Rascals Report: River City Keeps Rolling, Leads Frontier League

The Rascals continue to roll.

Since losing Sunday, July 17, River Ciy has had just one loss. River City reeled off an eight-game winning streak before losing to the Gateway Grizzlies on July 26. After that, River City started a new winning streak that now sits at four games. 

The Rascals continue to sport the best record in the Frontier League and now the defending champions have a menacing nine-game lead in the West Division. 

Looking Back

The Rascals saw an eight-game winning streak end, but quickly rebounded. River City is now riding a four-game wining streak. The Rascals are 20-5 in July.

• Sunday, July 24: The Rascals pounded the Grizzles in a 12-4 win.
• Monday, July 25: Stretching the win streak to eight, the Rascals beat the Gateway Grizzlies 6-5.
• Tuesday, July 26: Gateway snapped the Rascals win streak with a 6-5 win.
• Wednesday, July 27: The Rascals got back to winning be beating the Florence Freedom 9-5.
• Thursday, July 28: River City won another one-run game, taking out Florence by the score of 5-4.
• Friday, July 29: The Rascals new winning streak ran to three games with a 12-9 win against the Freedom.
• Saturday, July 30: River City's winning streak sits at four games after a 6-3 win against Evansville.

Looking Ahead

The Rascals will finally get a day off. After playing every game since the mid-July All Star Break, the Rascals will be off Monday, Aug. 1. After the day off, the Rascals will be back at home.  

• Sunday, July 31: Rascals at Evansville Others (4:35 p.m. at Bosse Field)
• Sunday, July 31: Rascals at Evansville Others (7:05 p.m. at Bosse Field)
• Monday, Aug. 1: Off. 
• Tuesday, Aug. 2: Windy City ThunderBolts at Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
• Wednesday, Aug. 3: Windy City ThunderBolts at Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
• Thursday, Aug. 4: Windy City ThunderBolts at Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
• Friday, Aug. 5: Joliet Slammers at Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
• Saturday, Aug. 6: Joliet Slammers at Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)

Who’s Hot

Who on the Rascals is hot? Just about everyone.

• Outfielder Jason Patton is hitting 13-for-30 (.433) in the last week. He has three home runs and 12 RBIs.
• Chad Maddox (3), Jareck West (3), Bobby Burk (2) and Stephen Holdren (2) combined to hit 10 home runs last week. 
• Pitcher Wayde Kitchens tossed a gem on July 28. He worked 7.1 innings and gave up just one unearned run. He struck out nine in the win.
• Reliever Derrick Miramontes has nine strikeouts in his last four innings pitched. He also has allowed a run in his last three games.

Who’s Not

Some Rascals, but not many, are struggling.

• Joash Brodin is 4-for-28 (.143) in the last week.
• Zach Robertson got rocked in his last start. On July 26, he gave up six runs on six hits in five innings and picked up the loss.

Standings

As of Sunday, July 31, at 12 p.m.