Peoria, IL - Mike O'Reilly struck out 10 in the Peoria Chiefs 4-3 victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Saturday night at Dozer Park. The Chiefs improve to 14-9 in the second half and 41-51 overall and will play the second game of the series against the TinCaps on
Peoria, IL - Mike O'Reilly struck out 10 in the Peoria Chiefs 4-3 victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Saturday night at Dozer Park. The Chiefs improve to 14-9 in the second half and 41-51 overall and will play the second game of the series against the TinCaps on Sunday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.
Ryan McCarvel led off the second inning with a bang against TinCaps starter Mason Thompson. McCarvel clubbed his 11th home run of the season into the left field berm to give the Chiefs an early 1-0 advantage.
McCarvel and the Chiefs struck again in the third against Thompson. Nick Plummer led off with a double to right and Brian O'Keefe worked a two-out walk. McCarvel lofted a double to left field to clear the bases and extend Peoria's lead to 3-0.
In the fourth, Peoria extended their lead with Thompson still on the bump for Fort Wayne. Danny Hudzina walked with one out and went to second on an error by Thompson trying to pick him off at first. Nick Plummer struck a two-out single to right field, scoring Hudzina to give Peoria a 4-0 cushion.
The TinCaps cut the Chiefs lead in half against O'Reilly in the fifth. With two outs, Marcus Greene Jr. walked and Jack Suwinski belted a home run to left field to cut the Chiefs lead to 4-2. A.J. Kennedy extended the inning with a double to left, but O'Reilly got Fernando Tatis Jr. to pop out to end the inning.
Fort Wayne added another run in the seventh against O'Reilly. The righty recorded the first two outs of the inning, including his ninth strikeout of the night, before Greene Jr. homered to left field to pull the TinCaps within a run at 4-3. Suwinski singled in the next at-bat, but O'Reilly struck out Kennedy to tally 10 for the night and end the inning.
O'Reilly (9-2) earned the win while allowing three runs on five hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts over seven innings. Max Almonte earned his third hold of the season while throwing one inning of scoreless, hitless baseball with a walk and two strikeouts. Eric Carter recorded his ninth save of the year, throwing a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Notes… Hudzina made his first start at second base this season… Today was Brian O'Keefe's birthday… Nine of McCarvel's 11 home runs have come at Dozer Park…. McCarvel had his 12th multi hit game of the season… Plummer recorded his fourth multi-hit effort… O'Reilly has struck out at least 10 hitters in three starts this season… He tied Jordan Hicks for the team lead with 9 quality starts this season… O'Reilly has gone at least seven innings six times this season including each of his last four starts… He's also had no fewer than nine strikeouts in the last four starts… Carter has not allowed a run in his last 13 1/3 innings of work… Kramer Robertson lost a six-game hit streak after going 0-for-3 at the plate… Peoria is 15-15 in one-run games… Peoria has a 3-2 record while wearing specialty jerseys… The Chiefs will host the second game of the series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the first time all season tomorrow with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch… Peoria will send RH Anthony Shew (0-0, 0.00) to the mound against TinCaps RH Ronald Bolaños (3-1, 3.98)… Daniel Tiger from PBS will make an appearance on Sunday… It will be Princess and Pirate Day with Anna, Elsa and Pirates in attendance while the first 1,000 fans (ages 12 and under) will receive a tiara and wand or an eyepatch and sword… The first 1,000 fans in attendance (all ages) will receive a Dylan Carlson player poster presented by PJStar.com & CityLink… It's a PNC Kids Sunday at Dozer Park and Kids 12 and under receive $5 tickets and Free hot dog, drink and chips with a paid kids ticket… Kids 12 and under can also get pre-game player autographs… Post-game kids 12 and under can run the bases and all fans can play catch on the field… It's a senior Sunday with seniors 55 and over can get $5 tickets when buying them in-person at the Dozer Park box office… The broadcast can be heard, starting with the pregame show at 1:45 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 Radio Network in the Tune-In Radio App.
