River Bandits shut out Dragons to take playoff opener
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Interstat) — Four Quad Cities pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as the River Bandits beat the Dayton Dragons 4-0 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at Modern Woodmen Park to take a 1-0 lead in their Midwest League (A) playoff series. Jordan Woods earned the win in relief, improving to 5-2, while JeanPierre Ortiz took the loss for Dayton and fell to 4-3. Tanner Jones started and allowed two hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Edgar Colon threw three hitless innings with four strikeouts for Dayton, and Woods fanned four over three scoreless innings. Ty Doucette went 2 for 4 for the Dragons. Blake Mitchell doubled and drove in a run for Quad Cities. The River Bandits scored twice in the first and added runs in the third and fourth. Attendance was 2,037, and the game took 2:36. Dayton is 68-64, Quad Cities 73-56.