Chiefs Fall 9-3 in Home Opener
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs could not overcome a seven-run top of the first inning by the Burlington Bees in a 9-3 loss in the home opener at Dozer Park. The Chiefs (1-1) drop their first game of the season while the Bees pick up their first victory heading
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs could not overcome a seven-run top of the first inning by the Burlington Bees in a 9-3 loss in the home opener at Dozer Park. The Chiefs (1-1) drop their first game of the season while the Bees pick up their first victory heading into Sunday's series finale.
The Bees scored seven runs in the top of the first. Chiefs starting pitcher
Peoria answered in the bottom of the second inning when
The Chiefs didn't score again until the bottom of the eighth inning. With
In the ninth the Chiefs scored again off De La Cruz. With one out,
Oviedo (0-1) pitched 2/3 of an inning, surrendering five earned runs with five walks and a strikeout though he did not allow a hit. Hamann allowed four runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Notes…Dylan Carlson tied his career high with three walks…Chiefs pitchers walked 10, matching last year's season high…The game last 3:43…Chiefs pitchers have walked 19 and struck out 26 in the first two games…Plummer has three doubles on the season…Kilichowski struck out five, matching his season high from last year and one off his professional career high from September 1, 2016…The first pitch temperature of 40 degrees is the coldest home opener at Dozer Park and the third coldest in franchise history…The coldest was 35 degrees in 1990…The nine runs allowed are the most in a home opener since a 10-4 loss to Quad Cities in 2006…Yepez has two hits in both games…All 12 position players on the roster have played…The series concludes Sunday at 5:00 p.m. with Bark in the Park Sunday and PNC Kids Sunday…Dogs are free every Sunday home game…Kids 12 and under get $5 tickets and can run the bases post game…Fans can play catch on the field pregame while Chiefs players will sign autographs post-game…Fans 55 and over get $5 tickets for Senior Sundays…The Chiefs will start RH