Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs got three hits from 2018 Cardinals draftees on Tuesday night but fell to the Kane County Cougars 11-1.
Geneva, IL - The Peoria Chiefs got three hits from 2018 Cardinals draftees on Tuesday night but fell to the Kane County Cougars 11-1.
Down 2-0 the Chiefs got on the board in the fourth inning. Rayder Ascanio beat out a bunt back to the mound for a leadoff single against Mack Lemieux. Nolan Gorman clobbered a curveball into left-center for a double as Ascanio was held at third with no outs. Luken Baker's grounder to first base scored Ascanio to cut the Cougars lead to 2-1 as Gorman moved to third. Lemieux got out of the inning with consecutive strikeouts.
The Cougars broke the game open in the fifth inning as they scored four runs against the relief combination of Ben Yokley and Fabian Blanco. With a 6-1 lead they piled on in the sixth with five more runs, all charged to Blanco as Patrick Dayton closed out the inning.
Second baseman Nick Dunn, added Monday from State College, collected his second hit of the game with one out in the seventh. The 2018 5th round pick out of Maryland moved to second on the play as Tra Holmes committed an error for the Cougars in center field. But the Chiefs couldn't get another run on the board as Bryan Valdez got the last two outs in the frame.
Zach Prendergast took the loss despite allowing just two runs over four innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked one. Yokley allowed four runs on two hits and two walks in 2/3 of an inning. Blanco allowed five runs on four hits and a walk in 1/3 of an inning. Dayton threw two shutout innings and struck out two while allowing two hits. Kodi Whitley induced a double play and allowed one hit over one shutout inning.
Notes: The Cougars lead the season series 7-6, 4-3 in Geneva…They have scored at least 10 runs against the Chiefs four times this season including the last two games (12-5 game on August 10)...Prendergast had his longest outing since going on the DL after a May 23 start...Gorman's last four hits have gone for extra bases...Baker has 11 RBI since joining the Chiefs...Plummer was a late addition for Yariel Gonzalez who was scratched an hour before game time when his knee injury suffered last Thursday at Cedar Rapids flared up...Plummer batted cleanup for the first time in a Chiefs uniform...He leads the Chiefs with 61 walks...Blanco leads the Chiefs in appearances...The Chiefs are back in Kane County at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday…RH Angel Rondon (3-1, 2.22) starts against Cougars RH Cole Bartlett (4-2, 3.48)...The broadcast can be heard starting with the pregame show at 6:15 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 to subscribers on MiLB.TV…The Chiefs are back home Friday for a regular-season ending, nine-game homestand that begins with a 5:00 p.m. doubleheader against Beloit…The first game was suspended in Wisconsin July 1 with the Chiefs leading 5-0 in the 2nd inning…Friday is Fright Night with appearances by Spider Hill…There will be post-game Fireworks…Tickets are available online at www.peoriachiefs.com or at the Dozer Park Box Office…Playoff tickets are also on sale with Dugout and Field Box Seats available for $9 as the Chiefs host Quad Cities in Game One Wednesday, September 5.
