Beloit Sky Carp even series with Peoria Chiefs with 2-1 victory

PEORIA, Ill. – Jacob Miller pitched five strong innings as the starter and three relievers combined to toss four scoreless innings as the Beloit Sky Carp evened their series with the Peoria Chiefs at a victory apiece with a 2-1 win on Wednesday afternoon.

Miller (1-0) allowed only one run and three hits with one walk. He struck out three.

Jared Poland, Tyler Eckberg each threw one hitless and scoreless inning while Evan Taylor struck out four in recording two scoreless innings for his first save of the season.

Beloit took the lead in the top of the third inning when Yiddi Cappe belted a solo home run, his first blast of the season. The Sky Carp hiked its lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning when a double by Brett Roberts drove home Ynmanol Marinez.

The Chiefs scored their lone run in the fourth inning.

The Sky Carp (3-1) will face the Chiefs again on Thursday at 6:35 p.m.

• BOXSCORE

BELOIT 2, PEORIA 1

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BELOIT (ab-r-h-rbi) – Cappe, 2b, 5-1-2-1; Roberts, rf, 4-0-2-1; Mack, dh, 5-0-2-0; Montgomery, 1b, 5-0-1-0; Barstad, c, 3-0-0-0; Spohn, ss, 3-0-1-0; Johnson, cf, 2-0-0-0; Marinez, 3b, 1-1-0-0; Caballero, lf, 4-0-0-0. Totals: 32-2-8-2.

PEORIA (ab-r-h-rbi) – Cho, cf, 4-0-0-0; Levenson, lf, 4-0-1-0; Iadisernia, rf, 4-0-0-0; Curialle, 3b, 3-1-0-0; Sullivan, dh, 4-0-1-0; Encarnacion, 2b, 2-0-2-1; Tovalin, 1b, 4-0-0-0; Linarez, c, 3-0-0-0; Harris, ss, 3-0-1-0. Totals: 31-1-5-1.

E: none. DP: Beloit 1, Peoria 1. LOB: Beloit 11, Peoria 6. 2B: Mack, Roberts, Sullivan, Encarnacion, Harris. HR: Cappe (1). Sac: Johnson, Roberts.SB: Marinez (1), Levenson (2), Harris (1).

Pitching: (ip-h-r-er-bb-so:) B, Miller (W,1-0) 5.0-3-1-1-1-3; Poland 1.0-0-0-0-0-1; Eckberg 1.0-0-0-0-1-1; Taylor (S,1) 2.0-2-0-0-0-4. P, Mautz (L,0-1) 3.1-5-2-2-3-6; Heredia 2.0-1-0-0-2-2; Pereira 3.2-2-0-0-1-2.

WP: Mautz. HBP: Encarnacion (by Miller).

T: 2:31. Att.: 1,005.