Gomber, Chiefs Slay Dragons 2-1 Tuesday
August 11, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Dayton, OH - The Peoria Chiefs scored two early runs without hitting the ball out of the infield and let their ace go to work in a 2-1 win over the Dayton Dragons Tuesday night to start a six-game roadtrip. With the win, starting pitcher Austin Gomber ties Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux for ninth on the Chiefs single-season wins list with 13. The win moves the Chiefs to 62-50 on the season and 29-15 in the second half.
The game was tied into the third inning as the Chiefs brought home two runs against starter Jake Paulsen. Andrew Sohn led off with a single and moved to second on a groundout. Dayton tried unsuccessfully to get Sohn at third base on a grounder by Oscar Mercado, giving the Chiefs two on with one out. Mercado stole second base before Paul DeJong grounded out. The Chiefs took the lead on an infield single by Alex DeLeon and added a second run on a RBI infield single from Brian O'Keefe.
Dayton cut the Chiefs lead in half in the fourth inning against Gomber. Avain Rachel drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. With two down, Jonathan Reynoso singled to right to get the Dragons on the board before Gomber escaped the inning.
Gomber allowed one run on five hits over seven innings while walking one and striking out nine. Nick Frey allowed a single in his one shutout inning of work. Dixon Llorens allowed a two-out single in the ninth before getting a groundout for his second save of the season.
Notes: Gomber is tied for ninth on the single-season wins list with Maddux, Mitch Atkins (2006) and Bill Danek (1986)...Chiefs pitchers have gone at least six innings in six straight games and at least five innings in 12 straight games...Over the last six games, Chiefs starters have allowed two earned runs over 40 innings for an ERA of 0.45 while walking 10 batters and striking out 39...Gomber has gone at least seven innings in seven starts this season...Gomber leads the Midwest League with 13 wins and 122 strikeouts and is fifth with 123 innings in 20 starts...Gomber is tied for 30th on the Chiefs single-season strikeout list...The 123 innings are the fourth most by a Chiefs hurler since the start of the 2008 season...At the start of Tuesday's action there were five 13-game winners in all of MiLB and no one had more than 13 wins...Gomber is 12-0 since an April 29 loss to Beloit...He is 8-0 on the road in nine starts...Mercado stole his MWL best 42nd base which also ranks him 10th on the Chiefs single-season list and is the most since Matt Lemanczyk stole 56 in 2003...The series continues at 7:05 ET Wednesday as the Chiefs start RH Jack Flaherty (6-1, 2.75) against Dragons RH Junior Morillo (3-6, 6.20)...The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 5:45 p.m., on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android...The broadcast is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the MiLB Inside the Park and Tune-In Radio Apps.
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