Omaha chases down history with International League crown
Longevity certainly has its perks. Just ask Triple-A Omaha and manager Mike Jirschele. As the ball settled into center fielder Drew Waters' glove for the final out, the Storm Chasers not only clinched their first International League championship, they accomplished something no other Triple-A club has ever done before. Omaha
DeLo’s big day paces series-opening win
Tacoma, WA (8/8/23) – The Tacoma Rainiers (57-52, 20-14) defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers (72-35, 22-12) 12-9 in an afternoon slugfest at Cheney Stadium on Tuesday, taking the opening game of this weeklong series. The clubs combined for 23 hits and 16 walks, as the Rainiers won their fourth in
O'Keefe hits 3 homers, delivers walk-off single
Stepping up to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning on Saturday, Brian O’Keefe had a chance at rarefied air. Armed with three home runs and bidding for a historic fourth, he instead settled for a solid consolation prize -- a walk-off single to lift the Triple-A Tacoma
Marte, Williamson following the road to Seattle
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O'Keefe, Morgan Power Travs Past Drillers
Tulsa, OK—Brian O’Keefe belted his team leading 11th home run of the season among three hits and drove in four runs as the Arkansas Travelers bested the Tulsa Drillers, 7-4 on Saturday night. Josh Morgan added a three-run homer as part of a five-run fifth inning that put the Travs
Late Rally Comes Up One Short
Springfield, MO—Down seven runs at one point, the Arkansas Travelers got back within a run in the 9th inning but came up short, falling 8-7 to the Springfield Cardinals. Brian O’Keefe capped a two out rally in the final inning with a grand slam but Patrick Dayton struck out Keegan
Springfield Stymies Arkansas Comeback
Springfield, MO—Three times the Arkansas Travelers rallied from deficits on Tuesday night in Springfield but could not come back a fourth time in the 9th inning as the Cardinals won, 8-6. Arkansas hit three homers in the game, including two from Brian O’Keefe but struck out 18 times on the
Arkansas Defeats Wichita, 5-2
Wichita, KS—The Arkansas Travelers got started quickly with two runs in the first inning and never looked back on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wichita Wind Surge on Wednesday night. The victory ended a six game losing slide for the Travs. Never trailing in the game, Arkansas
Herb and Friends Blank Hooks
Corpus Christi, TX—Four Travelers pitchers combined on a five hit shutout in a 3-0 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks to close the first road trip of the season. Arkansas won four of the six games in Corpus Christi. Starter Tyler Herb pitched six innings, giving up only four hits
Travs Rally In 6th Again
North Little Rock, AR—For the second night in a row, the Arkansas Travelers put up a crooked number in the sixth inning on their way to a come from behind win over the Springfield Cardinals. This time they knocked them off, 4-2, on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Jake Scheiner
Chiefs Season Ends With 8-5 Loss
Davenport, IA - The Peoria Chiefs allowed three home runs and were eliminated from the Midwest League playoffs with an 8-5 loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits Friday night. The Chiefs made the playoffs for the third straight season for the first time in team history but all three
Chiefs Get Walked Off Thursday
Appelton, WI - The Peoria Chiefs blew two leads and lost 4-3 to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on a two-run walk-off home run Thursday night. The loss drops the Chiefs to 31-29 in the second half but Beloit also lost so the Chiefs maintain a 2 ½ game lead with
Chiefs Shutout Rattlers 2-0
Appleton, WI - The Peoria Chiefs scored twice in the third inning and held off the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for a 2-0 win on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. The win moves the Chiefs to 31-28 in the second half with 11 games remaining and they lead
Chiefs Fall 8-4 Tuesday
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs had a rough start to their penultimate road trip of the season, allowing six runs in the bottom of the first inning in an 8-4 loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The loss drops the Chiefs to 30-28 in the second half but since
Chiefs Fall 7-6 Monday
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs committed three errors and were upended in the season-series finale against the Clinton LumberKings 7-6 on Monday afternoon at Dozer Park. The loss drops the Chiefs to 30-27 in the second half but they maintain their 2 ½ game lead in the Wild Card
O'Keefe & Yepez Lead Blowout of Clinton
Clinton, IA - Brian O'Keefe launched two homers and Juan Yepez drove in a career-high five runs as the Peoria Chiefs mashed 20 hits in a 12-4 win over the Clinton LumberKings Tuesday night. The win moves the wild-card leading Chiefs to 26-19 in the second half and 56-68 overall.
Chiefs Fall in 10 Sunday
Clinton, IA - The Peoria Chiefs rallied to tie the game in the sixth inning but ultimately lost 3-2 to the Clinton LumberKings on a walk-off fielders' choice in the bottom of the 10th inning. The loss drops the Chiefs to 24-19 in the second half, a half game out
Chiefs Win in Clinton Saturday
Clinton, IA - The Peoria Chiefs collected five runs on eight hits over the first four innings to beat the Clinton LumberKings 5-1 Saturday night. The win gives the Chiefs consecutive road wins and a second half record of 24-18, a half game out of the wild card spot.
Trosclair Hits For Cycle on Record Setting Night
Beloit, WI- Stefan Trosclair hit for the third cycle in franchise history as the Peoria Chiefs set a Midwest League record for extra base hits in a game and a team-record for doubles in a game in a 13-10 win over the Beloit Snappers Friday night. The Chiefs are now
Piscotty, Chiefs Sweep Thursday Double Header
Peoria, IL- St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty made his first rehab appearance with the Peoria Chiefs in a double header sweep against the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 3-1 and 4-0 on Thursday night at Dozer Park. Peoria improves to 20-13 in the second half and 50-52 overall with the series finale
Chiefs Fall in 11 Saturday
Bowling Green, KY - The Peoria Chiefs and Bowling Green Bootleggers each blew two leads as the hosts collected a walk-off double in the 11th inning to win 8-7. The loss drops the Chiefs to 16-12 in the second half and 46-52 overall with each of the last two losses coming in
Chiefs Fall in 13 Thursday
The Peoria Chiefs lost leads of 4-0 and 5-4 before being walked off on two straight dropped fly balls in the bottom of the 13th Thursday night in a 6-5 loss to the Dayton Dragons. The loss drops the Chiefs to 15-12 in the second half and 45-51 overall as they
Hicks, O'Keefe Lead Chiefs Past Cougars
Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs got a dominant performance from All-Star Jordan Hicks as he struck out nine Kane County Cougars over eight shutout innings in an 8-1 Sunday night win. The Chiefs are tied for first with a 7-4 second half record and are 37-43 overall.
Chiefs Fall to Cougars Saturday
Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs had won six straight games away from Dozer Park over the last 15 days but that streak ended with a 10-2 loss to the Kane County Cougars Saturday night in Geneva. Despite the loss the Chiefs stay tied for first place in the West with
O'Reilly, Chiefs Shutout Cougars
Geneva, IL - For the third time this season, and the second against Kane County, Mike O'Reilly threw at least eight shutout innings in the Peoria Chiefs 1-0 win over the first half Western Division champions Friday night. O'Reilly went the distance in a 6-0 win over the Cougars 23 days