Chiefs Start Homestand With 5-3 Win

Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs scored five runs late and knocked off the Burlington Bees 5-3 in front of 6,357 fans Saturday night at Dozer Park to kick off a seven-game homestand. With two doubles, two runs scored and the game-winning RBI, Brendan Donovan was the Pekin Insurance Beyond the Expected Player of the Game.

  Trailing 2-0 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Chiefs scored three runs against Burlington reliever Eduardo Del Rosario. Donovan led off with a double and advanced to third on a single by Imeldo Diaz. With runners at the corners, Brandon Riley singled to score Donovan and plate the first Chiefs run. The Chiefs tied the game on Leandro Cedeno's sac fly that scored Diaz as Riley advanced to third. In his return to Peoria, Wadye Ynfante hit the third double of the inning to score Riley and give the Chiefs a 3-2 lead.
  The game was tied at three in the eighth inning when Ivan Herrera was hit by a pitch from Mayky Perez with two outs. Donovan's second double of the game went into the left-field corner and Herrera scored easily to put the Chiefs back on top. Donovan advanced to third on the the throw home and scored on a single by Diaz to put the Chiefs ahead 5-3.
     Parker Kelly took a no-decision, pitching 4 1/3 shutout innings, allowing three hits with two walks and notching three strikeouts. Eli Kraus allowed two runs on three hits with one strikeout in one inning of work. Evan Sisk pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing one run on three hits with one walk and one strikeout. Leonardo Taveras (1-0) earned the win pitching the final 1 1/3 innings, issuing one walk and striking out two.
    The Chiefs continue their seven-game homestand Sunday against Burlington at 5:05 p.m. with Lego Night. There will be 2000 LEGOs spread on the outfield grass postgame from LEGOLand Chicago along with $5 off coupons to LEGOLand for the first 300 kids 12 and under. The first 1000 fans get a Leandro Cedeno player poster. Fans can play catch on field pre-game and get Chiefs player autographs post-game. It's also Bark at the Park Sunday, Senior Sunday and PNC Kids Sunday at Dozer Park with free admission for dogs and $5 tickets for those 12 and under or 55 and over. The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 4:50 p.m. on the Peoria Chiefs Tune-In Page, which is free and also has a free app for smartphones and tablets. The game is also available on MiLB.TV for subscribers. 
      Individual game tickets, group tickets and season ticket packages, including full-season, a 35-game ticket package, an 18-game ticket package or a Flex Plan are currently on sale by calling 309-680-4000. Individual game tickets are also on sale with the Dozer Park Box Office open Monday - Friday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and online at www.peoriachiefs.com which also lists all of the season's promotions. Game times and promotions are subject to change.