Bandits Win Streak Ends in 6-3 Loss
The Quad Cities River Bandits had their five-game winning streaked snapped by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 6-3 loss at Fox Cities Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin hitters capitalized on eight walks from Bandits pitchers and collected eight hits. The Bandits took two of the three games in the
The Quad Cities River Bandits had their five-game winning streaked snapped by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 6-3 loss at Fox Cities Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin hitters capitalized on eight walks from Bandits pitchers and collected eight hits. The Bandits took two of the three games in the series.
After the River Bandits (6-4) stranded a pair of baserunners in the top of the first, Wisconsin took the lead in the home half of the frame. Bandits starter
The River Bandits cut the margin in half in the top of the third. Costes opened the inning with a base hit up the middle. He stole second base and moved to third on
The Timber Rattlers (5-5) gained separation with a three-run fourth inning off of reliever
The Wisconsin lead grew to 6-1 in the bottom of the 6th.
The River Bandits climbed closer with single runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.
Quad Cities finished with five hits. Pena and Schreiber each extended their hitting streaks to seven games, while Costes pushed his to six.
Moclair, the starting pitcher, went 2.0 innings and allowed two runs on two hits and four walks. Conn followed with 2.0 innings of his own, surrendering three runs on three hits.
The River Bandits stay on the road by opening a three-game series in Cedar Rapids at 6:35 p.m. on Monday night against the Kernels. The entire series was moved from Modern Woodmen Park due to limited access to the stadium. RHP
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