Chiefs Lose 4-1 Tuesday Night
The Peoria Chiefs managed only three hits and one late run in their 4-1 loss to the Beloit Snappers Monday night at Peoria Chiefs Stadium. The loss ended the Chiefs three-game winning streak, dropping them to an even 3-3 this season with one game left on the homestand.
On a night in which runs were hard to come by, three fourth-inning scores against Hector Hernandez would be plenty for the Snappers. John Wooten led off the frame with a single, and two batters latter Bruce Maxwell III drove him in with his first home run of the year. The play, originally ruled a double, was overturned following a short conversation between umpires. The next hitter, Renato Nunez, homered on the first pitch of his at bat. The two long balls were the first allowed by the Chiefs this season.
Maxwell did damage latter in the game as well. In the eighth inning, with Aaron Shipman on second and Wooten on first, Maxwell singled to left field platting Shipman. It was his third RBI of the night and put the Snappers on top 4-0.
The Chiefs scored their first and only run in the ninth inning. With one out Michael Swinson tripled to deep right field, the first triple for the Chiefs this season. Breyvic Valera drove him in on a 4-3 fielder's choice, ending the shut out. Ryan Dull got Patrick Wisdom to line out to second to end the game.
Hector Hernandez (0-1) took the loss for the Chiefs despite pitching six innings, the most of any Chiefs pitcher this season. He allowed three runs on four hits while striking out three. Joe Donofrio allowed one run on two hits over two innings of work while striking out one. Dixon Llorens threw a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout for the Chiefs. Raul Alcantara (1-1) earned the win for the Snappers, tossing seven scoreless innings and only allowing one hit with six strikeouts.
Notes: The Snappers hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, the first homers allowed by the Chiefs in 54 1/3 innings this season...The Chiefs avoided their first shut out of the year with a run in the ninth inning... Hernandez became the first Chiefs pitcher to last six innings this year and earned the staff's first quality start...The Chiefs didn't get their first hit until the bottom of the fourth inning on a Swinson single...After Swinson's hit 14 Chiefs were retired in a row until Jordan Walton singled in the 8th inning...Swinson hit the Chiefs' first triple of the year in the ninth inning and had two of the team's three hits...Valera's RBI was his third this year...The Chiefs committed two errors after not committing any in their prior two games...Time of the game was 2:14 tying for the quickest game of the season...The two teams play the finale of the three-game series Wednesday night at 6:30…Wednesday is "Won Dollar Wednesday" meaning $1 hot dogs, $1 ice cream sandwiches and $1 fountain sodas…Also if the Chiefs do not win, all fans can exchange their ticket for a free ticket to any Monday Tuesday or Wednesday game this season…Peoria sends RH Kurt Heyer (0-0, 6.00) against Beloit RH Michael Ynoa (0-0, 3.00)…The broadcast can be heard, starting with the pre-game show at 6:15 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive which also has downloads for a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android.