Bees Take Opener from Bandits, 4-3
(Burlington, IA) - The Burlington Bees (35-43) scored four runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits (42-35) on Friday night at Community Field.
(Burlington, IA) - The Burlington Bees (35-43) scored four runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits (42-35) on Friday night at Community Field.
After a scoreless three innings, the Bees jumped out in front in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Josh Rojas put the River Bandits on the board with a solo homer in the fifth inning. Quad Cities then made it a one-run game thanks to another solo home run, this time from
Quad Cities started the top of the ninth with a Dawson double.
The Bees and River Bandits will continue the series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
NOTES: Manoah struck out a season-high six batters. The Bees snapped a six-game losing streak against Quad Cities with the win. Burlington has now won four of their last five games. Jordan Zimmerman singled in the second inning, extending his hitting streak to seven games.