Hansen and Freure One-Hit Chiefs in 8-0 Win
Austin Hansen and R.J. Freure combined on the second shutout of the season, allowing just one hit in the process, as the Quad Cities River Bandits evened their three-game series against the Peoria Chiefs with an 8-0 win on Tuesday afternoon. The River Bandits offense also collected a season-high 13
The Bandits took their first lead of the series in the top of the second inning.
Quad Cities (9-8) received their first back-to-back home runs of the season in the fourth inning to further extend their advantage. With one out, Lacroix and Hensley each blasted their first home runs of the season in consecutive at bats to push the lead to 3-0. The back-to-back home runs were the first for the River Bandits since May 4 of 2018 when
In the top of the sixth,
Hansen earned the win by working the first 5.0 innings of the game without allowing a hit. He struck out five and walked three.
On the other side, the River Bandits were led by Hensley who turned in a 4-5 performance at the plate with a home run and two RBI. He is the first Bandits player to finish with four hits in a game this season. Dawson was the only other player with multiple hits in the game. The shortstop was 2-4 with two doubles. The River Bandits set a new season-high with six extra-base hits in the game.
The River Bandits close the series with the rubber match against the Chiefs on Wednesday night at 6:35 p.m. RHP
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