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Bandits-Bees Split Doubleheader for Second Straight Day

(Rich Guill)
April 22, 2018

The Quad Cities River Bandits and Burlington Bees split a doubleheader for the second straight day on Sunday afternoon at Community Field in Burlington. The final score in each contest was 3-2 with the Bees taking game one and the River Bandits fighting back in the nightcap. The games were

The Quad Cities River Bandits and Burlington Bees split a doubleheader for the second straight day on Sunday afternoon at Community Field in Burlington. The final score in each contest was 3-2 with the Bees taking game one and the River Bandits fighting back in the nightcap. The games were played in front of a crowd of 619.
Burlington was the first team to tally in the opener as they managed to chase River Bandits starter Yohan Ramirez after just 0.2 innings. Leonardo Rivas and Jo Adell started the inning with back-to-back doubles and both came around to score on a single up the middle from Spencer Griffin.
The River Bandits got one back in the second, but missed out on a chance for more. Adrian Tovalin began the frame with a double and went to third on Marcos Almonte's base hit. Bryan De La Cruz ripped a double to left, scoring Tovalin and making it 3-1. With two in scoring position and no outs, Gabriel Bracamonte and Jake Meyers popped out in foul ground and Cody Bohanek grounded to second, as Bees pitcher Mitchell Traver escaped further damage.

Quad Cities moved even closer in the third when Corey Julks walked and was doubled home by Jake Adams to get the Bandits within 3-2. Adams made it to third with one out, but was stranded there. The River Bandits put one runner in scoring position the rest of the way and the 3-2 score ended up being the final margin.
Ramirez surrendered three runs on four hits in 0.2 innings. Reliever Humberto Castellanos was impressive in his River Bandits debut, tossing 5.1 shutout innings while allowing two hits and fanning five.
The Bandits finished with six hits. Tovalin provided a pair as the only Quad Cities player with multiple knocks.
In the second contest, it was the Bees once again taking the first advantage. Cristian Javier walked Spencer Griffin to open the inning and moved to third on Torii Hunter Jr.'s single. When Javier fell behind in the count to Brandon Marsh, the Bandits decided to intentionally walk him, loading the bases. The next two hitters, Franklin Torres and Julio Garcia, each lifted sacrifice flies to give the Bees a 2-0 lead.
The River Bandits reached the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. Adams worked a walk off of Bees starter Jon Malmin and quickly went from first to third on an ensuing single from Jonathan Arauz. Adams touched home plate thanks to a sacrifice fly from Marcos Almonte, pulling the Bandits within 2-1.
The Bandits were back at it in the fifth, this time jumping in front. De La Cruz singled on the first pitch of the inning thrown by reliever Sean Isaac. With one out, Meyers also singled and there were two on base. Both runners advanced 90 feet on a wild pitch to move into scoring position. Bohanek's sacrifice fly tied the score and was followed quickly by a go-ahead RBI double by Julks.
In the sixth inning with Burlington putting runners on the corners against Dariel Aquino, the River Bandits handed the baseball to Tanner Duncan. Duncan, who joined the team yesterday, finished off the inning by recording back-to-back strikeouts. He came back out for the seventh with the same score and worked around a walk by striking out the side and securing the 3-2 victory.
Javier's start spanned 3.0 innings. The right-hander walked five, struck out four, and surrendered a pair of runs on two hits. Colin McKee picked up his second win, working 1.1 shutout innings complete with two strikeouts. Aquino worked 1.0 scoreless inning with a pair of whiffs and Duncan earned the save striking out five of the six hitters he faced.
The River Bandits had five hits in the game, with two of them provided by De La Cruz.
The River Bandits (5-9) will remain on the road for the opening game of a series against the Kane County Cougars (8-6) at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva, Illinois on Monday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. RHP Luis Garcia (0-0, 0.00) will take the ball in game one in a match-up with RHP Cole Stapler (1-1, 2.70) of Kane County.
All River Bandits games are broadcast on 1170 K-BOB and TuneIn Radio. Home games are also available with video on MiLB.TV.