Bandits Close Half with Sixth Straight Win
The Quad Cities River Bandits closed out the first half of their schedule with a 5-2 win over the Burlington Bees on Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The win was the Bandits sixth in a row, matching a season-high, and improved the team's record to 40-30.The River Bandits did
The Quad Cities River Bandits closed out the first half of their schedule with a 5-2 win over the Burlington Bees on Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The win was the Bandits sixth in a row, matching a season-high, and improved the team's record to 40-30.
The River Bandits did not waste much time before getting on the board. In the bottom of the first inning,
Burlington clawed closer in the third inning.
The Bandits pushed the lead back to two runs with an unearned run in the bottom half. Logan Mattix started the frame with the first hit of his professional career and then raced to third on a single by Angarita. Angarita was aiming to advance to second when third baseman
Quad Cities extended the advantage with two more runs in the fifth.
Burlington scored the final run of the game in the eighth inning. Hunter worked a walk off of
Ramirez went 5.0 innings on the hill and allowed just one earned run on two hits to pick up the win. He fanned six and walked three.
The offense collected eight hits as a team. Angarita,
The River Bandits will enjoy three days off before returning to play on Thursday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The Beloit Snappers will be in town to open up a four-game series on Thursday at 6:35 p.m.
All River Bandits games are broadcast on 1170 K-BOB and TuneIn Radio. Home games are also available with video on MiLB.TV.