MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Bandits Notch Largest Comeback Win Since 2011

Published on May 13, 2015 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 13, 2015) - The Quad Cities River Bandits faced a 7-0 deficit in the second inning Wednesday, but they rallied for their largest comeback win in four seasons, scoring the final 12 runs of the game without an answer from the Beloit Snappers in a 15-8 victory for the home team to improve its record to a professional baseball-best 26-7 in front of 4,568 at Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad Cities erased a seven-run deficit and won for the first time since Aug. 17, 2011, when the team faced a 9-2 deficit in Clinton but came back for a 12-10 win. The team had erased an 8-1 deficit last July 12 at Wisconsin before losing, 9-8. On Wednesday, eight different River Bandits had hits and scored runs, while the two teams amassed 29 hits, 12 extra-base hits, and nine doubles - all season highs for Quad Cities and an opponent. The 23 runs were the most in any game featuring Quad Cities since its 17-6 win over Great Lakes April 30, 2013.

Before the River Bandits began their season-best offensive attack, the Snappers (14-19) jumped on Quad Cities right-hander Kevin Comer. The first four batters collected a hit, as center fielder James Harris doubled, second baseman Trent Gilbert singled, designated hitter Yairo Munoz hit an RBI double, and first baseman Sandber Pimentel added an RBI single. Left fielder Joe Bennie hit into an RBI fielder's choice for the first out and a 3-0 Beloit lead, before Comer walked third baseman Jose Brizuela. Right fielder Robert Martinez flied out to center field, and Comer was removed from the game after recording only two outs. Right-hander Jose Montero entered to get a ground ball by catcher Jose Chavez, but third baseman Nick Tanielu's wild throw to first base allowed two runs to score for a 5-0 deficit. As the ninth batter of the inning, shortstop Edwin Diaz grounded out to Tanielu. All five runs - three earned - were charged to Comer, who allowed four hits and one walk. The last Quad Cities starter who did not complete the first inning was Josh Hader in Clinton on Aug. 14, 2013.

As the River Bandits bullpen combined for the last 8 1/3 innings, Montero and left-hander Reymin Guduan (3-0) each had season-long outings. Montero allowed two runs in the second inning on an RBI single by Bennie and RBI double by Brizuela, but right fielder Bobby Boyd, first baseman Ryan Bottger and catcher Jacob Nottingham combined on a relay to throw out Bennie at home plate to end the inning. Harris' first home run of the season in the fourth inning off Montero was the only Beloit run in the final seven innings. Montero and Guduan each worked 2 2/3 innings, right-hander Keegan Yuhl went two innings, and right-hander Ryan Thompson pitched a perfect ninth.

Right-hander Jordan Schwartz began loosening Beloit's grip on the lead in the second inning, when Tanielu hit a leadoff double and scored on Bottger's RBI double. In the third inning, Boyd hit a leadoff double and scored when center fielder Derek Fisher extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI single to center field. Tanielu brought in Fisher with a double to make it 7-3 after three innings. With an 8-3 lead, Schwartz failed to retire any of the three batters he faced in the fourth inning. Left fielder Jason Martin hit a leadoff triple down the right field line, Bottger hit an RBI single, and second baseman Kristian Trompiz singled. Left-hander Jared Grundy (0-1) entered, and a passed ball by Chavez put Bottger and Trompiz in scoring position. Each later scored on sacrifice flies by Boyd and shortstop Mott Hyde. The first six runs - five earned - were charged to Schwartz, who allowed eight hits and one walk with three strikeouts. With two outs, Fisher grounded to Brizuela at third base, but his errant throw allowed Fisher to reach first base and extended the inning for Nottingham, who hit the first pitch from Grundy for a two-run, game-tying home run to the Built Ford Tough Deck in right field.

In the fifth inning, Quad Cities broke an 8-8 tie with six two-out runs off Grundy and right-hander Rob Huber. Martin hit a one-out single, Trompiz hit a two-out single, and Boyd walked to load the bases. Chavez's second passed ball scored the go-ahead run, and Hyde hit a two-run single. Fisher singled to chase Grundy, before Huber allowed Nottingham's two-run double to left field and Tanielu's RBI single for a 14-8 River Bandits lead. In the sixth inning, Huber allowed Martin's leadoff triple and Boyd's two-out RBI single for the final tally.

Winners in 13 of their last 14 games, the River Bandits conclude their series against Beloit at 7 p.m. Thursday, when River Bandits left-hander Chris Lee (2-2) is scheduled to face Snappers right-hander Kevin Johnson (1-2).

UP NEXT: All ladies get $2 off the regular ticket price at the box office for Thursday's Ladies Night. Free product samples from JC Penney Salon, Doterra Essential Oils, and Shameless Chocoholics will be available on the concourse. Domestic beers and soft drinks are $2 each for Thirst-day Thursday presented by 104.9 The Hawk, ESPN 93.5 and the River Cities' Reader. 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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