GENEVA,
Ill. -
Thanks to another excellent start by
Pedro Figueroa and two RBIs from Jason
Christian, the Kane County Cougars held off
the Peoria Chiefs, 3-2, Wednesday afternoon
in front of 7,241 fans at Elfstrom Stadium.
The Cougars have won three straight and have
matched their season-high for games over
.500 at 14. They are also 7-2 this season
against Peoria.
Figueroa (9-2) notched his sixth straight
quality start and fifth straight win. He
gave up two unearned runs in the seventh
inning for his only blemishes, scattering
seven hits, walking none and fanning six. He
has given up zero earned runs in four of his
last five outings.
Christian singled home Dusty Coleman in the
first against Justin Bristow (3-4) and then
drove in David Thomas in the third with a
single. On the same play Coleman scampered
home on an error to put the Cougars ahead,
3-0. Trey Barham pitched the eighth for the
Cougars, and Justin Murray handled the ninth
for his third save.
The Cougars (4-2, 45-31) and Chiefs (1-5,
39-36) play Game 3 of the four-game series
Thursday night at 6:30 CDT. Anthony Capra (2-5,
3.87) will
face Chris Archer (2-2, 2.19).
Players of
the Game:
Jason Christian (offense); Pedro
Figueroa (pitching)
