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Armenteros Leads Bandits' League-Best 16th Shutout

August 29, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (August 28, 2015) - Just called up from Short Season Tri-City on Tuesday, Rogelio Armenteros fit in with his new team in his Midwest League debut, throwing five innings of one-hit shutout baseball, striking out a career-high nine batters and walking one as the Quad Cities River Bandits blanked the Peoria Chiefs, 3-0, in front of 6,696 at Modern Woodmen Park Friday night.

Armenteros (1-0) was the 34th pitcher used by the River Bandits (38-22 second half, 83-45 overall) this year, and he became the 20th different starting pitcher this season, both Quad Cities franchise records. In his five innings of work, Armenteros collected at least one strikeout each inning and only allowed baserunners on a single, walk, error, and third-strike wild pitch.

The River Bandits were able to rally against Peoria right-hander Jack Flaherty (8-3) for a run in the second inning. Designated hitter Drew Ferguson led off the inning with a base hit and stole second base with right fielder Ramon Laureano batting. Laureano singled to right, moving Ferguson to third, and stole second base with second baseman Jose Fernandez at bat. Fernandez hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Ferguson and give Quad Cities a 1-0 lead.

Peoria (37-23, 70-58) had its best opportunity of the night in the third inning after a leadoff single by catcher Steve Bean. With one out and Bean on first base, second baseman Darren Seferina walked, before shortstop Oscar Mercado flied out to center field. Third baseman Paul DeJong reached on an error by third baseman Luis Reynoso to load the bases for first baseman Alex De Leon, but Armenteros struck out the Chiefs' RBI leader to end the inning and leave the bases full.

In the fourth inning, the River Bandits capitalized on two Peoria errors to add to their lead. With the bases empty and two outs, Fernandez singled, and catcher Trent Woodward reached on catcher interference by Bean - the inning's first error ??" to put runners on first and second bases with two outs. Shortstop Kristian Trompiz grounded a ball to Mercado, who dropped it, loading the bases. Reynoso cashed in on the pair of errors by depositing the first pitch he saw from Flaherty into right-center field to score Fernandez and Woodward, giving Quad Cities a 3-0 lead. Flaherty went a career-high seven innings, allowing three runs - one earned - on five hits and one walk and six strikeouts.

For the River Bandits, Eric Peterson pitched three shutout innings in relief, allowing two hits in the sixth and one in the eighth, but also striking out a pair of batters. Angel Heredia struck out one batter and allowed a runner on Fernandez's error in the ninth inning before recording his 11th save of the season to preserve the win.

The Midwest League-leading 16th shutout by Quad Cities is the most for the franchise since pitching 17 in 1980.

The River Bandits conclude their regular season series with Peoria Saturday night at 6 p.m. River Bandits right-hander Joshua James (6-3, 2.73) is scheduled to face Chiefs left-hander and Midwest League Postseason All-Star Austin Gomber (14-3, 2.79).

UP NEXT: Gates open at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. game - the River Bandits' last regular season Saturday home game. The first 1,500 fans in the ballpark will receive a George Springer Bobblehead presented by EGS. It's also Celtic Night and the final Fan Appreciation Saturday presented by 101.3 KISS-FM and Nacho Radio. Individual tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office and online at riverbandits.com. Ticket plans of 12 to 70 games - which include free parking, reserved seats, merchandise discounts, and guaranteed giveaways - are available by calling 563-324-3000.

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