Quad Cities Escapes Series Opener with Win
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - In the opener of a four-game series at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Cedar Rapids Kernels rallied but fell short, 7-6, Thursday against the Quad Cities River Bandits. The River Bandits extended their longest winning streak of the season to nine consecutive triumphs.Quad
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - In the opener of a four-game series at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Cedar Rapids Kernels rallied but fell short, 7-6, Thursday against the Quad Cities River Bandits. The River Bandits extended their longest winning streak of the season to nine consecutive triumphs.
Quad Cities (31-15, 68-46) notched an early 1-0 advantage during the second inning.
The Kernels (20-26, 59-57) pulled even in the third inning, 1-1.
In the top of the fourth, the River Bandits surged back in front for a 3-1 lead. Quad Cities loaded the bases with two outs for
Both sides scored twice in the fifth resulting in a 5-3 Quad Cities lead. Sieber and Abraham Toro-Hernandez hit back-to-back homers to left field for the River Bandits. Cedar Rapids answered on Kerrigan's leadoff homer and
A pair of errors allowed a pair of runs to score for the River Bandits during the top of the seventh. A throwing error after a ground ball by Dawson allowed Sieber to come home, and another error during a rundown against Dawson helped Rojas score for a 7-3 Quad Cities lead.
Within the home half of the seventh, the Kernels trimmed the difference to 7-4. Three consecutive walks loaded the bases. After a force out,
Two more runs in the eighth put Cedar Rapids down just 7-6.
Game two of this four-game series is slated for 6:35 p.m. Friday. The probable pitchers are Kernels right-hander
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for Friday's tilt, and the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a Mr. Shucks Belly Bobble Figure. It is also Kernels Friday Mug Club Night sponsored by Stadium Bar & Grill, Shuey's Restaurant & Lounge, Red's Public House, Mulligan's Pub, and Z 102.9. A special 16 oz. mug of regular draft beer or soda costs $6.00, and refills of regular draft beer or soda for that mug are only $3.00 at every Kernels Friday home game.
Fans can purchase 2017 Kernels regular season and playoff tickets by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.
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The Cedar Rapids Kernels are the Midwest League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.