Bandits Shut Out Lugnuts for Eighth Straight Win
Brett Conine and Humberto Castellanos combined to record the fifth shutout of the season for the Quad Cities River Bandits as they defeated the Lansing Lugnuts 6-0 at the University of Iowa's Banks Field on Tuesday night. The win was the eighth in a row for the Bandits, with all
Quad Cities took a first inning lead for the second straight night. Three walks from Lansing's starting pitcher
The lead doubled in the second inning against Winckowski.
In the sixth, Wielansky singled up the middle to keep the inning alive with two outs. Dennis cashed in by driving an RBI triple into the left center gap that put the Bandits in front 5-0. The triple was the second in the last two games for the leadoff hitter. Dennis also scored
Conine, the starter, tossed the first 5.0 innings of the game and scattered just three hits while string out six. He walked four batters, including three straight, after entering the contest with just two walks on the season. Castellanos closed out the game with 4.0 innings out of the bullpen. The right-hander allowed only two hits and whiffed four.
Wielansky, Dennis and Hensley each collected two hits to lead the way offensively for the River Bandits with Dennis and Machado each driving in a pair of runs.
The River Bandits and Lugnuts meet for the final time in the regular season on Wednesday evening at 6:35 p.m. in Iowa City. RHP
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