Santiago Chirino collected three hits as the Normal CornBelters (54-34) took home a 4-3 victory over the Rockford Aviators (45-43) at Aviator Stadium on Friday.
He doubled in the first inning and singled in the seventh and ninth innings.Chris Carmain racked up eight strikeouts in the the Normal CornBelters win. Carmain allowed three earned runs on five hits and no walks over nine innings.
Raul Linares was hot from the plate for the Rockford Aviators. Linares went 2-4, drove in one and scored two runs. He singled in the first inning and doubled in the sixth inning.
Patrick Dolan ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his fourth loss of the year. He lasted just one inning, walked one, struck out two, and allowed two runs.