of a 20-hit outing in Lansing June 3The Chiefs scored a total of 19 runs in the 10 losses while scoring 16 tonightRohan has a team-best 23 multi-hit games...Giansanti also homered twice on May 29 and finished two total bases shy of the single game record set by Ryan Harvey in 2005Silva's steal of home was the first for the Chiefs since Michael Brenly stole home at West Michigan on July 16, 2009Giansanti scored four runs, the first Chiefs player to do so since Rebel Ridling on July 31, 2009 at South BendThe seven doubles tie a season high as do the nine extra-base hits which were both accomplished May 15 at Kane CountyCuneo had two hits in the second inning, the first for a Chiefs player since both Hak-Ju Lee and Logan Watkins collected two hits in the nine-run first inning against Cedar Rapids August 25, 2010The Chiefs have reached double digits in runs eight times this season, seven on the roadChiefs LH reliever Casey Harman was promoted to Daytona earlier in the day with a team-best 0.36 ERA and a 1-1 record in 16 outingsThe Chiefs are 4-6 against Wisconsin this season and 2-1 at Time Warner Cable FieldThe Rattlers had won four straight and return to Peoria August 17-19The final game of this series will be in Milwaukee's Miller Park on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m.The series continues Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. as the Chiefs send LH Graham Hicks (1-3, 4.32) to the hill in his fourth start against Wisconsin this seasonWisconsin counters with RH Maverick Lasker (0-0, 0.00) who just returned from Advanced-A Brevard CountyThe broadcast can be heard, starting with the pre-game show at 6:50 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for an iPhone/iPad app and a Droid app.

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