Iowa City , Iowa – The barnstorming Lansing Lugnuts finished their tour of the state of Iowa Wednesday night by dropping a 4-3 decision to the Quad Cities River Bandits at Duane Banks Field on the campus of the University of Iowa.

With the score tied 2-2 in the eighth, the Quad Cities were able to take the lead on Pete Kozma's sacrifice fly to center field plated Jose Garcia, making it a 3-2 game. The Bandits extended the lead when Charlie Kingrey blasted a solo shot to push the score to 4-2.

Lansing tried to rally back in the ninth inning, as Mike McDade laced a double into left-center field that brought Wes Stone home, cutting the lead to 4-3. McDade was lifted for pinch-runner Justin Jackson, but he was stranded at second base as Andrew Brown made a scrambling stop on a John Tolisano ground ball down the right field line to end the game.

The River Bandits grabbed the lead in the first inning when Kozma cranked a solo homer over the left field fence, putting the Bandits up 1-0.

Lansing tied the game up in the fourth inning when Yohermyn Chavez singled home Matt Liuzza.

The two teams traded runs in the seventh inning as the score stayed knotted up. Lansing took a 2-1 lead in the top of the frame on Tolisano's sacrifice fly, but the Quad Cities immediately evened the score in the bottom half of the frame on Domnit Bolivar's RBI double down the left field line.

Nick Additon (3-1) got the win for the Bandits by tossing four innings of solid relief. He surrendered just one run on five hits in the outing.

Luis Perez (0-3) took the loss for Lansing by allowing three runs over five innings of work. All three runs came in the final two innings for the Quad Cities.

Cardoza Tucker Jr. notched his first save of the year by surviving the Lugnuts' ninth inning rally.

Lansing (14-11) will return home on Thursday night to open an eight game homestand at Oldsmobile Park, beginning with three games against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Kyle Ginley (4-0, 0.89) will take the mound for the Lugnuts, while Nathan Adcock (0-1, 3.32) will pitch for the Rattlers.

It will also be a Labatt Blue Light Thirsty Thursday, featuring $2 beer and soda during the game. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.