Ringo's Grand Slam Backs Kaminsky in 5-0 Win

PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Chiefs got a grand slam from Justin Ringo and a solo home run from Juan Herrera to back Rob Kaminsky in a 5-0 win over the Clinton LumberKings on Saturday night. A crowd of 8,146 came through the Dozer Park gates, the eighth-largest attendance in the park's history. The Chiefs are 36-32 with one game remaining in the first half of the season.

   The Chiefs broke the scoreless game in the fourth inning as Herrera hit the second pitch of the frame over the left field wall for his first home run of the season. Peoria got four more runs in the sixth on one swing of the bat. Michael Schulze led off with a double and CJ McElroy Jr. attempted to sacrifice him over to third, but he beat it out for a single to put runners at the corners. Herrera walked to load the bases and Ringo hit a grand slam to left for a 5-0 Chiefs lead.

   Kaminsky allowed only one baserunner through five innings when Justin Seager reached on an error with two outs in the second. Kaminsky gave up back-to-back singles with one out in the sixth but stranded the runners at second and third and came out of the game at the end of the inning. He struck out at least one batter in each inning except for the fourth.

   Kaminsky (2-1) went the first six innings allowing just two hits with no walks and six strikeouts to earn the win. Kevin Herget pitched the final three innings on two hits, a walk and two strikeouts for his second save.

Notes: Ringo's grand slam gives him a nine-game hitting streak, passing Ronald Castillo and Cesar Valera for longest on the team this season…Herrera's home run was his first since July 25, 2013 with Mahoning Valley, the Cleveland Indians New York-Penn League affiliate…Schulze has three doubles in his last two games…Kaminsky didn't walk a batter for the second time in his last three starts…Herget picked up his first save since April 7 at Wisconsin…A night after having all nine batters record a hit, only Richy Pedroza was held without a hit on Saturday…Luis Perez, playing in his first game with the Chiefs in exactly a year, stole his first base…The six-game homestand and first half comes to an end Sunday at 2:00 p.m.…RHP Arturo Reyes (4-3, 2.98) gets the ball for the Chiefs while RHP Jose Flores (2-0, 4.66) starts for Clinton…It's Father's Day, and the first 1,000 dads in attendance will receive a Chiefs grill set…The first 1,000 fans will receive an Alex Reyes Player Poster courtesy of the Peoria Journal Star…It's also Superhero Day with appearances by Spiderman and Ironman…Kids Eat Free every Sunday, meaning all kids age 12 and under will receive a free hot dog, bag of chips and soda courtesy of PNC…All kids tickets are $5…All fans have the opportunity to play catch on the field before the game…All fans can also receive autographs from their favorite players on the field prior to the game…The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 1:40 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 Tune-In Radio App.