Another Lead Slips Away, Snapper Lose Third Straight

Edwin Diaz has hit a career-high 7 home runs in during the First Half of the 2017 Midwest League season. (Justin Nuoffer)

By Garett Mansfield

June 10, 2017

Quad Cities 13 Beloit 5 - SaturdayWP: Pinales (2-1)LP: Hurtado (0-1)S: NoneTime: 3:35Attn: 1,836On a warm, windy night in southern Wisconsin, the Snappers lost their third straight with a 13-5 defeat at the hands of the Quad Cities River Bandits. As they have done over the last three nights, the

Quad Cities 13 Beloit 5 - Saturday
WP: Pinales (2-1)
LP: Hurtado (0-1)
S: None
Time: 3:35
Attn: 1,836
On a warm, windy night in southern Wisconsin, the Snappers lost their third straight with a 13-5 defeat at the hands of the Quad Cities River Bandits. As they have done over the last three nights, the Snappers held a lead that got away. Beloit had not lost three games in a row since April 19-21 and are now below .500 for the first time since May 24 when they were 22-23. The River Bandits 13-run outburst is the fourth game of the year that Snappers pitchers have allowed double digits in the run column.
Leading 4-1 after two innings, Daz Cameron came up with a pair of RBI doubles to boost the River Bandits mid-game surge. His first two-bagger put Quad Cities ahead of the Snappers 5-4 in the third and he extended the lead to 6-4 with a second RBI-double in the fifth. Carmen Benedetti hit his second homer of the year against the Snappers in the eighth inning, a three-run shot to give the visitors a five-run cushion.
Edwin Diaz hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first, his seventh of the year, and was one of four Snappers with a pair of hits on Saturday. Jason Goldstein was one of those with a two-hit game and drove in a run on a double. Infielder Kyle Nowlin got the last two outs on the mound in the ninth in his third mound appearance of the year without allowing a run.

Box Score:https://www.milb.com/gameday/river-bandits-vs-snappers/2017/06/10/499272?#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=499272
Team Records: Quad Cities (32-28), Beloit (30-31)
Next Game: Sunday at 2:00 p.m. vs. Quad Cities River Bandits at Pohlman Field
Probable Pitchers: Quad Cities RHP Forrest Whitley (1-2, 4.40 ERA) vs. Beloit RHP Mitchell Jordan (1-5, 5.12 ERA)
The First Half is winding down and the Beloit Snappers are in the thick of the Western Division championship race. See the Snappers pursue the playoffs this June at Pohlman Field through Sunday, June 18th. The Snappers will hand out rally towels on June 16 and this season's first bobblehead of Bruce Maxwell will our giveaway on Father's Day, June 18. Tickets for these events at Pohlman Field and all individual game tickets can be found here.