Chiefs Win 7-4 Tuesday
June 8, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Peoria, Il - The Peoria Chiefs three offensive All-Stars came through big on Tuesday night, as Hak-Ju Lee, Logan Watkins, and Matt Cerda went a combined 4-for-8 with three RBI and three runs scored in the Chiefs' 7-4 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts. The win improves the Chiefs to 31-27 on the season, three games out of the wild card spot as we enter the closing weeks of the first half.
The Lugnuts got on the board early off starter Jeffry Antigua. Kenny Wilson led off the first inning with a triple before scoring on a Ryan Goins sacrifice fly. Mark Sobolewski doubled and scored on an AJ Jimenez double to give Lansing a 2-0 lead.
The Chiefs answered in the bottom of the first off starter Ryan Shopshire to cut the lead in half. Lee led off with a double and advanced to third on a Watkins sacrifice bunt. -Cerda hit a sacrifice fly to right field that was just far enough to allow Lee to score and make it 2-1.
The Lugnuts got the run back in the top of the second with their first batter of the inning. Ryan Schimpf led off and hit a line-drive home run over the right-field fence to make it 3-1. The power surge continued for Lansing in the third inning. After Antigua retired the first two batters of the inning, Sean Ochinko blasted a pitch over the wall in left-center to increase the Lugnuts' lead to 4-1.
The Chiefs kept the fireworks going in the bottom of the inning, taking the lead. Watkins reached on a fielders' choice after laying down a sacrifice bunt then advanced to second on a Cerda walk. DJ Fitzgerald doubled to left to score both runners before Justin Bour hit an opposite-field home run to give the Chiefs a 5-4 lead. It was Bour's third homer of the season and second at O'Brien Field.
Peoria added to their lead in the fourth inning. Jonathon Mota was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on an error by the pitcher that allowed Francisco Guzman to reach first safely. A Watkins double scored both runners for a 7-4 Chiefs lead.
Antigua (3-4) pitched five innings and gave up four runs on six hits while walking one and striking out six. Ronny Morla threw three perfect innings and struck out four while Yohan Gonzalez pitched a perfect ninth inning to record the save.
Casey's General Store Player of the Game - Justin Bour (1B) - Bour went 1-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs, including the game winner, on his opposite-field blast in the third. Bour leads the team with six game-winning RBI.
Notes
The Chiefs are now 8-1 in the opening game of the series while at homeThe Chiefs are 21-5 when scoring five or more runsThe Chiefs are 12-22 when their opponent scores firstThe Chiefs bullpen retired all 12 batters they facedGonzalez recorded his first career save Tuesday nightThe first nine hits of the game were extra base hits...Watkins leads the team in sacrifices with eight...Bour's third inning home run was his first since May 13 at BurlingtonAntigua has thrown five innings or more in 15 of his 18 Chiefs outings in his career...Antigua tied a season high with six strikeouts TuesdayThe Chiefs and Lugnuts continue the series on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. with RH Rob Whitenack (4-4, 6.97) on the mound against Lansing RH Dave Sever (1-3, 4.50) Wednesday is Wacky Weiner Wednesday featuring free hot dogs and peanuts through the seventh inning for all fans courtesy of Vienna BeefWednesday is also Infomercial Night with a salute to the great infomercials, pitchmen and productsThe broadcast can be heard starting with the pregame show at 6:45 p.m. on 96.5 ESPN and www.peoriachiefs.com.
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