Loss to Wisconsin snaps Chiefs’ 3-game winning streak

Posted on August 2, 2016

By WJBC Staff

PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs allowed two runs in the first inning and lost to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-1 Monday night. With the loss the Chiefs fall to 18-18 in the second half and 58-48 overall on the season with two games left in the series.

Wisconsin jumped on top in the first inning against new Chiefs starter John Kilichowski. With two outs Isan Diaz singled to right and Jake Gatewood bounced a single up the middle to put two on base. David Denson drove a double over the head of Magneuris Sierra in center to score both runners and put the Rattlers on top 2-0.

The Chiefs got little going against Miguel Diaz over the first three innings. Wisconsin added to their lead in the top of the fourth as Carlos Belonis homered to left field for a 3-0 lead. Belonis has three home runs on the season and two of them are off of Chiefs left-handers.

Peoria got on the board in the bottom of the inning as Brian O’Keefe homered off Diaz to center field. O’Keefe leads the Chiefs with eight home runs and he has homered in consecutive games.

The Chiefs had a chance to get even in the fifth against reliever Jake Drossner. Carlos Torres beat out an infield single and Jake Swirchak singled to right. The Chiefs gave up an out as Sierra sacrificed back to the mound to put runners on second and third. Matt Davis struck out for the second out and Drossner got O’Keefe to fly out to right to end the threat.

The Chiefs did not have another hit the rest of the game with base runners reaching just on a walk in the sixth and an error in the seventh. Nate Griep nailed down his league leading 16th save with a 1-2-3 inning.

Kilichowski (0-1) took the loss as he allowed three runs on six hits over six innings in his Chiefs debut. The lefty walked one and struck out five while giving up a home run. Jorge Rodriguez retired all six batters he faced over two innings. Tyler Bray struck out two in a perfect inning of work.

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