River Bandits Best TinCaps 7-1, Win Series
The Quad Cities River Bandits knocked off the Fort Wayne TinCaps 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The team rode the pitching of Yohan Ramirez and an opportunistic offense to their first series win at home of the 2018 season. After the River Bandits missed out on a
The Quad Cities River Bandits knocked off the Fort Wayne TinCaps 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The team rode the pitching of
After the River Bandits missed out on a chance to score in the second inning by leaving the bases loaded, they broke through in the third. Jake Meyers began the frame by blasting his third home run of the year onto the berm in left field.
The River Bandits were able to take control with a big sixth inning. Bohanek opened the inning with a triple into the left field corner. He scored on a single from Almonte in the next at bat. Meyers doubled into right field to plate Almonte and make it 4-0. Meyers moved to third with a stolen base and
Corey Julks pushed the advantage to 7-0 with a solo blast to left field in the opening at bat in the home half of the eighth. Fort Wayne also used a solo home run to plate their only run.
Ramirez tossed 7.0 scoreless, on-hit innings to pick up his third win. He struck out four and walked three. Sanabria finished the game with 2.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk. He struck out three.
The River Bandits collected ten hits as a team. Four players finished with two hits. Both Meyers and Almonte drove in two runs.
The River Bandits have won 8 of the last 9 and 12 of the last 15 contests.
The River Bandits (18-13) will welcome the Lake County Captains (14-17) to Modern Woodmen Park to begin a three-game series on Thursday. First pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m. RHP
All River Bandits games are broadcast on 1170 K-BOB and TuneIn Radio. Home games are also available with video on MiLB.TV.