MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Quad Cities Comes from Behind to Win Fifth Straight, 5-3

Published on June 22, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


Trailing 3-2 heading into the eighth inning on the road Friday night with just three hits against Chiefs' starter Jose Rosario, the Quad Cities River Bandits rallied to score twice against the right-hander in the top of the inning, to cap another come-from-behind victory, by a 5-3 final Saturday night.

After Quad Cities third baseman Neal Pritchard reached on an infield single to open the eighth, Matt Williams tripled off the center field fence to tie the game, 3-3. Nick Martini walked to put men on the corners for Quad Cities. Colin Walsh lined a single up the middle to score Williams from third, and collect his league-leading 57th RBI. Following the go-ahead single, Rosario (6-6) was pulled in favor of reliever Luis Liria, who worked out of the inning after Martini was caught off third base by a Sergio Burruel snap throw and first baseman David Medina was retired on a pop-up to end the frame.

Rosario tied a season-high for Peoria, working 7 1/3 innings. The right-hander allowed four earned runs on six hits, while striking out three and walking two.

The River Bandits (1-0 second half, 36-34 overall) broke onto the hit column in the fourth inning against Rosario, plating two runs. After Walsh drew a two-out walk, Anthony Garcia hit his 21st double of the season to give Quad Cities runners on the corners and two away. Medina then added a double of his own, scoring both Walsh and Garcia to give the River Bandits a 2-0 lead.

Peoria (0-1, 35-35) answered back in the bottom of the inning with two runs, courtesy of Paul Hoilman's seventh home run of the season that scored Dustin Geiger, who doubled in the preceding at-bat off Quad Cities right-hander Sam Gaviglio. Yasiel Balaguert then drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double to right field that scored Javier Baez, who singled and stole second earlier in the previous at-bat.

Gaviglio set a season-high with nine strikeouts - six of which came in his first time through the Peoria lineup. The right-hander went five innings and allowed five hits, including the Hoilman home run, and did not walk a batter.

The Quad Cities bullpen pitched four shutout innings, allowing no hits and just one walk in relief of Gaviglio. Travis Miller (3-0) picked up the win, Danny Miranda and Ethan Cole each earned a hold and Heath Wyatt closed the game out for his team-leading tenth save of the year. Luis Mateo hit a solo shot, his eighth home run of the season, in the ninth inning off Liria for the final River Bandits' run. This five-game winning streak ties the season-high for Quad Cities, which occurred from April 15-19.

Quad Cities and Peoria continue their series Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. Left-hander Hector Hernandez (4-4) will start for the River Bandits and right-hander Michael Jensen (7-3) is scheduled to start for Peoria.

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