The Peoria Chiefs held the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to two hits in a 6-0 victory at Neuroscience Group Field in game one of Wednesday’s doubleheader. 

 

Peoria (22-24) grabbed the lead in the fourth inning.  The first two batters reached on an error and a walk.  Cameron Nickens knocked in the first run with a single.  Won-Bin Cho made it 3-0 with a two-run triple off the wall in center.

 

Jack Gurevitch hit a lead-off home run in the top of the fifth to expand the Peoria advantage.  Cade McGee added a two-run homer with one out in the fifth.

 

Wisconsin (23-20) had numerous baserunners throughout the six innings tossed by Chiefs starting pitcher Ty Van Dyke, who allowed two hits, walked five, and hit a batter.  However, Van Dyke got the Timber Rattlers to hit into five double plays in five consecutive innings, including inning-ending twin killings in the second, third, fourth, and fifth. Van Dyke, in his second start for the Chief since his promotion to the Midwest League, also got a 6-3 double play after issuing a lead-off walk in the sixth.  He needed just 75 pitches while recording one strikeout in the game.

Luis Peña made his return to the Wisconsin lineup for the first time since April 22 when he was activated from the Rattlers injured list prior to the game.  He was 0-for-2 with a walk.

 

The Chiefs win was their sixth in a row.