Cedar Rapids Drops Finale to Quad Cities
August 8, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Quad Cities River Bandits broke a late tie Sunday at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium to earn a 7-5 victory over the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Quad Cities (56-26) won five of six games played in its first road series with Cedar Rapids (45-39) this season.
Four River Bandit runs opened the scoring in Sunday's series finale. Seuly Matias grounded out during the first inning to drive in Maikel Garcia. Within the third, Matias and Nathan Eaton produced RBI singles before Eric Cole's sacrifice fly pushed the early lead to 4-0 Quad Cities.
Yunior Severino got Cedar Rapids on the board during the home half of the third inning. Gabriel Maciel singled and later stole second base, and Severino brought him in on a single that trimmed the deficit to 4-1.
Matias homered in the fifth to build a 5-1 Quad Cities advantage, but Cedar Rapids pulled even at 5-5 later in the frame. Matt Wallner's two-out single allowed Jeferson Morales to come home. Wander Javier followed with a game-tying three-run home run into the Plumbers & Pipefitters Pavilion.
Quad Cities regained the lead during the seventh and secured a 7-5 winning margin within the eighth inning. John Rave's seventh-inning, go-ahead single plated Michael Massey. Logan Porter added an eighth-inning solo blast.
Kasey Kalich (1-0) escaped a seventh-inning jam en route to a victory, and Peyton Gray tossed two shutout innings for his sixth save. Erik Manoah Jr. (1-2) gave up the two late runs and was the losing pitcher.
Coming up, the Kernels will continue their 2021 season with a six-game road series at the Peoria Chiefs. First pitch of Tuesday's opener is slated for 6:35 p.m. at Dozer Park, and fans can catch the Kernels broadcast coverage with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz on www.kernels.com.
Cedar Rapids will host its next six-game homestand from Tuesday, August 17 through Sunday, August 22. Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids Kernels home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.
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