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Beliot Snappers fall short

PEORIA, ILL. — The Beloit Snappers could not keep the lid on the Peoria Chiefs in the late innings and lost 7-2 in Midwest League baseball here Monday.

The Snappers held a 1-0 lead and tied it 2-2 in the top of the sixth, but the Chiefs rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 4-2 lead and sealed the deal with three more runs in the eighth inning.

Peoria reliver Austin Bibens-Dirkx (1-0) allowed one run on four hits, but blanked Beloit through the final three innings to gain his the victory in his first appearance in a Chiefs’ uniform.

Beloit was held to six hits with Michael Harrington going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Josh Harrison had four hits in five at-bats and drove in three runs to lead Peoria’s 12-hit attack.

Snappers’ reliver Thomas Wright (0-1) allowed five runs on five hits through three innings to take the loss.

PEORIA 7, BELOIT 2

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—Beresford, ss, 3-1-1-0; Hicks, cf, 3-0-0-0; Santana, 3b, 3-1-1-1; Harrington, lf, 4-0-2-1; Hanson, 1b, 4-0-1-0; Soto, dh, 3-0-0-0; Morales, ph-dh, 1-0-0-0; Lanning, c, 3-0-0-0; Thompson, 2b, 3-0-1-0; De La Osa, rf, 3-0-0-0. Totals: 30-2-6-2.

Peoria (ab-r-h-rbi)—Macias, cf, 4-0-0-0; Flaherty, ss, 4-1-1-2; Harrison, 3b, 5-2-4-3; Burke, rf, 5-0-0-0; Ridling, 1b, 4-0-2-2; Perez, dh, 4-0-0-0; Mercedes, c, 3-1-2-0; Rundle, lf, 2-2-1-0; Fitzgerald, 2b, 4-1-2-0; Lake, 2b, 0-0-0-0. Totals: 35-7-12-7.

Beloit 100 001 000—2

Peoria 001 012 03x—7

E—Fitzgerald. DP—Beloit. LOB—Beloit 4, Peoria 9. 2B—Harrington, Flaherty. 3B—Harrison. SB—Harrison.

IP H R ER BB SO

Beloit

Berlind 4 2-3 7 2 2 3 6

Wright (L, 0-1) 3 5 5 5 2 4

Pugh 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Peoria

Bristow 5 2 1 1 2 1

Bibens-Drk(W,1-0) 4 4 1 1 1 1