MWL1 Cedar Rapids Kernels

River Bandits Blank Kernels

Published on July 29, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release


CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Parker Mushinski, Luis Garcia, and Tanner Duncan combined for a 6-0 Quad Cities River Bandits shutout Sunday against the Cedar Rapids Kernels in front of 3,028 fans at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels (25-11, 57-48) received a near-season-high 10 walks but were held to two hits and no runs versus Quad Cities (19-16, 59-46).

The River Bandits secured a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning. Marty Costes and Seth Beer opened with back-to-back singles before scoring on Colton Shaver's two-run triple. Alfredo Angarita added a one-out double that drove in Shaver, and Ruben Castro produced a two-out single that plated Angarita.

Mushinski worked around a career-high six walks to get through the first four innings of Quad Cities' combined shutout. He walked the bases loaded during the bottom of the first but induced an inning-ending force out. 41 of Mushinski's 75 pitches were balls.

Garcia (3-2) picked up the victory in relief while Duncan finished the contest with a perfect ninth inning. Garcia did not allow any runners to reach third base over four shutout innings pitched. Duncan went 1-2-3 in the final frame including a strikeout of Akil Baddoo to end the contest.

Insurance runs in the sixth and eighth innings pushed the River Bandits to their winning margin of 6-0. Angarita hit a leadoff triple during the sixth and scored on a sacrifice fly from Castro. Shaver singled and later scored within the eighth inning.

Jordan Balazovic (5-2) gave up the first five runs and took the loss. He notched a game-high seven strikeouts over six innings of work.

This four-game home-and-home swing continues at 6:35 p.m. Monday in Davenport, Iowa. Right-hander Jhoan Durán, who went 5-4 with a 4.73 ERA with the Kane County Cougars, will make his Kernels debut against River Bandits right-hander Cesar Rosado (4-2, 4.16). Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will call the action on 1450 KMRY AM and 93.1 KMRY FM and also online at www.kmryradio.com and www.kernels.com.

Cedar Rapids' final 15 home games of the regular season are coming up in August. Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.

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