MWL1 Clinton LumberKings

LumberKings Suffer Third Straight One-Run Loss

Published on June 25, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Clinton LumberKings News Release


Clinton, IA - For the third consecutive game, the Clinton LumberKings suffered a one run loss. The Peoria Chiefs handed Clinton a 2-1 loss on Monday night at Ashford University Field.

Wasted in the loss was a quality start by Jordan Shipers. The All-Star left-hander pitched seven strong innings and allowed one run in the loss. He took a no-decision but dropped his ERA to 3.53.

Both teams got on the board in the third inning as Peoria took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Dustin Geiger. Clinton knotted the game at 1-1 when Nate Melendres came through with a two-out, run-scoring single to left field that brought in Jamal Austin.

It stayed 1-1 until the eighth inning when it was Peoria's turn for a clutch hit. After striking out Paul Hoilman for the second out in the top of the eighth, LumberKings reliever David Colvin surrendered a two-out base hit up the middle to Anthony Giansanti that scored Pin-Chieh Chen and gave the Chiefs a 2-1 lead.

Anthony Phillips started the bottom half of the inning with his second hit of the game and eventually moved to third with two outs. Ji-Man Choi was hit in the foot by a Luis Liria fastball to put runners at the corners but Ramon Morla flied out to shallow right to end the threat. The LumberKings went in order in the bottom of the ninth to give Liria his third save of the season.

Zac Rosscup, who was making a rehab appearance for Peoria, picked up the win after throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Colvin was saddled with the loss after allowing a single run in his two innings of work. The two teams meet tomorrow for game two of the three-game set. Right-hander Mayekol Guaipe (0-0, 0.00) makes his first start in a LumberKings uniform and right-hander Starling Peralta (1-2, 5.06) gets the nod for the Chiefs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

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