A great outing by Michael Rogers is wasted as the Peoria Chiefs come back in the ninth to win the game 3-2 over the cougars. Rogers pitched seven innings and gave up eight hits. He only gave up one run, while walking one and striking out four. Sean Gallagher opposed him and pitched equally as well. He would go six innings, giving up two hits and one unearned run. Gallagher walked three and struck out four.
The Chiefs scored one run in the ninth inning to break a tie at two. Alan Rick led off the inning with a walk. Aaron Smith then bunted him over to second. Alfred Joseph then singled through the hole between first and second. Rightfielder Chalon Tietje boobled the ball a little, and Rick never stoped running as he would score on the play. The Cougars then brought in Robert Semerano to replace Connor Robertson. Semerano would give up a single to Drew Larsen. Then get Luis Montanez and Josh Arteaga out to end the inning.
The Cougars would have the early lead as they scored a run in the second inning. Myron Leslie led off with a walk. Raul Padron followed with a single to right. On a pick off attempt to third, Gallagher overthrew third and allowed Leslie to score.
Peoria tied it up in the fifth inning. Rick led off with a bloop double to center. Smith then grounded out to second, Rick would move along to third. With the infield in, Joseph singled up the middle to drive in Rick to give the Chiefs the lead. Larsen then singled to left to get Joseph to second. Montanez and Arteaga would make out to end the inning.
Montanez led off the eighth with a single to left. Arteaga followed with a single to right. Mike Mallory then singled to center. on the play the centefielder dove and missed the ball. His backup missed the ball, and the relay throw in wasnt very good. Montanez would score to give the Chiefs the lead. Reliever Connor Robertson then struck out both Bo Flowers and Alberto Garcia looking to end the inning.
With one out in the eighth inning, Nick Blasi singled to center. Kevin Melillo then walked. Javier Herrera would reach on a fielder's choice with Melillo out at second. Eddie Kim then doubled down the left field line to drive home Blasi. With runners on first and second with two outs, Myron Leslie would be caught looking to end the inning.
The Cougars did avoid letting the Chiefs score a few times in the game. In the first inning, Larsen led off the game with a double down the left field line. One out later, Arteaga singled to left. Arteaga would then be picked off of first for the second out. Mike Mallory struck out to end the inning. In the second inning, with one out, Garcia doubled to center. He would be stranded there after a pop out and a strike out. In the third inning, Joseph led off with a double to right. Larsen was then hit by a pitch. One out later, Rogers would get Arteaga to ground into an inning ending double play.
Believe it or not the Cougars would actually have some more chances to score in this game. In the fifth inning, Padron led off with a single to center. Tietje was then hit by a pitch. Kory Wayment then tries to move the runners along, but bunts the ball back to the pitcher and the Chiefs are able to get Padron out at third. Travis Chapman then grounds into the inning ending double play.
In the sixth inning with two outs, Herrera reaches on an error by the pitcher. Kim then walks. First and second with two outs, Leslie would pop out to first to end the inning. In the ninth inning the Couars had the winning run on second base.
Wes Long pitch hit for Padron, he would single to left. Tietje then bunted Long to second. On the play the ball bounced over the first baseman's glove, and Tietje would reach base. Wayment successfully put down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners along. One out later, Blasi walked to load the bases with two outs. Melillo grounded to second to end the game.
Chiefs
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Drew Larsen |
3B |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Luis Montanez |
LF |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Josh Arteaga |
SS |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Mike Mallory |
DH |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Bo Flowers |
RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alberto Garcia |
1B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Alan Rick |
C |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Aaron Smith |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alfred Joseph |
CF |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Nick Blasi |
LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kevin Melillo |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Javier Herrera |
CF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eddie Kim |
1B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ryan Ruiz |
PR |
| Tommy Everidge |
1B |
| Myron Leslie |
3B |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Raul Padron |
DH |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Wes Long |
PH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Chalon Tietje |
RF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kory Wayment |
SS |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Travis Chapman |
C |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
E-Arteaga, Garcia, Gallagher 2, LOB-Chiefs-8, Cougars-8, RLISP-Chiefs-7, Cougars-6, 2B-Larsen, Garcia, Rick, Joseph, Kim, RBI-Arteaga 2, Mallory, Joseph, Kim, SACB-Smith, Tietje, Wayment, CS-Larsen, CS-Tietje, Pio-Arteaga (Rogers), Mallory (Rogers), Herrera (Gallagher), DP-Arteaga (Rogers)(4-6-3), Chapman (Gallagher)(1-6-3)
| Peoria |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
13 |
4 |
| Kane County |
|
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
0 |
Chiefs
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Sean Gallagher |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
23 |
7 |
4 |
88 |
55 |
| Paul Schappert |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
11 |
| Ed Campusanmo |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
W (1-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
17 |
| Jerry Blevins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
SV (4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
13 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Michael Rogers |
7 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
28 |
5 |
8 |
94 |
62 |
| Connor Robertson |
1.1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
L (0-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
22 |
| Robert Semerano |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
HB-Larsen (Rogers), Tietje (Gallagher), SO-Mallory 2, Herrera, Kim, Padron, Tietje, Chapman, Kc-Flowers 2, Garcia, Smith 2, Blasi, Leslie, BB-Larsen, Rick, Blasi, Melillo 2, Kim, Leslie