Bandits Down Dragons 9-3 to Open Series
The Quad Cities River Bandits continued their winning ways against opponents from the Eastern Division with a convincing 9-3 win over the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Austin Dennis and Cesar Salazar each collected three runs batted in to guide the Bandits nine-hit attack. The River
The Quad Cities River Bandits continued their winning ways against opponents from the Eastern Division with a convincing 9-3 win over the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday night at Modern Woodmen Park.
Quad Cities (15-9, 58-32) enjoyed a quick start both on the mound and at the plate. Starting pitcher
The Bandits went right back on the attack in the second frame.
Another crooked number in the fifth inning widened the gap to 9-0. Salazar hammered a two-run double to right, Lacroix dropped an RBI single into shallow center and Dennis scored a run with a single up the middle during the inning.
A shutout was still a possibility until Dayton (11-14, 39-56) scored against reliever
Kessinger joined Dennis and Salazar with multiple hits in the game for the Bandits. The Dragons received two hits from
Bermudez tossed 5.0 scoreless innings to earn the win. He scattered two hits and recorded eight strikeouts in his third start of the season. Freure was charged with all three runs over his 3.0 innings of work on the hill.
The River Bandits will host the Dragons once again on Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. for game two of the series. RHP
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