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Grasshoppers Take Final Game of Its Away Series Against the Dash, 8-7
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers take the final game of its away series against the Winston-Salem Dash, 8-7, on Sunday, May 7. Greensboro moved to 16-11 while Winston-Salem fell to 18-7. The Dash outhit the Grasshoppers 11-6.
Leading at the plate for the Grasshoppers was Maikol Escotto going 2-4 with an in-the-park home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Sammy Siani also recorded a home run with three RBI, and one run scored.
Starting on the mound for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Bubba Chandler as he tallied three strikeouts and gave up three hits, four earned runs, and four free bases on two innings of work. Brad Case took the win for the Grasshoppers and moved to 1-1 on the season. Dante Mendoza (1), Cy Nielson (3), and Jack Carey (3) each recorded a hold while Mitchell Miller tallied his first save.
Jeremiah Burke took the loss for the Dash and moved to 1-1 on the season.
The Grasshoppers are back in action in Greensboro on Tuesday, May 9, at 6:00 pm for Two Dog Tuesday. Come to First National Bank Field for $2 hot dogs, discounted 16oz. drafts, $2 fountain soda, and $2 water all throughout the ballpark. For all information on Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball visit www.gsohoppers.com or follow us on social media @gsohoppers.
from GreensboroSports.com:
Final Score:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 8, Winston-Salem Dash 7
WP:Brad Case(1-1)/LP:Jeremiah Burke(1-1)/SV:Mitchell Miller(1)
Hoppers-8- 6-0 Dash- 7-11-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers(16-11)
Winston-Salem Dash(18-7)
Attendance:3,079
Time of Game/TOG-2:49
Game Time Temp-78 degrees at 2:02pm
(The Grasshoppers got an Inside-the-Park home run from Maikol Escotto, and Sammy Siani had a three-run HR for the Hoppers…The Hoppers were down 4-0, before they posted 8 runs in the top of the sixth inning to take an 8-4 lead…The Hoppers held on, as the Dash clawed their way back to within 8-7, after posting one run each, in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings….The Dash were down 8-7, in the bottom of the ninth inning, and they had the bases loaded with two outs, when Winston-Salem’s DJ Gladney popped out to the Hoppers’ second baseman Maikol Escotto in shallow right field, to end the game, and give the Greensboro Grasshoppers the victory…The Hoppers used eight pitchers in this ballgame…..The Dash take the six-game series, 4-2.)
from www.milb.com/winston-salem:
Dash Drop Series Finale, 8-7
Eight-run sixth enough for Greensboro
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – With the series already in hand, the Winston-Salem Dash could not bounce back from an eight-run sixth inning by the Greensboro Grasshoppers as the Dash lost, 8-7, Sunday afternoon at Truist Stadium in front of 3,076 fans.
Winston-Salem (18-7) jumped out to a 4-0 lead over the first three innings thanks to a hit-by-pitch and a walk with the bases loaded in the second. In the third, Wilfred Veras picked up an RBI on a double down the left field line, while Shawn Goosenberg drove him home making it 4-0.
For the first five innings, Greensboro (16-11) was held hitless. In the top of the sixth, the hits came for the Grasshoppers. After the first three batters reached, Mike Jarvis cut the Winston-Salem lead in half on a two-RBI single. Tres Gonzalez knotted the game up at four on a base hit bringing home two, and Sammy Siani made the difference with a three-run home run later on in the inning.
The Dash did not go down easily, plating a run in each of the next two innings. In the ninth, Winston-Salem loaded the bases and brought a run home, but Mitchell Miller danced out of the jam and the Grasshoppers were able to hold on to salvage a second game in the series, 8-7.
Winston-Salem starter Andrew Dalquist dazzled on the mound, putting up season-highs in innings and strikeouts punching out four over four innings of no-hit baseball.
Veras continued to perform at the plate going 4-for-5 with an RBI while Goosenberg and Michael Turner picked up multi-hit performances.
Following the series win over Greensboro, the Dash will hit the road for the first time in two weeks heading to Greenville, South Carolina for a six-game series with the Greenville Drive, the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. from Fluor Field on Tuesday evening.