DAVENPORT, Ia. – The Lansing Lugnuts (7-13) wiped out a 4-0 deficit with a five-run sixth, but the Quad Cities River Bandits (10-8) responded with five unanswered runs for a 9-5 victory on Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park.
The result gave Quad Cities a series victory, taking four of the six games.
Bandits second baseman Tyriq Kemp, a native of the Netherlands, led the home offense with a 3-for-3 showing, homering in the third inning, singling and scoring a run in a two-run fifth, drawing a walk and scoring a run in a three-run sixth, and finishing things off with an RBI triple and a run scored in a two-run seventh.
Lansing shortstop Justin Riemer went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI single and a pair of walks in the loss. Center fielder Rodney Green, Jr. was 1-for-4 with a two-run single and catcher Davis Diaz went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a walk.
The Nuts finished with seven walks drawn, totaling 44 walks in the six-game series.
Lugnuts starter Tzu-Chen Sha allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision, followed by 2/3 of an inning from Luis Carrasco (two hits, three walks, three runs) and Jose Dicochea (1 2/3 innings, two hits, two unearned runs). Jack Mahoney twirled a hitless, scoreless eighth to wrap things up.
After a day off on Monday, the Nuts return home from April 28-May 3 to host the Dayton Dragons for seven games in six days (featuring a Wednesday doubleheader). For tickets and more information, call (517) 485-4500 or visit www.milb.com/lansing.
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