The Quad Cities River Bandits have announced a new "Hit It to Win It" event in which fans will have the opportunity to take swings from home plate at Modern Woodmen Park with the goal of winning season tickets and other prizes. The event will take place from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25.
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The Quad Cities River Bandits announced their 2019 regular season schedule on Thursday afternoon. The River Bandits will open their seventh season as the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros on Thursday, April 4th with a home game against the Burlington Bees, beginning at 6:35 p.m. The Bandits will also host the Bees on Friday, April 5th before the series concludes with two games in Burlington on Saturday and Sunday.
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The Peoria Chiefs scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning to turn a one-run deficit into a three-run advantage and never looked back as they defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 7-2 at Modern Woodmen Park on Thursday. The victory advanced Peoria to the Western Division Championship Series and ended the River Bandits season.
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Luken Baker drove in all three runs as the Peoria Chiefs shut out the Quad Cities River Bandits 3-0 in the first game of a Midwest League playoff series on Wednesday night at Dozer Park. The Bandits must win on Thursday night to extend their season.
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The Quad Cities River Bandits closed out the regular season with a low-scoring 2-1 victory over the Peoria Chiefs on Monday afternoon on Modern Woodmen Park. The victory completed a three-game sweep and allows the Bandits to enter the postseason on a five-game winning streak. The same two teams will begin a playoff series in Peoria on Wednesday night.
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Donato Named Midwest League Player of the Month for August
September 3, 2018 1:34 PM ET
Quad Cities River Bandits pitcher Chad Donato has been named the Midwest League Player of the Month for August. He is the first River Bandits player to win a monthly award this season. A Bandits pitcher was selected as the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week five times this season.
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The Quad Cities River Bandits secured their 80th win of the season when they walked off the Peoria Chiefs on Sunday afternoon 2-1 at Modern Woodmen Park. Alfredo Angarita beat the tag of catcher Julio Rodriguez on a bases loaded chopper to short from Marty Costes in the bottom of the ninth to score the winning run.
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Bandits and Astros Renew Player Development Contract
September 2, 2018 3:47 PM ET
The Quad Cities River Bandits and Houston Astros announced during the River Bandits game on Sunday afternoon that they will be extending their player development contract through the 2020 season. The extension guarantees the current partnership between the Midwest League River Bandits and American League Astros will last through the 2020 campaign. The current season is the sixth for the River Bandits as the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.
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The Quad Cities River Bandits opened their final series of the regular season with an 8-4 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Alex McKenna drove in four runs and the pitching staff of the Bandits collected 12 more strikeouts in the victory.
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