Burlington, IA – The game between the Peoria Chiefs and the Burlington Bees scheduled for Friday night at Community Field has been postponed due to cold weather. Since the Chiefs do not return to Burlington in the first half, the game will be made up as part of a double header at Dozer Park at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30.
The Chiefs and Bees are scheduled to play the Dozer Park opener on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with a Magnet Schedule giveaway and Signature Saturday. The Chiefs are expected to now start RH Johan Oviedo (0-0, 0.00) who is ranked among the Cardinals top 30 prospects by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline.
Saturday also makes the Chiefs debut on MiLB.TV as fans can watch the game on their smartphone, tablet or desktop. Fans can subscribe to MiLB.TV for $49.99 a season and get a $10 off promotion by using code: PEORIA at http://www.milb.tv
Notes…The Chiefs win the first-half season series in Burlington 1-0…The next game between the two teams at Community Field is July 2… The broadcast can be heard, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 6:15 p.m. on www.peoriachiefs.com/listenlive and is also available on the Peoria Chiefs Network in the Tune-In Radio App…The broadcast can also be viewed by MiLB.TV subscribers at MiLB.TV