MiLB Player of the Day: Jalin Flores

THE CARDINAL CHRONICLE
Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day: Jalin Flores Drives in Five for Peoria
St. Louis, MO
By Ray Mileur

Jalin Flores did everything he could to pull Peoria back into Saturday night’s game.

Flores is the Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day after going 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, five RBIs and two runs scored in the Chiefs’ 7-6 loss to Quad Cities at Dozer Park.

His final line: 3-for-4, HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R

Flores drove in five of Peoria’s six runs, hit his 15th home run of the season, added two doubles and pushed his RBI total to 73. On a night when Peoria came up one run short, Flores was the reason the Chiefs had a chance at all.

The Chiefs trailed 7-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth before Flores helped make things interesting. Peoria scored three times in the inning, cutting the deficit to one, but could not finish the comeback in the ninth.

Flores was right in the middle of the offense from start to finish.

Three hits.
Three extra-base hits.
Five RBIs.
Two runs scored.

That is not just production. That is carrying an offense.

Ryan Weingartner added two hits and an RBI. Sammy Hernandez doubled, walked twice and stole his 16th base. Josh Kross also doubled, and Caden Ferraro added a hit.

But the offensive headline clearly belonged to Flores.

Peoria has had its share of big individual performances this week, and Flores added another one Saturday night. The final score did not go the Chiefs’ way, but his bat deserves the spotlight.

Sometimes a player earns the honor even in a loss.

This was one of those nights.

Cardinal Chronicle Player of the Day:
Jalin Flores, SS, Peoria Chiefs
Final Line: 3-for-4, HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R

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