Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs shut out the Burlington Bees 5-0 in game three of the four-game series on Saturday night, their eighth straight win over the Bees. The Chiefs improved to 3-0 in the second half and 42-31 overall as they look for the sweep on Sunday at
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs shut out the Burlington Bees 5-0 in game three of the four-game series on Saturday night, their eighth straight win over the Bees. The Chiefs improved to 3-0 in the second half and 42-31 overall as they look for the sweep on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
The Chiefs got on the board in the bottom of the fourth against Bees starter Luis Madero. Scott Hurst led off with a single and he was retired on a fielder's choice but Irving Lopez advanced to second on a throwing error by shortstop Leonardo Rivas. Elehuris Montero drove in Lopez with a double off the left field wall to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead. Montero moved up to third on a passed ball and Julio Rodriguez lined a two-out single to left as the advantage increased to 2-0.
Peoria added to the margin in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bryce Denton smacked a leadoff double to the wall in left center and Jose Martinez singled to put runners at the corners. Hurst scored Denton on a sacrifice fly to center as the Chiefs took a 3-0 lead.
Two more insurance runs came across in the bottom of the seventh for the Chiefs against reliever Mayky Perez. Nick Plummer led off with a single to right followed by a Denton walk and ball four was a wild pitch that moved Plummer to third. Denton stole second and Martinez walked to load the bases as Perez was pulled from the game for reliever Michael Santos. Hurst walked to bring in Plummer and Irving Lopez reached on a fielder's choice that scored Denton for a 5-0 advantage.
Fagalde (2-2) earned the win throwing six scoreless innings on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Patrick Dayton threw two scoreless innings on one hit with one walk and three strikeouts in his Chiefs debut. Bryan Dobzanski did not surrender a run or a hit in the ninth while walking none and striking out one.
Notes…The Chiefs have won eight straight against the Bees…6,398 is a season high in attendance at Dozer Park...The Chiefs are a season-best 11 games over .500… Rodriguez has a ten-game hit streak and is the third Chiefs player to record a ten-game hit streak, with the season high being Nick Plummer's 11-game hit streak…With two caught stealing on Saturday, Rodriguez has thrown out 40% of base stealers and has caught 17 runners stealing this season…Hurst has recorded 14 multi-hit game…The Chiefs recorded their fifth shutout of the season… Dobzanski tied Fabian Blanco for the team lead in appearances with 22…The Chiefs are 9-1 against the Bees this season with eight straight wins, all at Dozer Park…Burlington starting pitcher Luis Madero (2-5) was a MWL All-Star and three of his five losses this season are against the Chiefs…The series concludes at 2:00 p.m. Sunday with an appearance by Daniel Tiger presented by WTVP and a post-game helicopter die-cast car drop…The first 1,000 fans receive a Chiefs player poster featuring the Chiefs 2018 MWL All-Stars…Sunday is also Bark in the Park with free admission for dogs…Tickets for kids 12 and under are $5 plus kids can run the bases post-game…All fans can play catch on the field before the game starting when gates open…Chiefs players will be available post-game for autographs…Seniors 55 and over can get $5 tickets…The Chiefs will start RH Paul Balestrieri (2-3, 5.00) against Burlington RH Denny Brady (0-1, 0.00)…The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 1:45 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive and is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the Tune-In Radio App…The game is also available on MiLB.tv for subscribers.
