Bandits advance to Division Championship
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The Quad Cities River Bandits advanced to the 2017 Midwest League Western Division Championship Series with an 8-5 win over the Peoria Chiefs in a decisive game three of the opening round Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Patrick Sandoval hurled 6.2 strong innings to lead the Bandits while Josh
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The Quad Cities River Bandits advanced to the 2017 Midwest League Western Division Championship Series with an 8-5 win over the Peoria Chiefs in a decisive game three of the opening round Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park.
The Bandits (2-1, 79-59) scored the first eight runs of the game. Rojas and Toro went back-to-back in the second inning as part of a four-run frame that also saw an RBI single from
Peoria (1-2, 69-70) answered with the final five runs of the game, but couldn't complete the comeback to save their season. Sandoval (1-0) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before
Peoria rattled off three runs on five hits in the eighth to get back within striking distance, but