Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs lost in their second consecutive extra-inning game on Friday night with a 2-1 setback to the Beloit Snappers in 12 innings. The Chiefs are now 1-1 on the homestand and 14-25 overall on the season with two games left in the series. Tommy Edman put
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs lost in their second consecutive extra-inning game on Friday night with a 2-1 setback to the Beloit Snappers in 12 innings. The Chiefs are now 1-1 on the homestand and 14-25 overall on the season with two games left in the series.
Tommy Edman put the Chiefs on the board in the fourth with a home run to left field off Snappers starter Dalton Sawyer. The solo homer was Edman's second of the season and gave Peoria a 1-0 lead.
The Snappers tied the game in the seventh inning when Miguel Mercedes led off the inning with a solo home run to left-field against Frederis Parra in his first inning of work. Mercedes was the first hitter Parra faced in the game, and his homer was the first allowed by the righty this season.
Dylan Carlson singled to right-field with one out against Sam Sheehan to lead off the tenth. Nick Plummer doubled to left, moving Carlson to third. Sheehan intentionally walked Edman to load the bases and Jose Martinez flew out to shallow center-field for the second out of the inning. Trosclair grounded out to third base to end the inning and the Chiefs threat with the bases loaded.
JaVon Shelby led off the 12th with a double against reliever Dewin Perez and went to third when Edwin Diaz singled to right. Trace Loehr bunted a ball back to Perez but the lefty threw to first instead of home allowing Shelby to score and give the Snappers a 2-1 advantage.
The Chiefs had a chance in the bottom of the inning as Beloit put a position player, Kyle Nowlin, on the mound. Vince Jackson led off with a single and Matt Davis pinch ran for him at first base. With one out Plummer flew out to deep right and Davis moved to third. Nowlin got Edman to fly out to center to end the game with Beloit winning 2-1.
Bryan Dobzanski went six scoreless innings in the no decision while holding Beloit to four hits, two walks, and striking out six. Parra went 3 2/3 inning in the blown save, allowing one run on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Perez (0-1) threw 2 1/3 innings in the loss, allowing a run on four hits and a strikeout.
Notes… Knizner has a 15-game hit streak and a 17-game on base streak… Knizner's hit-streak is the longest for a Chiefs player since Javier Báez had a 16-game streak in 2012… Stefan Trosclair has a six-game hit streak…The Chiefs are 3-4 on Fridays…The Chiefs are 2-3 against the Snappers this season with two one-run losses…Dobzanski's six scoreless innings are the furthest he's gone in a start this season without allowing a run…Dobzanski has not allowed a run in the fourth inning of any game this season…Trosclair stole his second base of the year in the ninth inning which ties his career-high for a season…The Chiefs last hit of last night's game and their first hit of tonight's game were both home runs to left field…Dobzanski's six strikeouts tied a career high…Edman's homer in the fourth was his second of the year and first at Dozer Park…The last time the Chiefs played back-to-back extra-inning games was in 2016, with a loss at home to Wisconsin in 11 innings on April 24 and a loss in 10 innings on the road to Fort Wayne on April 26…The last time the Chiefs played back-to-back extra-inning games in the same series was in 2015 at Cedar Rapids with the Chiefs winning on May 12 in 11 innings and losing on May 13 in 10 innings…The Chiefs continue their four-game series against the Beloit Snappers with a 6:30 p.m. Saturday start… There will be post-game fireworks… Saturday is Armed Forces Night where all veterans receive a FREE ticket (one per person) with a valid ID… Saturday is Military Card Set Giveaway day for the first 1,000 fans… The first 1,000 fans age 13 and up will also receive a military camo shirt… There will be a Boy Scout Sleepover after the game… This Saturday is a Signature Saturday, where select Chiefs players will be available to sign autographs pre-game on the main concourse… The Chiefs will start RH Mike O'Reilly (0-1, 2.55) against Snappers RH Mitchell Jordan (1-2, 4.58)…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…The broadcast is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the Tune-In Radio App
