DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 5, 2019) — The Midwest League released the rosters for the 55th annual Midwest League All-Star Game on Wednesday morning. River Bandits position-players Austin Dennis, Jeremy Pena, Cesar Salazar, and Trey Dawson as well as pitchers Austin Hansen and Matt Ruppenthal have been selected to represent the Western Division in the midsummer classic. The game will take place on Tuesday, June 18, at Four Winds Field in South Bend, Indiana.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (June 5, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits could not bounce back from a slow start on Wednesday night at Dozer Park, dropping the second game of the series 6-1 to the Peoria Chiefs. The River Bandits have dropped three straight games and their lead in the Western Division has been reduced to 3.5 games.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (June 4, 2019) — The Peoria Chiefs hit three home-runs and scored multiple runs in four different innings on their way to a 12-5 series-opening win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Tuesday night at Dozer Park. Juan Yepez, playing in his first game of the season, went 4-4 with two home runs and seven runs batted in to lead the Chiefs.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 3, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits, Class-A Affiliate of the Houston Astros, have announced that their upcoming home series, scheduled for June 4-6 against the Peoria Chiefs will be moved to Peoria’s Dozer Park due to the high water surrounding Modern Woodmen Park. The ballpark remains unaffected by the flood-waters, but due to the recent flooding across River Drive, there is no unimpeded access for fans, players, and staff.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 3, 2019) — Quad Cities River Bandits pitcher Luis Garcia has been named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 27-June 2. He is the second River Bandits pitcher to earn a weekly award from the league, joining Shawn Dubin.

BURLINGTON, IOWA (June 1, 2019) — For the second straight game, the Quad Cities River Bandits limited the Burlington Bees to just two hits. However, it was the Bees who used two unearned runs in the seventh inning to beat the Bandits 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. Bandits starting-pitcher Austin Hansen worked 6.0 scoreless innings to extend his consecutive scoreless-innings streak to 33.2 innings, a modern River Bandits record.

BURLINGTON, IOWA (June 1, 2019) — Luis Garcia and Brett Daniels combined to strike out 16 batters and allow just two hits as the Quad Cities River Bandits blanked the Burlington Bees 1-0 on Saturday night at Community Field. The shut-out was the ninth of the year for the Bandits.

BURLINGTON, IOWA (May 31, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits watched a big lead slip away late in the game, but used a big tenth inning to open a series against the Burlington Bees with a 13-10 win. The Bandits scored seven runs on six hits in the first extra frame to pull away. 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 30, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits watched the Beloit Snappers put the tying run on second base in the top of the ninth inning, but unlike a night earlier when the lead slipped away, they escaped with a 4-2 victory on Thursday night. With the bases loaded and a run already in, Max Schuemann flied out to left field to end the game.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 30, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits were swept by the Beloit Snappers in a double-header on Wednesday night by scores of 8-6 and 3-1 at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits had not lost consecutive games since April 18-19 against Kane County, which was also the last series they dropped.

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