The Peoria Chiefs were held to three hits in a shut out by the Beloit Snappers on Wednesday evening, losing 3-0. Peoria falls to 5-2 in the second-half and 35-41 overall as they host the Snappers on Thursday for the final game of the four-game series with a 7:00
The Peoria Chiefs were held to three hits in a shut out by the Beloit Snappers on Wednesday evening, losing 3-0. Peoria falls to 5-2 in the second-half and 35-41 overall as they host the Snappers on Thursday for the final game of the four-game series with a 7:00 p.m. first pitch at Dozer Park.
Austin Sexton started the game for Peoria, allowing a single to Snappers leadoff hitter Mike Martin in the first before retiring the next three hitters to end the inning. The righty started the second inning for the Chiefs, but in a 2-2 count to Luis Barerra Sexton suffered an undisclosed injury and left the game. Frederis Parra came on in relief and retired the side.
In the third, Beloit grabbed a lead with Parra on the hill. With one out, JaVon Shelby hit a deep home run to left field to give the Snappers a 1-0 advantage. Martin followed with a single and scored when Luke Persico singled to give Beloit a 2-0 lead.
The Snappers extended their lead by a run in the seventh. Shelby smacked his second home run of the game to left against Chiefs reliever Max Almonte to make it 3-0. Almonte retired the next three Snappers to get out of the inning.
Peoria's best chance came against Heath Bowers in the ninth inning. With one out, Stefan Trosclair walked and moved to second on a wild pitch and Brian O'Keefe reached on an infield single. Ryan McCarvel, who hit a walk off home run on Tuesday against Beloit, came to the plate but grounded into a game-ending double play.
Sexton threw one scoreless inning before leaving the game, allowing one hit with a strikeout. Parra (1-1) hurled four innings of relief in a loss, allowing two runs on five hits with one strikeout. Almonte went two innings out of the bullpen, allowing a run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout. Yeison Medina worked two scoreless innings while allowing two hits and two walks with two strikeouts and hit a batter.
Notes… Sexton's one-inning start ties the shortest of his career which came on July 16, 2016 with Johnson City… Peoria tied a season high by turning three double plays which they last did on June 16 against Burlington… Beloit left the bases loaded twice, and left a total of 10 on base… Jose Martinez's six-game hit streak end, which is a personal season long... The Chiefs did not have a runner past first base until the ninth, and never had a runner on third… After Medina hit J.C. Rodriguez in the eighth inning, the Chiefs are second in all of Minor League Baseball with 64 hit batsmen behind the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League who have 65… Peoria was shut out for the first time since May 25 against Quad Cities, and the first time at home since May 10 against West Michigan… Medina hadn't thrown more than one wild pitch in any outing of the season; he had three in the eighth inning… The Chiefs are 27-17 when allowing four runs or less… Peoria is 3-9 in shutouts… The four-game series wraps up on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. as the Chiefs start RHP Juan Perez (1-0) against Snappers RHP Xavier Altamarino (3-1)… Tomorrow is Peoria Distillers night at Dozer Park, where the Chiefs will take on the Distillers persona for the evening including specialty jerseys that will be up for auction… The first 1,000 fans (ages 21 and up) will receive a Peoria Distillers Whiskey Glass… It's a Baumgarten Distributing Beer & Brat Thirsty Thursday featuring $2 12 oz domestic cans and soda plus $3 16 oz Craft drafts and Margaritas and $3 Brats…Students with a valid college ID can get $5 tickets…Thursday is Taco Bell Live Mas Thursday where fans can show a Taco Bell receipt showing a purchase from within the last seven days to receive a buy one get one FREE ticket (Limit 4 free tickets per transaction)… The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 6:45 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.
