Greensboro Grasshoppers slip past Kannapolis Intimidators 4-3 on Thursday night behind Riddle and Romero HR’s

Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, Kannapolis Intimidators 3
WP:Tyler Kane (2-0, 5.23)
LP:Brad Salgado (2-2, 2.63)
SV:Tyler Kinley (10)
HR:GBO:J.T. Riddle (9)…Avery Romero, A (5)….

Box Score courtesy of the South Atlantic League:
Kannapolis Intimidators
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Chevy Clarke RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Christian Stringer DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266
Danny Hayes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Jacob Morris CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Brett Austin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Toby Thomas 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
Carl Thomore LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Eddy Alvarez 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Ryan Leonards SS 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .203
Totals 31 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 6 .245

BATTING
2B: Leonards (3, Kane).
TB: Alvarez 2; Thomore; Stringer; Leonards 3.
RBI: Leonards 2 (13), Stringer (30).
2-out RBI: Leonards 2; Stringer.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Clarke 2; Hayes.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Leonards (7, 2nd base off Kane/Hoo).
PO: Alvarez (1st base by Kane).

FIELDING
E: Alvarez (1, throw), Leonards (7, fielding).
DP: (Lowry-Leonards-Hayes).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
J.T. Riddle SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .284
Chris Hoo C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .667
Carlos Lopez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Felix Munoz 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
Avery Romero 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .322
Kentrell Dewitt LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Coco Johnson DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Hiram Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yefri Perez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Totals 31 4 9 0 0 2 3 1 5 .286

BATTING
HR: Romero, A (5, 6th inning off Salgado, 0 on, 0 out), Riddle (9, 7th inning off Salgado, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Hoo; Munoz; Lopez, C; Johnson, C 2; Dewitt; Riddle 5; Romero, A 4.
RBI: Munoz (82), Romero, A (41), Riddle (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Romero, A; Munoz 2.
SAC: Lopez, C.
SF: Munoz.
GIDP: Martinez, H.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Hoo (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Perez, Y (Leonards at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Kane (Alvarez at 1st base).

Kannapolis Intimidators
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Thad Lowry 5.0 6 2 1 1 1 0 4.33
Brad Salgado (BS, 2)(L, 2-2) 3.0 3 2 2 0 4 2 2.63
Totals 8.0 9 4 3 1 5 2 3.76
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jarlin Garcia 4.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 4.69
Tyler Kane (W, 2-0) 3.0 4 3 3 3 0 0 5.23
Tyler Bremer (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tyler Kinley (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 3 6 0 3.57

WP: Lowry.
HBP: Hoo (by Lowry).
Pitches-strikes: Lowry 88-59, Salgado 52-33, Garcia, J 46-31, Kane 57-32, Bremer 13-7, Kinley 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowry 5-5, Salgado 4-2, Garcia, J 5-2, Kane 1-5, Bremer 0-2, Kinley 1-0.
Batters faced: Lowry 22, Salgado 13, Garcia, J 13, Kane 15, Bremer 3, Kinley 3.
Umpires: HP: Zach Tieche. 1B: Takahito Matsuda.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:33.
Att: 7,454.
Venue: NewBridge Bank Park.