Chiefs win 4 in a row with 4-run 1st

Posted on May 18, 2016

By WJBC Staff

GENEVA – The Peoria Chiefs have won four straight road games and are back over .500 for the first time since April 22 thanks to a 4-3 win over the Kane County Cougars on Tuesday night. The series-opening win gives the Chiefs nine wins in their last 11 games and a 19-18 record on the season.

The Chiefs came out swinging and running against Cougars starter Tyler Mack. Magneuris Sierra led off with a single to right and stole second as Edmundo Sosa struck out. Eli Alvarez singled to right to put the Chiefs on top 1-0 and Brian O’Keefe walked. After a double steal put two in scoring position, RJ Dennard singled to left for a 2-0 Chiefs lead. Chris Chinea blasted a two-run double off the left field wall for a 4-0 lead before Mark got out of the inning.

The Cougars got nothing against righty Sandy Alcantara through the first four innings as he allowed just two singles and struck out six of the first 11 outs he recorded. Alcantara allowed a leadoff single to Josh Anderson in the fifth and balked him to second base. Anderson stole third with two outs and scored when O’Keefe’s throw went into left field to cut the Chiefs lead to 4-1. Alcantara racked up two more strikeouts in the sixth inning and cruised through a 1-2-3 seventh.

Alcantara started the eighth inning and Luis Veras reached with a single to right and Quinnton Mack was hit by a pitch. Jordan DeLorenzo relieved Alcantara and both runners moved up one base on a sacrifice bunt. Veras scored on a groundout to cut the Chiefs lead to 4-2 and Mack came home when Galli Cribbs barely beat out an infield single to shortstop. DeLorenzo got Trevor Mitsui to ground into a fielders’ choice to end the inning with the Chiefs up 4-3.

Alcantara (4-2) earned the win as he allowed three runs, two earned on four hits over seven innings. He set a career high with 10 strikeouts while walking two and hitting one. DeLorenzo allowed a single over a shutout inning in his Chiefs debut. Luke Harrison nailed down his first save of the season with a strikeout in a hitless ninth inning.

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