Gridley, Walks Help Snappers Bounce Back
A big fifth and sixth inning helped the Beloit Snappers (65-65) bounce back and beat the Peoria Chiefs (74-57) Saturday night at Dozer Park.
A big fifth and sixth inning helped the Beloit Snappers (65-65) bounce back and beat the Peoria Chiefs (74-57) Saturday night at Dozer Park.
Trailing 3-2 in the sixth, the Snappers induced three consecutive walks, the last two from
The Snappers would tack on an insurance run in the ninth, when a
The Snappers trailed in this one right off the bat, no pun intended. Chiefs
The Chiefs would extend their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
Sparking the Snappers offense and their comeback tonight was shortstop Ryan Gridey. The second-year man out of Mississippi State was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk.
His two RBI on the night came in the top of the fifth, when he turned on a pitch and sent it to deep left for a two-run shot that scored
Snappers starter Jared Poché had hiccups in the first and fourth innings, but he gained control and kept the Chiefs off balance for the most part, even pitching a scoreless bottom of the sixth with a lead. He earned his first win since July 21st, going six complete innings with four strikeouts, three earned runs and just one walk.
As the game went on, the pitching from Poché and the rest of the bullpen of
Chiefs starter
Aiding the Snappers Saturday was seven errors from the Chiefs, four on Gorman at third. It was a new season high for Peoria.
Beloit wasn't helping themselves out early at the plate, grounding into five double-plays, all five ending the Snapper at bats from the first to the fifth innings. The five twin killings were one away from tying a season high for the Snappers offense.
For Beloit, it's on the 22nd time this season they have won after the opponent scores first. They also moved back into a tie with Kane County for the wild-card spot in the second half of the season in the Western division.
Saturday will be an afternoon game at Dozer park between the Snappers and Chiefs, starting at 2:00 p.m. central time. On the hill to start for Beloit will be right-hander
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and have been the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics since 2013. For more ticket information, contact the Snappers office at (608) 362-2272 or on our website, www.snappersbaseball.com.
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