Peoria Beat Clinton 7-2: Matt Pearce Strikes Out Three & Allows One Run Over Seven Innings For The Win; Jhohan Acevedo Collects Two Singles & Two RBIs; Paul DeJong Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run

Individual Highlights:
Paul DeJong 2-for-5 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and assisted in one double play.
Oscar Mercado 2-for-3 with two runs, one sacrifice, one hit by pitch, two stolen bases, one strikeout, one caught stealing/pickoff, and assisted in one double play.
Harrison Bader 1-for-4 with one run and two strikeouts.
Alex DeLeon 0-for-3 with three walks, one strikeout, was picked off, one fielding error, and assisted in two double plays.
Nick Thompson 1-for-5 with one two-out RBI, one run, three strikeouts.
Steve Bean 2-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, two runs, two walks, and one catcher interference error.
Luis Cruz 2-for-5 with one two-out RBI, one run, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Jhohan Acevedo 2-for-5 with two two-out RBIs and two strikeouts.
Matt Pearce started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed five hits, one unearned run, and struck three out for the winning decision (5-9).  (g/f:10-5)

Rough Outing:
Anderson Gerdel entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, and one home run for the save (1).  (g/f:1-5)

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