PEORIA CHIEFS 2011 GAME NOTES Peoria Chiefs 730 SW Jefferson Peoria, IL 61605 Phone: (309) 680-4000 Fax: (309) 680-4080 Midwest League Affiliate www.peoriachiefs.com [email protected] of the Chicago Cubs Game No. 18: Peoria Chiefs (10-8) at Clinton LumberKings (5-14), Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 PM, Alliant Energy Field, Clinton, IA PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: Wednesday April 17 at Clinton RH Dallas Beeler (1-1, 1.64) vs. LH James Paxton (0-0, 0.00) 6:30 PM Thursday April 28 at Beloit LH Cam Greathouse (0-1, 5.54) vs. LH Logan Darnell (1-1, 3.86) 6:30 PM Friday April 29 at Beloit LH Graham Hicks (0-1, 1.84) vs. RH Adrian Salcedo (0-1, 3.38) 6:30 PM Saturday April 30 at Beloit RH Hayden Simpson (0-1, 4.32) vs. LH Andrei Lobanov (0-1, 5.68) 2:00 PM Sunday May 1 at Burlington LH Austin Kirk (2-1, 2.00) vs. RH Josh Bowman (2-0, 3.26) 2:00 PM 2011 SEASON AT A GLANCE THREE STRAIGHT: The Peoria Chiefs scored four ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: Clinton joined the Current Streak: Won 3 Last 5 Games 4-1 early runs and shut down the Clinton LumberKings Midwest League in 1956 and they are in their first Last 10 Games 7-3 for a 10-1 win Tuesday night, their third win in a row. season as an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Previous 2011 Best Mark: 10-8 affiliations since the Chiefs joined the MWL in 1983 2011 Worst Mark: 4-7 First Half: 10-8 SECOND IS BEST: One night after scoring eight include: San Francisco (1983-94), San Diego (1995-98), Overall: 10-8 runs in the second inning, the Chiefs quickly loaded Cincinnati (1999-00), Montreal (2001-02) and Texas Home Record: 4-3 the bases and got to work against Brandon Maurer in (2003-08). Peoria trails the All-Time series with Clinton Road Record: 6-5 Daytime Record: 5-3 the second Wednesday night. Micah Gibbs and Elliot 159-183. In their history, the Chiefs are 174-163 against Night Record: 5-5 Soto started off with consecutive singles before DJ Mariners affiliates. The Chiefs have faced Seattle teams Starters: 3-5 Fitzgerald drew a walk to load the bases. With one in Wausau (1983-89) and Appleton, WI (1993-2008). Relievers: 7-3 Quality Starts: 2 down, Alcantara doubled to the wall in left for a 2-0 Saves/Chances: 4/5 lead and Matt Szczur made it 3-0 with a single to SEASON SERIES: The Chiefs and LumberKings will Longest Win Streak: Won 3 right. play 18 times this season with 12 of the meetings in Longest Losing Streak: Lost 2 Chiefs Score First: 8-3 Peoria. After this series the only time the Chiefs return Opp. Score First: 2-5 MANUFACTURING: Leading 4-1, the Chiefs to Clinton is July 30-August 1. The LKings come to Comeback Wins: 3 knocked Maurer out of the game in the fifth and Peoria four times, May 4-6, May 21-23, July 3-5 and Lead Entering 8th: 10-0 scored two despite not getting a hit. Gibbs led off August 13-15. Last season Clinton owned the season Tied Entering 8th: 0-0 Trail Entering 8th: 0-8 with a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. series 13-8, with an 8-5 mark at O’Brien Field. Peoria Lead Entering 9th: 10-0 Soto was hit by a pitch and Maurer was called for a finished the season 2-5 in Clinton. Tied Entering 9th: 0-2 Trail Entering 9th: 0-6 balk. After a strikeout, Giansanti made it 5-1 with a Wins in last AB: 2 sacrifice fly to right and Soto came home for a five BAD HISTORY: Clinton won the season series 10-7 in Opp. Wins in last AB: 3 run lead on a throwing error by Blash in right field. 2009 with a 7-3 mark in Iowa. In 2008 Clinton won the Extra Innings: 0-1 Double headers: 4-2 head-to-head matchup 9-6 with a 6-1 record in Iowa and Shutouts: 2-0 ADDING ON: Peoria added two more against Clinton won the 2007 season series 7-2. Peoria has won One-run game 4-2 reliever Jason Markovitz in the seventh. With one the season series just twice since 1998 (2002 & 2006). Two-run games 0-2 Scoring 4 or less: 3-6 down, Gibbs doubled and Soto was again hit by a The Chiefs are 27-21 against Clinton at O’Brien Field Scoring 5 or more: 7-2 pitch. Giansanti hit a grounder to third by Soto easily since the stadium opened but just 8-18 since the start of Allowing 4 or less: 8-3 slid into second ahead of the force play to load the the 2008 season in Clinton. Allowing 5 or more: 3-5 bases. Alcantara came to the plate with the bases loaded for the third time in the series and delivered a PROSPECTING: The LumberKings feature four of the two-RBI single for an 8-1 lead. Peoria finished off the Mariners top 30 prospects according to Baseball scoring in the ninth as Giansanti hit a line drive two- America. Infielder Marcus Littlewood is ranked #8 CHIEFS IN APRIL Date Opp. W/L SCORE run homer to left off Matt Bischoff for a 10-1 Chiefs while infielder Ramon Morla is #14 Returning catcher 4/7 CR L 3-7 lead. Steve Barron is #27 while returning outfielder Mickey 4/8 CR W 8-2 4/9 CR L 9-12 (12) Wiswall is ranked #29. 4/10 CR W 9-6 CAPTAIN KIRK: Austin Kirk (2-1) turned in a 4/11 @ BUR L 2-4 4/12 @ BUR W 8-5 career-high six innings and allowed one run on four OPPOSING STARTER: LH James Paxton makes his 4/13 @ BUR L 7-8 hits. The lefty struck out a season-high six and did not first start of the season tonight for Clinton. It will also be 4/14 @ BUR L 1-5 4/15 @ WIS RAINED OUT issue a walk. Bryce Shafer, Jeff Antigua and Yohan his first start as a professional as he was added to the 4/16 @ WIS RAINED OUT Gonzalez each threw a shutout inning. Shafer allowed LumberKings roster this morning. Paxton was drafted by 4/17 @ WIS W 7-6 (7) 4/17 @ WIS L 1-2 (7) a hit while Antigua and Gonzalez each recorded a the Mariners in the 2010 draft as a fourth round selection 4/18 @ QC L 2-4 strikeout. after spending the 2010 season with the Independent 4/19 @ QC W 4-0 (7) 4/20 @ QC W 1-0 (7) Grand Prairie AirHogs. He was selected by the Toronto 4/21 BEL W 5-4 (7) NOTES: Rohan now has nine doubles in April, tying Blue Jays in the Supplemental First Round of the 2009 4/22 BEL RAINED OUT the mark for most doubles before May 1 since the draft out of the University of Kentucky but did not sign. 4/23 BEL L 2-5 (7) 4/23 BEL W 3-2 (7) 2005 affiliation change to the Cubs…Others to have He was the first UK player drafted in the first round 4/24 Off Day nine doubles in April are: Robinson Chirinos and since Joe Blanton in 2002. The 22-year-old went 1-2 4/25 @ CLI W 14-3 4/26 @ CLI W 10-1 Ryan Norwood in 2006, Jovan Rosa in 2008 and with a 4.08 ERA in four starts for Grand Prairie in the 4/27 @ CLI Kyler Burke in 2009…Alcantara is 4-for-6 with 10 American Association. He struck out 18 and walked 4/28 @ BEL 4/29 @ BEL RBI with the bases loaded this season…He had his seven in 17 2/3 innings. At UK he was 5-3 with a 5.86 4/30 @ BEL first career four-RBI game on Thursday and his ERA in 13 starts as a junior in 2009. He struck out an second tonight…Rohan leads the team with seven astonishing 115 batters and walked just 20 in 78 1/3 THIS DAY IN CHIEFS HISTORY rd . multi-hit games including three straight…Gibbs innings. He was 3 in all of NCAA in K/9 innings at 2003: Travis Hanson collects four hits with two doubles, two singles and a walk in a 16-9 win against walked twice and leads the team with 11 free passes 13.2. Paxton was 4-2 with a 2.92 ERA and a save in 11 Clinton. Hanson finishes April with a .370 average, 14 on the season…He has been on base in 12 of his last starts and 17 games in 2008 and 2-0 with a 6.63 ERA in doubles and 26 RBI. 15 plate appearances…Peoria has scored 24 runs in 25 relief outings in 2007. A native of Richmond, British the last two games and they have won four straight Columbia, Canada, Paxton attended Delta Secondary road games School before Kentucky. Today’s Starting Pitcher RHP Dallas Beeler W-L: 1-1 ERA: 2.57 Starts: 2 Last Time Out: Beeler picked up his first win of the season and his pro 20 10 Season : Beeler was scheduled to miss the 2010 season after career last Wednesday in game two at Quad Cities with five shutout undergoing “Tommy John” surgery the previous summer, but recovered innings as the Chiefs won 1-0.