The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Chugiak Chinooks 2-1 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.

The win moves the Oilers to 8-7 in the ABL, three games ahead of the Anchorage Bucs and Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks.

The Oilers face the Chinooks today at 2 p.m.

Back in Seymour Park after a trip to Fairbanks, the Oilers pitching staff returned to its stingy ways.

David Diaz picked up the win, giving up a run on six hits, while relievers Shane Ennis, Sean Michel and Paul Lujan closed the door with shutout ball, with Lujan getting the save.

James Fowlkes went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Oilers, while Billy Wilson was 2 for 3 with a run. Jordan Washam had the other RBI for the Oilers, while Lukas Hermanson had the other run.

The Oilers led 1-0 after the second inning, but Fairbanks came back to tie it in the third. The Oilers took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth.

Saturday

Chinooks AB R H BI Oilers AB R H BI

Cmwl 3b 4 0 1 0 Wshm 2b 4 0 1 1

Frto dh 3 0 0 0 Sfrt 3b 4 0 1 0

Mog c 4 0 1 1 Olvr 1b 3 0 0 0

Sdgr 1b 3 0 0 0 Ruhm rf 4 0 1 0

Mrtn cf 4 0 0 0 Glsy ss 3 0 0 0

Ptr lf 4 0 1 0 Wlfg c 4 0 0 0

Wks rf 3 0 1 0 Hmsn dh 2 1 0 0

Owns ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz dh 1 0 0 0

Hnks ss 2 0 1 0 Wlsn lf 3 1 2 0

Bas 2b 3 1 1 0 Flks cf 4 0 2 1

Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 32 2 7 2

Chugiak 001 000 000 —1

Peninsula 010 100 000 —2

2B — Wilson, Fowlkes. SB — Galusky. E — Hanks 2. LOB — Chinooks 6, Oilers 10. DP — Oilers 2, Chinooks 1.

IP H R ER BB SO

Chinooks

Fairchild, L – 7 2 2 2 2

Karkenny – 0 0 0 1 1

Oilers

Diaz, W – 6 1 1 2 2

Ennis – 0 0 0 0 1

Michel – 0 0 0 0 2

Lujan, S – 0 0 0 0 2

WP — Karkenny 2, Diaz. HB — Fairchild, Diaz.

Alaska Baseball League Standings

W L Pct. GB Overall

American League

Oilers 8 7 .533 — 11-10

Bucs 5 10 .333 3 8-13

Panners 4 9 .321 3 8-12

National League

Miners 15 4 .789 — 17-4

Chinooks 10 10 .500 5 1-2 11-11

Pilots 8 10 .444 6 1-2 10-12

Friday, July 3

Chinooks 3, Pilots 2

Saturday, July 4

Miners 9, Panners 1

Pilots 4, Bucs 3

Pilots vs. Bucs, late

Oilers 2, Chinooks 1

Sunday, July 5

Panners at Pilots, 4 p.m.

Bucs at Miners, 4 p.m.

Chinooks at Oilers, 2 p.m.