Peoria Beat Quad Cities 8-7: Luke Baker Singles, Walks, & Hits A Three-Run Homer; Elehuris Montero Singles, Homers, & Drives In Two Runs; Zach Prendergast Strikes Out Four & Holds Two Inherited Runners On Base Over Three & A Third Hitless/Scoreless Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Wood Myers started at second base and batted leadoff.  3-for-4 with one double, two runs, and one fielding error.
Elehuris Montero started at third base and batted third.  2-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, two runs, and two fielding errors.
Zach Kirtley started at first base and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.
Luken Baker started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  2-for-3 with one home run, three two-out RBIs, one run, and one walk.
Rayder Ascanio started at shortstop and batted ninth.  1-for-4 with two RBIs and one run.
Zach Prendergast entered in the fourth and pitched 3.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck four out for the winning decision (6-2).  (p-s:38-25)(g/f:4-2)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Dennis Ortega started at catcher and batted second.  0-for-4 with one strikeout, two throwing errors, and threw out one of three base runners.
J.R. Davis started in centerfield and batted sixth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Paul Balestrieri started and pitched 3.2 innings.  He allowed six hits, five unearned runs, two walks, hit two batters, threw three wild pitches, and struck two out.  (p-s:88-50)(g/f:3-4)
C.J. Saylor entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, one home run, hit one batter, and struck two out.  (p-s:18-12)(g/f:1-1)

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