Quad Cities Crushes Wisconsin 13-3

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Quad Cities River Bandits hammered the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13-3 on Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Quad Cities cracked three homers and went 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position as they poured on the offense.

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Quad Cities River Bandits hammered the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13-3 on Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Quad Cities cracked three homers and went 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position as they poured on the offense.
Troy Sieber gave the River Bandits (73-51 overall, 36-20 second half) the lead with a two-out solo homer in the top of the first inning.

In the third inning, Wisconsin starting pitcher Victor Diaz retired the first two batters he faced and got ahead of Sieber with two quick strikes before issuing a walk. Diaz hit the next batter to put two runners on base. Josh Rojas cracked a three-run homer to center and the River Bandits were up 4-0. Rojas has eight RBI in this series with the Rattlers.

The River Bandits padded their lead with four runs in the fourth inning. Ronnie Dawson singled to knock in the first run of the inning. Diaz had two outs, but couldn't find the third out as he hit a batter and walked another to load the bases. Rodrigo Benoit took over for Diaz and gave up a three-run double to Daz Cameron for an 8-0 lead.

Quad Cities put the game well out of reach in the fifth against Benoit. A leadoff walk and a pair of one-out singles loaded the bases. Benoit got the second out, but gave up a long homer to Chuckie Robinson. The grand slam gave the River Bandits a 12-0 advantage.

Kit Scheetz, the starting pitcher for the River Bandits, allowed four hits and struck out six over five scoreless innings.

The Timber Rattlers (51-73, 25-31) loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning against River Bandits reliever Cristian Javier, who walked three in the frame. However, the Rattlers left the bases loaded in the sixth and still trailed 12-0.

Robinson greeted reliever Miguel Sanchez with a leadoff double in the top of the eighth inning. Sieber drove in Robinson with a single to make the score 13-0.

Demi Orimoloye broke up the shutout bid with a long three-run home run - with two outs - in the bottom of the eighth. Orimoloye's blast was his eleventh of the season. But, that was a close as the Rattlers would get.

In the second half Western Division Wild Card race, the Peoria Chiefs defeated the Clinton LumberKings 2-0. The Chiefs are now 30-26 in the second half. The Rattlers trail the Chiefs by five games with fourteen games remaining in the season.
The final game of the series is Monday afternoon. Carlos Herrera (2-1, 3.38) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Yohan Ramirez (3-5, 4.50) is set to start for the River Bandits. Game time is 12:05pm.
Kids Rock the Ballpark on Monday is presented by Neuroscience Group and there will be plenty of opportunities for the Kids to enjoy the game before they have to head back to school! The opportunities include: Kids Eat Free, Free Inflatables in the Kids' Zone, and Kid Run the Bases after the game. There are a limited number of bike helmets that will be available for free to children courtesy of Neuroscience Group.

Plus, Appleton Rock School will be performing outside the stadium on the way into the game. 

The Solar Eclipse is scheduled to begin before the game at 11:53am, will peak in the middle of the game at 1:16pm with the moon obscuring nearly 80% of the Sun, and will end late in the game at 2:37pm. Wisconsin Vision will have a viewing station set up at the stadium to allow fans to safely view this rare event. Plus, our cameras at the stadium will be outfitted with special filters to allow us to show the eclipse on the scoreboard.
This is the final Qdoba Q*Monday of the season. Stop at Qdoba in Appleton, Oshkosh, or Neenah for lunch and purchase an entrée to receive a free ticket to this game!

Also, since this is a day game, show your business card when you purchase a ticket and for $14.50 you will receive a box seat ticket, a beverage and your choice of brat or hot dog. The offer is also available to senior citizens (55 & older) and military personnel courtesy of Baker Tilly, WVBO, and AM1280 WNAM.
If you can't make it to the ballpark, there are several ways to follow the action. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Pregame Show at 11:45am. The broadcast is also available on TuneIn Radio, IHeartRadio, and MiLB.tv.  Monday's game is also being aired on Spectrum Sports.