Billo pitches well in Cougars’ 4-1 loss

Greg Billo posted his first quality start of the season Sunday and gave the Kane County Cougars their sixth quality start in the last 10 games, but it was not enough.The Cougars never enjoyed a lead and lost 4-1 against the Chiefs at O#146;Brien Field in Peoria. The Cougars have lost 13 of their last 15 and have scored just 1 run in each of their last 5 losses.Billo (0-1) gave up single runs in the third and fourth innings for his only runs allowed over 6 innings. He walked one and matched the Cougars#146; season high for strikeouts with 8.The Cougars#146; starting rotation has a 1.74 ERA over the last 10 games, during which the team is 2-8.The Cougars#146; run came in the sixth off Peoria starter Su-Min Jung (1-0). Gerard Hall led off with a triple and scored on a one-out grounder by Ryan Jenkins, who earlier in the game doubled to advance his hitting streak to nine games.The Cougars (9-22) and the Chiefs (16-14) conclude the three-game set Monday at 11 a.m.