The Peoria Chiefs left 10 runners on base, and couldn’t complete a four-game sweep as they fell 3-1 to the Cedar Rapids Kernels Tuesday evening at O’Brien Field. Peoria still finished the homestand 6-2 and they are off to a 7-2 start in August with a 51-63 overall record. Peoria starter Brett Wallach worked five strong innings giving up only 3 hits while striking out 5, but was on the losing end while Cedar Rapids starter Seth Fowler picked up his first win of the season, Daniel Tillman shut the door on the Chiefs for his 10th save of the year.
-Bob
The Peoria Chiefs scored four runs in the third and another five in the fifth to top the Cedar Rapids Kernels 9-6 on Sunday afternoon. Greg Rohan went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run while Rubi Silva went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI to lead Peoria. Peoria’s starter Cam Greathouse finished with 4 1/3 innings pitched with four runs, three earned on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts. Jeff Antigua (1-0) who entered the game as the second Chiefs pitched earned his first win of the season throwing 2 2/3 innings allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two batters. Eduardo Figueroa came in to pitch the last two innings of the game and record his first save of the year.
-Bob
