The Mizzou baseball team met a familiar face Thursday at Taylor Stadium, and it had mixed results.

Former Mizzou pitcher Thomas Curry was a thorn in the Tigers’ side, aiding in a 9-8 game against Illinois-Chicago. The Tigers narrowly earned their ninth win in a row, which is their longest streak since the 2023 season.

Now playing with UIC, Curry had a throwing error in the first, caught a former teammate stealing twice, walked and got plunked in the middle of his back. Curry became the first UIC run of the game in the top of the fourth after his hit-by-pitch to reach base. He also had an RBI single and a run in the fifth. His effort couldn’t bring the Flames to the win, however.

With the game knotted at 6-6 in the seventh, second baseman Eric Maisonet put Missouri back in front with a two-run shot, his second home run of the year. It was followed with left fielder Isaiah Frost’s first home run of the year to make it 9-6.

Center fielder Kaden Peer, who missed the first 12 games due to injury, lined an RBI single to shallow right in his first at-bat of the game. In that first inning, four Tigers made it on base from free bases and two of them scored. Peer also had another single in the third, but was thrown out by Curry.

Macon brought his on-base streak to 15 games after a walk in the first and his hit streak to 12 after a double in the second. He came around to score on a wild pitch in that inning and then again in the fourth on a fielding error.

JD Dohrmann, Missouri’s right-handed starter, struggled in his second home appearance. He went 4⅔ innings and allowed three runs on four hits and walked three batters. He also balked twice. Dohrmann was relieved for lefty Juan Villarreal with one out to get in the fifth. He did not get the out and allowed a run on a walk and wild pitch to make it a one-run game.

Right-hander Eli Skidmore followed on the mound and got the elusive third out in the inning. His outing was stretched longer than he was used to with a career-high 2â…“ innings. Skidmore struggled toward the end and gave up a game-tying double in the seventh.

Fellow righty Ian Lohse attempted to close the game, but loaded the bases and walked in a run. He handed the ball over to Sam Rosand, who got the final two outs with a sacrifice fly and a strikeout. It marked the freshman right-hander’s first career save.

The Tigers will return to the field against UIC at 4 p.m. Friday for Game 2 of the series. Left-hander Javyn Pimental will have the ball to start.