Kernels Slide Past River Bandits, 10-5
DAVENPORT, IOWA - All nine Cedar Rapids Kernels batters reached safely Tuesday as Cedar Rapids claimed a 10-5 victory to open a three-game series against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. Cedar Rapids' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is three after Tuesday's triumph over the
DAVENPORT, IOWA - All nine Cedar Rapids Kernels batters reached safely Tuesday as Cedar Rapids claimed a 10-5 victory to open a three-game series against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. Cedar Rapids' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is three after Tuesday's triumph over the River Bandits.
Cedar Rapids (37-28) and Quad Cities (33-30) traded three-run rallies early in the tilt. Cavaness posted a two-run double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Whitefield in the second inning to put the Kernels ahead, 3-0.
The Kernels would score the next five runs to build an 8-3 advantage. Rortvedt's two-run double in the fourth inning broke the tie. Blankenhorn followed with an RBI triple. Whitefield scored on an error during the sixth, and Blankenhorn added a sacrifice fly that brought in Rortvedt.
Quad Cities closed the gap to 8-5 in the eighth inning.
Palacios lifted Cedar Rapids' lead to 10-5 during the final frame. Blankenhorn led off the ninth with a triple ahead of Palacios blasted a two-run home run to left field for the last runs of Tuesday's game.
Game two of this three-game series is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Wednesday evening. The probable pitchers are Cedar Rapids left-hander
The final Kernels homestand of the first half of the 2017 season runs from Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18. Fans can purchase tickets for all Kernels home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are the Midwest League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.