PEORIA, Ill. (Interstat) — Jack Martinez won his third game of the season as the Peoria Chiefs defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 5-3 on Saturday at Dozer Park.

Martinez (3-10) allowed two earned runs on four hits and struck out eight over five innings. Patrick Galle earned his seventh save with a scoreless inning. Peoria improved to 63-69, while Quad Cities dropped to 72-57.

Peoria scored twice in the third inning, taking the lead on an RBI triple by Caden Ferraro. Quad Cities tied it in the fourth on a two-run homer by Tyriq Kemp, but Peoria responded in the bottom half on RBI doubles by Anyelo Encarnación and José Suárez. A sacrifice fly by Tristan Bissetta in the fifth extended the lead to 5-2.

Kemp finished 2-for-4, and Suárez went 2-for-3. Quad Cities scored its final run in the seventh on an RBI double by Nolan Sailors. Tanner Jones (5-7) took the loss, allowing five earned runs in five innings. Attendance was 3,853, and the game lasted 2:26.