MIDWEST LEAGUE
PEORIA CHIEFS AT BURLINGTON BEES
04/23/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
PEORIA CHIEFS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 9166 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Peoria Chiefs (8-6) 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 17 0
Burlington Bees (6-8) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 1
Chiefs Rally to Nose Past Burlington
The Peoria Chiefs beat the Burlington Bees, 7-6, in 12 innings. Peoria pitcher and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, native Jorge Piñeiro led the way. The loss lowers the Burlington record to 6-8.

Wilson Valentín drove in one run against the Bees. With the game tied in the top of the 12th inning, he hit a sacrifice fly that put Peoria in front, 7-6.

Valentín told a Peoria Citizen reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Peterson 2B 6 1 2 1 0 2 1 .433 1 2
   e-R. Chandler 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 2
C. Hughes SS 6 1 2 0 0 3 1 .268 1 12
D. Campbell RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 1 7
L. Sánchez CF 5 0 2 1 1 1 2 .333 0 4
J. Deorta 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .268 0 1
S. Duncan DH 6 2 4 0 0 1 3 .267 1 4
D. Barton 3B 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 .178 3 8
C. Sasser LF 6 1 2 4 0 1 8 .458 1 5
T. Berry C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .083 0 0
   a-P. Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 0 6
   b-D. Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 7
   c-G. Guistiniani PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 3
   d-W. Valentín C 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .062 0 1
Totals 50 7 17 7 4 13 29      
a - P. Bass pinch hit for T. Berry in the 8th
b - D. Thomas substituted for P. Bass in the 8th
c - G. Guistiniani pinch hit for D. Thomas in the 11th
d - W. Valentín substituted for G. Guistiniani in the 11th
e - R. Chandler substituted for G. Peterson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Duncan (1, 2nd Inning off R. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hughes (5, 7th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Sasser (1, 4th Inning off R. Gordon, 3 on, 0 outs) , G. Peterson (1, 11th Inning off V. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Peterson 5 , R. Chandler , C. Hughes 3 , D. Campbell , L. Sánchez 2 , J. Deorta 2 , S. Duncan 5 , D. Barton , C. Sasser 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Peterson , L. Sánchez , J. Deorta , C. Sasser , T. Berry
GIDP: C. Sasser , T. Berry
Sac Fly: W. Valentín
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vargas-Peterson-Deorta, Hughes-Peterson-Deorta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason CF 6 1 1 3 0 0 2 .185 2 5
D. Robinson SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .294 0 4
E. Sánchez 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .206 1 4
S. Lucas C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .320 1 4
D. Whitehead DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 2 5
   c-D. Conner DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 1 2
J. Ruíz LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1 7
J. Rodríguez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .389 1 8
D. Waller RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 0 1
D. Foster 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 0
   a-L. Valdés PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 0
   b-S. Lacrosse 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 6
Totals 43 6 9 6 3 7 13      
a - L. Valdés pinch hit for D. Foster in the 10th
b - S. Lacrosse substituted for L. Valdés in the 11th
c - D. Conner inserted as DH in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruíz (6, 11th Inning off D. Bradford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Sánchez (1, 11th Inning off D. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Sánchez (1, 6th Inning off J. Reyna, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Mason (2, 6th Inning off J. Reyna, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mason 4 , D. Robinson 2 , E. Sánchez 7 , J. Ruíz 2 , J. Rodríguez , D. Waller 2
2-out RBI: J. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mason , D. Robinson , J. Rodríguez
GIDP: D. Whitehead , D. Waller
Hit by Pitch: E. Sánchez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Robinson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Rodríguez-Sánchez, Sánchez-Robinson-Merritt)
OF assists: 1 (Mason(Barton at home))
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Piñeiro 5.0 0 2 2 2 3 0 18 80 1.12   
J. Reyna BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 3 7 23.14   
M. King 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 22 6.00   
J. Vargas 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 27 4.35   
D. Bradford W (1-1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 12 42 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Piñeiro 60
Batters Faced: J. Piñeiro 18, J. Reyna 3, M. King 8, J. Vargas 6, D. Bradford 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Piñeiro 5-7, J. Reyna 0-0, M. King 4-1, J. Vargas 3-0, D. Bradford 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Piñeiro 80-48, J. Reyna 7-6, M. King 22-15, J. Vargas 27-15, D. Bradford 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reyna 2-2 , J. Vargas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Piñeiro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Gordon 4.1 5 4 4 2 8 1 21 90 5.79   
J. Smith 3.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 17 70 5.23   
V. Merritt L (0-1) 4.0 7 2 2 0 2 1 17 57 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gordon 43
Batters Faced: R. Gordon 21, J. Smith 17, V. Merritt 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gordon 2-3, J. Smith 3-4, V. Merritt 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gordon 90-55, J. Smith 70-43, V. Merritt 57-38
Balk: R. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Piñeiro
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 3164
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