Chiefs Take Opener in Resounding Fashion

August 26, 2025 - PEORIA, IL - Back from a two-week road trip, the Peoria Chiefs cruised to a 12-1 win over the South Bend Cubs on Tuesday at Dozer Park, fueled by strong pitching and a nine-run frame. Entering the bottom of the eighth, the Chiefs were in search of insurance, nursing a 3-1 lead. The Chiefs went on to send 12 men to the plate and score nine times, creating an insurmountable margin. An RBI hit from Jose Cordoba got the party started, stretching the lead to 4-1. Andrew Sojka kept the rally going with a single to left, driving... Full Story

Farris Fans 13 as Trash Pandas Blank Clingstones 2-0

August 26, 2025 - MADISON, Ala. - The Rocket City Trash Pandas (17-35, 41-79) returned to Toyota Field on Tuesday night and tossed an eight-hit shutout, behind a 13-strikeout performance from Mitch Farris, winning 2-0 in the series opener over the Atlanta Braves' affiliate Columbus Clingstones (26-26, 53-65) at Toyota Field. The night belonged to the former Atlanta Braves farmhand, Farris (W, 3-8), who struck out two batters in each of the first four innings. Farris was handed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning thanks to a solo ... Full Story

Wichita Bullpen Silences Arkansas

August 26, 2025 - WICHITA, Kan. - Jaylen Nowlin, John Stankiewicz, Hunter Hoopes, and Kade Bragg held Arkansas to a hit over the final four frames in a 5-3 Wichita Wind Surge win over the Arkansas Travelers at Equity Bank Park. The win for the Wind Surge snaps a five-game winning streak that the Travelers entered the week with. Kala'i Rosario hit the third of three opposite-field singles to right field in the bottom of the third inning to drive in Wichita's first run. Andrew Cossetti later worked a bases-loaded walk to give the Wind Surge ... Full Story

Southern Maryland Tops Staten Island 5-4

August 26, 2025 - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Staten Island Ferry Hawks 5-4 in Tuesday's series opener. The Blue Crabs scored three runs in the first. Jackson Loftin hit a leadoff double before coming in on an Alejandro De Aza RBI double. An Ethan Wilson triple and a Brett Barrera sacrifice fly made it 3-0. Staten Island scored twice in the sixth to make it 3-2 before a Sam Dexter RBI single in the bottom of the frame to give the Crabs a 4-2 lead. In the eighth inning, the Ferry Hawks tallied two runs to tie the ballga... Full Story

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