MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Bandits Shut Down by Wisconsin Pitching

Published on June 13, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


DAVENPORT, Iowa - Wisconsin starter Victor Diaz retired the first 16 River Bandits to come to the plate and combined with Anthony Banda to limit Quad Cities to only three hits in a 7-0 Timber Rattlers victory Friday at Modern Woodmen Park.

With a perfect game still intact with one out in the sixth, Diaz plunked River Bandits catcher Jake Rodriguez with a fastball to give Quad Cities their first baserunner of the game. The right-hander got Thomas Lindauer to foul out before yielding a line drive single to right field off the bat of James Ramsay to spoil the no-hit bid. Diaz (2-2) surrendered that lone hit in six innings with six strikeouts to earn the victory.

Wisconsin was able to get on the board in the second inning. Quad Cities starter Andrew Thurman hit Clint Coulter with a pitch and then gave up a single to Taylor Brennan. Jose Pena then ripped a double down the left field line to score both runners and give the Timber Rattlers a 2-0 lead. Pena moved up to third on a wild pitch and later scored on an RBI single by Francisco Castillo. Another base hit by Rafael Neda moved Castillo to third and then Angel Ortega lifted a sacrifice fly to right to plate Castillo and make the score 4-0.

The four runs Thurman (3-4) allowed in the second was the only damage he would surrender all game. The right-hander faced the minimum in four of his other five frames, ultimately fanning five with no walks and seven hits allowed in six innings.

The Timber Rattlers were able to put the game out of reach in the eighth inning. Quad Cities reliever Albert Minnis yielded a single to Ortega, who advanced to second on a wild pitch. An infield single by Johnny Davis, who went 3-for-5, coupled with a throwing error by Bandits third baseman Tyler White, scored Ortega to make it 5-0. Omar Garcia followed with a double to put runners on second and third and then Michael Ratterree, who had two hits, knocked a base hit to right to bring home Davis to give Wisconsin a 6-0 advantage.

Quad Cities catcher Jake Rodriguez caught three would-be basestealers in the game, becoming the first River Bandits catcher to do so since Roberto Pena on July 2, 2012.

The River Bandits will face Wisconsin's Tyler Alexander (4-3, 3.74 ERA) tomorrow at 6 p.m. from Modern Woodmen Park.

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