MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Perdomo's 8 Shutout Innings Beat Bandits

Published on July 5, 2015 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


PEORIA, Ill. (July 5, 2015) - Peoria Chiefs All-Star right-hander Luis Perdomo matched a career high with eight shutout innings and struck out eight Quad Cities River Bandits, while first baseman Alex De Leon hit a two-run home run to begin the home team's scoring in the second inning of a 7-1 win that avoided a four-game, split-city series sweep by the River Bandits at Dozer Park Sunday afternoon.

Perdomo (4-7) yielded one walk and five singles without allowing a baserunner to reach third base. Only two reached second base in the first eight innings for Quad Cities (7-4 second half, 52-27 overall). After center fielder Bobby Boyd's leadoff single to center field in the first inning, Perdomo retired seven straight batters. Third baseman Luis Reynoso hit a third-inning, one-out single to right field, but Perdomo again responded by retiring seven in a row. Second baseman Alex Hernandez singled to left field in the fifth inning, followed by Perdomo setting down five batteres in order. In the seventh inning with one out, right fielder Sean McMullen put a bunt single to the third-base side of the pitcher's mound, and shortstop Kristian Trompiz added a two-out single, but Hernandez flied out to center field, and Perdomo finished his outing by retiring the last four batters he faced.

Peoria (4-7, 37-42) took the lead for the first time in the four-game series in the bottom of the second inning against River Bandits right-hander Brandon McNitt (1-3). Right fielder Nick Thompson led off with a single to center field, and De Leon drove a ball to the top of the left-center-field wall, scoring Thompson. Base umpire Tyler Olson initially ruled the ball did not go over the yellow line at the top of the fence, but upon conference with home plate umpire Brock Ballou, the pair overturned the initial call, awarding De Leon his seventh home run and Peoria a 2-0 lead. Catcher Luis Cruz immediately followed with single to right field and went to second base when left fielder Kenny Peoples-Walls walked with one out. Center fielder Jhohan Acevedo chopped a single into center field to score Cruz, and second baseman Andrew Sohn added an RBI single to left field for a 4-0 lead. All-Star shortstop Oscar Mercado grounded a single to Trompiz in the shortstop hole - the sixth hit of the inning - but Hernandez caught Trompiz's throw at second base and threw to Reynoso at third base for the inning-ending tag of Acevedo.

The Chiefs added to their 4-0 lead in the fourth inning, when third baseman Jake Gronsky walked and Peoples-Walls doubled to left field, putting two runners in scoring position. Acevedo lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, and designated hitter Darren Seferina grounded an RBI single down the third-base line for a 6-0 edge.

McNitt also allowed the final Peoria run in the sixth inning. Peoples-Walls reached on Reynoso's throwing error, Seferina walked, and a wild pitch advanced both baserunners. With the infield in, Sohn grounded to Trompiz, whose initial bobble gave him only a play at first base, so Peoples-Walls scored his game-high third run without a throw. In a career-high six innings, McNitt also allowed career highs of seven runs, six earned runs, nine hits and five walks, which set a season high by a River Bandits pitcher.

Following McNitt, right-hander Eric Peterson struck out three batters in two perfect innings. Chiefs right-hander Kyle Grana began the ninth inning with the 7-0 lead and retired the first two batters. But the River Bandits - who had lost a home shutout bid with two outs in the ninth inning Friday against Peoria - denied the Chiefs a combined shutout with two outs in the ninth inning. Grana hit catcher Trent Woodward, Trompiz walked and Mercado misplayed Hernandez's one-hop ground ball, which reached left-center field and allowed Woodward to score. Reynoso then flied out to right field to close Peoria's fourth win in 14 meetings with Quad Cities this season.

The River Bandits begin their second consecutive four-game, split-city series by hosting Clinton for two games Monday and Tuesday. River Bandits right-hander David Paulino (0-1) is scheduled to face LumberKings right-hander Tyler Herb (4-4) at 7 p.m. Monday.

UP NEXT: Gates open at 6 p.m. on Military Monday presented by Performance Food Group, 97X and ESPN 93.5. All veterans and active military can show a military ID at the box office to purchase $1 bleacher tickets to the 7 p.m. game for themselves and up to three guests. Individual tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office and online at riverbandits.com. Ticket plans of 12 to 70 games - which include free parking, reserved seats, merchandise discounts, and guaranteed giveaways - are available by calling 563-324-3000.

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